Thermodynamics-based object-oriented environmental design of an industrialair conditioner

Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 779-787

  Shah, Amip ^a   Lugo, Wilfredo ^b   Patel, Chandrakant ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Software Solutions Group   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING UNITS; DATA POINTS; DESIGN PHASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; OBJECT BASED; OBJECT ORIENTED; POTENTIAL ERRORS; PRIORITIZATION; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; TEST CASE;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 77952817011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/HT2009-88105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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