Determination of free cooling potential: A case study for İstanbul, Turkey

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 680-689

  Bulut, Hüsamettin ^a   Aktacir, Mehmet Azmi ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Economizer; Energy saving; Free cooling; stanbul; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIZERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; ECONOMIZER CYCLE; FREE COOLING; IN-BUILDINGS; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE; TURKEY;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; COOLING; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; HEATING; VENTILATION;

ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 78149359110     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.08.030     Document Type: Article

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