The influence of types of radiation terminals on indoor temperature and velocity distribution

Proceedings - 6th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 868-877

  Xuan, Yongmei ^a   Xiao, Fu ^b   Wang, Shengwei ^b  

^a XI'AN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Radiant terminal; Radiation cooling; Temperature distribution; Velocity distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR DUCTS; AIR SYSTEMS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CHILLED CEILING SYSTEMS; CONTROL METHODS; COOLING AIR; DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEMS; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; INDOOR MICROENVIRONMENTS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING; RADIANT COOLING; RADIANT TERMINAL; RADIATION COOLING; RADIATION COOLING SYSTEM; REDUCED ENERGY; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION RESULT; SYSTEM MODELLING; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THREE SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RADIATION; SPACE HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78149385796     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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