Theoretical and testing performance of an innovative indirect evaporative chiller

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2041-2055

  Jiang, Yi ^a   Xie, Xiaoyun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dew point temperature; Dry air; Evaporative cooling; Indirect evaporative chiller

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CHILLED WATER; COLD WATERS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; COOLING EFFICIENCY; DEW POINTS; DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE; DRY AIR; DRY REGION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; HVAC SYSTEM; IN-BUILDINGS; INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE CHILLER; INDOOR AIR; INLET AIR; INTERNAL PARAMETERS; OUTDOOR AIR; OUTPUT WATER; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; REVERSIBLE PROCESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TESTING PERFORMANCE; WET BULB TEMPERATURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PUMPS; TEMPERATURE; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

COOLING;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; COLD WATER; DEW POINT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78349309979     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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