A steady-state model for the design and optimization of a centralized cooling system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1239-1248

  Beitelmal, Abdlmonem H ^a   Patel, Chandrakant D ^b  

^a Santa Clara University   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiller efficiency; Chiller thermodynamics; Cooling tower; COP; Data center cooling; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AVERAGE DEVIATION; CHILLER EFFICIENCY; CHILLER THERMODYNAMICS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COMPRESSOR POWER; CONSTANT SPEED; COOLING LOAD; COP; CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS; DATA CENTER COOLING; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN ENGINEERS; ENERGY EQUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FULL-LOAD; HEWLETT-PACKARD; MODEL SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE DATA; STEADY-STATE MODELS; VARIABLE SPEED; WATER TEMPERATURES;

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; COOLING TOWERS; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SPEED; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78649587931     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1663     Document Type: Article

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