Theoretical and practical evaluation of an earth-tube (E-tube) ventilation system

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 728-736

  Darkwa, J ^a   Kokogiannakis, G ^a   Magadzire, C L ^a   Yuan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Earth tube; Energy; Heat transfer; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COOLING LOAD; DRY SOIL; EARTH-TUBE; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENERGY; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; HEATING PERIOD; HUMIDITY LEVELS; IN-BUILDINGS; LATENT HEAT EXCHANGES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS; TUBE SYSTEMS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; SOILS; VENTILATION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 78651451101     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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