Performance evaluation and optimal design of supermarket refrigeration systems with supermarket model "superSim", Part I: Model description and validation

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 527-539

  Ge, Y T ^a   Tassou, S A ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Modelling; Refrigeration system; Supermarket; Validation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MODELLING; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; SUPERMARKET; VALIDATION;

CLIMATE CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATORS; RETAIL STORES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 79751536863     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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