Solar hybrid cooling system for high-tech offices in subtropical climate - Radiant cooling by absorption refrigeration and desiccant dehumidification

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 2883-2894

  Fong, K F ^a   Chow, T T ^a   Lee, C K ^a   Lin, Z ^a   Chan, L S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Desiccant dehumidification; High temperature cooling; Radiant cooling; Solar cooling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; BUILDING COOLING LOAD; CARBON EMISSIONS; CHILLED CEILING; CHILLED WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING LOAD; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANT WHEELS; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE COOLING; HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE; HYBRID COOLING; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; LATENT LOAD; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RADIANT COOLING; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR FRACTION; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; AIR CONDITIONING; BENCHMARKING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ENERGY UTILIZATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYBRID SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC); THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

EID: 79955511930     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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