Evaluation of cooling ceiling and mechanical ventilation systems on thermal comfort using CFD study in an office for subtropical region

Building and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-127

  Chiang, Wei Hwa ^a   Wang, Chia Ying ^a   Huang, Jian Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Energy saving; Radiant cooling system; Subtropical region; Thermal comfort; Ventilation system

Indexed keywords

AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COOLING CEILING; COOLING PANELS; FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENT; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; RADIANT COOLING; SIMULATION RESULT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEST SPACE; THERMAL CONDITION; VENTILATION SYSTEM;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CEILINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS; VENTILATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VENTILATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 80053173567     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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