Experimental study of the thermal performance of a large institutional building with mixed-mode cooling and hybrid ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 313-326

  Karava, P ^a   Athienitis, A K ^b   Stathopoulos, T ^b   Mouriki, E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrium; Building thermal mass; Hybrid ventilation; Mixed mode cooling

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR STREAMS; ATRIUM; CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS; COOLING STRATEGY; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT REMOVAL; HYBRID VENTILATION; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INLET AIR; INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING; MIXED MODE; PRE-COOLING; SPACE CONDITIONING; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL MASS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE LOW TEMPERATURE; VARIABLE SPEED;

BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; VENTILATION;

COOLING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84863184270     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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