Performance prediction of a multi-stage wind tower for indoor cooling

Journal of Thermal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-335

  Issa, Roy J ^a   Chang, Byungik ^a  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling effectiveness; Cooling power; Relative humidity; Wind tower

Indexed keywords

AIR-TO-WATER; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BYPASS SYSTEMS; COMFORT ZONE; COOLING EFFECTIVENESS; COOLING POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HOT CLIMATE; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; INLET TEMPERATURE; MODEL SIMULATION; MULTI-STAGE; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; THEORETICAL MODELS; WATER FLOW RATE; WIND SPEED; WIND TOWERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METEOROLOGY; WIND EFFECTS;

TOWERS;

EID: 84865618445     PISSN: 10032169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-012-0551-4     Document Type: Article

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