Application of radiant cooling in different climates: Assessment of office buildings through simulation

IBPSA 2009 - International Building Performance Simulation Association 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2220-2227

  Tian, Zhen ^a   Love, James A ^b  

^a Weidt Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEMS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FAN ENERGY; HOT HUMID CLIMATE; KEY FEATURE; OUTDOOR-AIR SYSTEMS; RADIANT COOLING; SLAB SYSTEMS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; VARIABLE-AIR-VOLUME SYSTEMS;

CONDENSATION; ECONOMIZERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; WASTE HEAT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84870156100     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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