Modelling to predict future energy performance of solar thermal cooling systems for building applications in the North East of England

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 81-89

  Fong, Joshua ^a   Alwan, Zaid ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon savings; Future weather data; Solar absorption cooling; Solar cooling

Indexed keywords

BUILDING APPLICATIONS; CARBON SAVING; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COOLING EFFECTIVENESS; FUTURE WEATHERS; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SOLAR COOLING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84876989864     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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