Passive alternatives to mechanical air conditioning of building: Areview

Building and Environment

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-64

  Samuel, D G Leo ^a   Nagendra, S M Shiva ^a   Maiya, M P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Indoor air quality; Mathematical models; Passive cooling; Review; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; NOCTURNAL RADIATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PASSIVE COOLING; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; REVIEWS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; COOLING; INDOOR AIR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84878180216     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.04.016     Document Type: Review

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