Evaluating thermal performance and energy conservation potential of hybrid earth air tunnel heat exchanger in hot and dry climate-in situ measurement

Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Misra, Rohit ^a   Bansal, Vikas ^b   Agarwal, Ghanshyam Das ^a   Mathur, Jyotirmay ^a   Aseri, Tarun ^c  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GOVT WOMEN ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cooling capacity; Earth air tunnel heat exchanger; Hybrid system; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

COOLING CAPACITY; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SITU MEASUREMENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VAPOR-COMPRESSION SYSTEMS; WINDOW TYPE AIR CONDITIONER;

CONDENSER TUBES; EARTH (PLANET); ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VAPORS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84884379782     PISSN: 19485085     EISSN: 19485093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023435     Document Type: Article

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