The relationship between filter pressure drop, indoor air quality, and energy consumption in rooftop HVAC units

Building and Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-161

  Zaatari, Marwa ^a   Novoselac, Atila ^a   Siegel, Jeffrey ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clean air delivery rate; Commercial buildings; Filtration; HVAC energy use; Packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC)

Indexed keywords

CLEAN AIR; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ENERGY USE; HEALTHY INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER (PTAC);

AIR QUALITY; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PRESSURE DROP; SPEED CONTROL;

AIR FILTERS;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; COOLING; ENERGY USE; FILTER; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 84892175049     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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