Performance advancement of solar air-conditioning through integrated system design for building

Energy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 987-996

  Fong, K F ^a   Lee, C K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Desiccant cooling; Energy saving; Radiant cooling; Solar air conditioning; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOT WORKING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPONENT INTEGRATION; DESICCANT COOLING; INTEGRATED SYSTEM DESIGN; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; RADIANT COOLING; SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING; SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; COOLING; DESICCATION; DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84905743850     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.114     Document Type: Article

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