Effect of load-sharing operation strategy on the aggregate performance of existed multiple-chiller systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 329-338

  Abou Ziyan, Hosny Z ^a   Alajmi, Ali F ^a  

^a Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Chiller operation strategies; Chiller performance; Load sharing operation strategy; Part and full load operation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DIESEL ENGINES;

AGGREGATE PERFORMANCE; CHILLED WATER; CHILLER PERFORMANCE; CHILLER SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FULL-LOAD; OPERATION STRATEGY; SYSTEM OPERATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

AGGREGATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MAINTENANCE; PIPING;

EID: 84907178550     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.065     Document Type: Article

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