The present work is an overview of new methods aimed to provide air conditioning while
avoiding CFC emissions by using low grade energy such as solar energy or waste heat. It …

Winner of Choice Magazine-Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for
over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide …

Different types of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems consume
different amounts of energy yet they deliver similar levels of acceptable indoor air quality …

This manuscript analyzes the sub-systems of evaporative cooler (EC) combined with
desiccant dehumidification and regeneration for automotive air conditioning purpose. The …

In hot and humid areas with high solar radiation intensity, the use of air conditioning systems
on the basis of desiccant materials such as solar desiccant cooling systems with a view to …

The simplified model developed in Part I for the behaviour of a channel with parallel
desiccant walls is adapted and used to analyse heat and mass transfer phenomena in …

Radiant cooling system (RCS), along with dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) is an
appropriate system to enhance energy efficiency and maintaining better thermal comfort …

This dissertation focuses on the feasibility, crystallization issues, and the integration of LiBr-
H 2 O air-cooled absorption chillers into Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) systems. The …

A laboratory facility for testing combined cooling/heating and power (CHP) or more currently
referred to as Integrated Energy Systems (IES) has been commissioned at the Oak Ridge …

The use of on-site or near-site distributed electric power generation (DG), as part of an
Integrated Energy System (IES), brings available waste heat closer to the end user= s …