Solar-Assisted Air-Conditioning in Buildings
Description
The goal of this handbook is to address this lack and to support the planner in the design of solar assisted air-conditioning systems, which use solar collectors as heat source.
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Editor's notes.- Authors, contributors.-
Introduction.-
COMPONENTS:
The load sub-system - air-conditioning equipment: All-air systems; Water systems; Air-water systems.-
The cold production sub-system: Chillers; Desiccant cooling systems; Other components of air-conditioning systems.-
The heat production sub-system: Solar collectors and back-up heat source; Storage systems.-
SYSTEMS:
System configurations: examples, control and operation: Solar-assisted and solar thermally autonomous systems; Characterisation of solar-thermally driven cooling systems.-
Design approaches: Rules of thumb; Comparison of solar collectors; Gross heat production of the collector; Correlation between solar gains and cooling (heating) loads; SACE method; TASK 25 design tool; Simulation programs.-
Performance figures: Energy performance; Economic performance; Environmental benefits.-
Design examples: The SARANTIS cosmetics factory at Inofita Viotias, Greece; An office building in Guadeloupe; The IHK desiccant cooling system in Freiburg, Germany.-
Summary.- References.- Appendices: Example load parameters; Performance example parameters; The IEA Solar Heating & Cooling Programme; Task 25 Solar-Assisted Air-Conditioning of Buildings