Journal
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Volume 42, Issue 11, Pages 2169-2176Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.07.009
Keywords
Indirect evaporative cooling; Energy recovery; Experimental test
Funding
- Building and Housing Research Center (BHRC)
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The performance of indirect evaporative cooling system (IEC) to pre-cool air for a conventional mechanical cooling system has been investigated for four cities of Iran. For this purpose, a combined experimental setup consisting of an IEC unit followed by a packaged unit air conditioner (PUA) was designed, constructed and tested. Two air simulators were designed and used to simulate indoor heating load and outdoor design conditions. Using of experimental data and an appropriate analytical method, the performance and energy reduction capability of combined system has been evaluated through the cooling season. The results indicate IEC can reduce cooling load up to 75% during cooling seasons. Also, 55% reduction in electrical energy consumption of PUA can be obtained. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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