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Thermal performance of an evaporatively cooled building: Parametric studies
Author(s) -
Maiya M. P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(199606)20:6<465::aid-er981>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - evaporative cooler , cooling tower , roof , heat exchanger , passive cooling , environmental science , tower , chiller , thermal , meteorology , nuclear engineering , engineering , water cooling , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , thermodynamics , geography , physics
A single‐storey office building in a hot and dry climate is modelled for evaporative cooling. The counterflow cooling tower is modified to precool the tower inlet air by the tower exit air in a heat exchanger. Centralized evaporative air cooling, using the modified cooling tower, and roof evaporative cooling are considered to provide comfortable living conditions in the space. The thermal performance of such a building is analysed for various operating parameters. The study indicates that centralized evaporative air cooling is feasible, to maintain near‐perfect comfort conditions in hot and dry climates. Modified cooling tower and roof evaporative cooling further enhance the scope of evaporative cooling for comfort applications.