Solar Technology Assessment Project. Volume IV. Solar air conditioning: active, hybrid and passive

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6207198

The status of absorption cycle solar air conditioning and the Rankine cycle solar cooling system is reviewed. Vapor jet ejector chillers, solar pond based cooling, and photovoltaic compression air conditioning are also briefly discussed. Hybrid solar cooling by direct and indirect evaporative cooling, and dehumidification by desiccation are described and discussed. Passive solar cooling by convective and radiative processes, evaporative cooling by passive processes, and cooling with roof ponds and movable insulation are reviewed. Federal and state involvement in solar cooling is discussed. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Florida Technological Univ., Cape Canaveral (USA). FL Solar Energy Center; Arizona State Univ., Tempe (USA). Coll. of Architecture
• DOE Contract Number: FC02-79CS30278
• OSTI ID: 6207198
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/30278-T5; ON: DE81029005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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CONVECTION
DEHUMIDIFICATION
DESICCANTS
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
RANKINE CYCLE ENGINES
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COOLING
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
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HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PONDS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR PONDS
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