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Title: Measuring and Managing Cleanroom Energy Use

Journal Article · · Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning Engineering
OSTI ID:917796

Combining high air-recirculation rates and energy-intensive processes, cleanrooms are 20 to 100 times as costly to operate on a per-square-foot basis as conventional commercial buildings. Additionally, they operate 24 hr a day, seven days a week, which means their electricity demand always is contributing to peak utility-system demand, an important fact given increasing reliance on time-dependent tariffs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; California Energy Commission
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
917796
Report Number(s):
LBNL/PUB-946; HPAOAM; R&D Project: E12015; BnR: 600305000; TRN: US200817%%869
Journal Information:
Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning Engineering, Vol. 0, Issue 0; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: Dec. 2005; ISSN 0017-940X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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