Evaporative-cooling potential for office buildings

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6351910

Peterson, J L; Hunn, B D

This paper presents the results of both a performance and an economic assessment of the evaporative-cooling potential for office buildings in 11 US climate zones. Evaporative-cooling systems of the direct and combined direct/indirect type that are part of the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) system were evaluated. Thermal-storage strategies were not considered in this study. The DOE-2 building-energy-analysis computer program was used to simulate the evaporative-cooling performance of typical single-story and multistory office buildings. Performance results are presented as energy and peak demand reductions for each type of office building in each climate zone. Economic results are summarized as investment targets and aggregate/energy cost savings.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6351910
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-885; CONF-830520-2; ON: DE83009887
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320102* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Office Buildings-- (-1987)
BUILDINGS
COOLING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
OFFICE BUILDINGS
PERFORMANCE
SIMULATION
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS