Description
Air Conditioning with Natural Energy is a comprehensive examination of the principles, theory, applications, and energy saving performance of newly developed technologies for air conditioning using natural energy. Based on the latest research and real-world case studies from North America, Europe, and China, the book provides an engineering perspective on the design and application of air conditioning from multiple climates.The book is divided into two parts. Part I examines the range of air conditioning technologies that use natural energy. This includes enhanced treatment technologies for outdoor air such as earth-to-air heat exchanger, fresh air pre-handling system using shallow geothermal energy, as well as newly developed technologies such as pipe-embedded wall, nocturnal cooling wall, and pipe-embedded window systems. With particular focus on applications in China, Part II provides real world case studies from multiple climatic zones, demonstrating the practical application and implementation of these technologies. Each case study analyses the carbon emission reduction potential, energy saving potential and the operational performance of the technologies.Air Conditioning with Natural Energy is an invaluable review of the latest developments in air conditioning technologies for practicing engineers, researchers, and students involved in the design and implementation of HVAC systems or working in the fields of thermal and mechanical engineering and the sustainable built environment.- Explains the theory and principles underpinning the latest and most important air conditioning technologies with natural energy- Provides a new decision-making index and revised degree hours to evaluate the energy saving potential of different air conditioning technologies with natural energy, helping readers identify the most suitable air conditioning technology for any climate zone- Analyzes the energy saving potential of different technologies from real projects in different climate zones and calculates the contribution of carbon emission reduction that can be achieved globally
Table of Contents
Part I: Air conditioning technologies with natural energies1. Traditional air conditioning systems2. Enhanced treatment technologies for outdoor air3. Pipe-embedded wall system4. Nocturnal cooling wall system5. Pipe-embedded Window6. Revised degree hours7. Application potential of natural energy8. Summaries and perspectives9. Appendix: a tool to determine the application potential of different kinds of natural energy is provided.Part II: Applications in real projects10. Seasonal ice storage system in "Micro-energy Consumption Building, a renewable energy integration demonstration building with the area of 2000 m2 in Beijing Olympic Village.11. Seawater cooling in the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Natural/hybrid ventilation in the Bang & Olufsen Headquarters building located in Struer, Denmark.12. Free cooling with tailwater for Pubugou hydropower station in Ya'an Sichuan Province, China.13. Innovative evaporative cooling systems in the new Center for Community at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, US.14. Indirect evaporative chillers to produce cold water for radiant floor to remove indoor sensible heat in a hospital building in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China.15. Indirect evaporative chillers combined with mechanical chiller in a data center building in Changji, Xinjiang Province, China.16. Direct evaporative cooling air for a subway station in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.17. Hybrid evaporative cooling air for a data center in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China.18. Natural cold water for fresh air handling in a commercial plaza in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.19. Geothermal energy with ground heat exchanger for sensible heat removal in an office building in Jinan, Shandong Province, China.20. Free cooling from underground fire-fighting pool for the radiant ceiling in a high-rise residential building in Xiantao, Hubei Province, China.21. Integrated air conditioner with thermosiphon for 3 telecom base stations in north, middle and south China.22. Stack assisted hybrid ventilation for an open plan office building in the centre of Glasgow, UK.
