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A COMPUTER STUDY FOR ESTIMATION OF SEASONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SELECTION OF AIR CONDITIONER IN 6 SAUDI ARABIAN CITIES.

Author(s) : BAHEL V., SRINIVASAN R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A COMPUTER MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO SIMULATE THE BUILDING COOLING LOAD AND THE SEASONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF STANDARD RESIDENTIAL SIZED CENTRAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. THE MODEL WAS FIRST VALIDATED BY COMPARING THE PREDICTED COOLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION WITHIN 10% OF THE METERED VALUE. THE VALIDATED MODEL WAS NEXT USED TO COMPUTE THE COOLING LOAD AND SEASONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR SIMILAR 100 M2 RESIDENCES. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BY SELECTING THE NEXT SMALLER CAPACITY AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT FOR EACH LOCATION THAN REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE LOAD FOR 100% OF THE TIME THE ANNUAL POWER CONSUMPTION MAY BE REDUCED ON AN AVERAGE BY 10% WITH ABOUT 7% OF THE HOURS DURING THE COOLING SEASON WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING LOAD MAY NOT BE SATISFIED.

Details

  • Original title: A COMPUTER STUDY FOR ESTIMATION OF SEASONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SELECTION OF AIR CONDITIONER IN 6 SAUDI ARABIAN CITIES.
  • Record ID : 1987-1510
  • Languages: English
  • Source: H&V Eng. - vol. 60 - n. 681
  • Publication date: 1987/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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