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ADVANCES IN HVAC ALTERNATIVES.

Author(s) : DAVIDSON K. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

INCREASES IN THE COST OF ELECTRICITY, TOGETHER WITH A THREAT OF SHORTAGES BY THE LATE 1990S IN PARTS OF THE USA, POINT THE WAY TO GREATER USE OF GAS, WHICH IS PLENTIFUL AND HAS A STABLE PRICE. POSSIBILITIES ARE GAS-POWERED VAPOUR COMPRESSION CHILLERS, GAS-FIRED ABSORPTION AND CO-GENERATION PLANTS. A SYSTEM UNDER TRIAL DRIES THE AIR TO A LOW SPECIFIC HUMIDITY BY CHEMICAL ABSORPTION AND THEN ADDS HUMIDITY TO THE REQUIRED LEVEL, TO COOL THE AIR BY EVAPORATION. A WIDE RANGE OF NEW PRODUCTS WILL BE REQUIRED. A.R.T.

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  • Original title: ADVANCES IN HVAC ALTERNATIVES.
  • Record ID : 1988-1146
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 59 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1987/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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