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Potential Investigation of Membrane Energy Recovery Ventilators for the Management of Building Air-Conditioning Loads.

Author(s) : ASHRAF H. , SULTAN M., SAJJAD U. , SHAHZAD M. W., FAROOQ M., IBRAHIM S. M. , KHAN M. U. , JAMIL M. A.

Type of article: Periodical article

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The present study provides insights into the energy-saving potential of a membrane energy recovery ventilator (ERV) for the management of building air-conditioning loads. This study explores direct (DEC), Maisotsenko cycle (MEC) evaporative cooling, and vapor compression (VAC) systems with ERV. Therefore, this study aims to explore possible air-conditioning options in terms of temperature, relative humidity, human thermal comfort, wet bulb effectiveness, energy saving potential, and CO2 emissions. Eight different combinations of the above-mentioned systems are proposed in this study i.e., DEC, MEC, VAC, MEC-VAC, and their possible combinations with and without ERVs. A building was modeled in DesignBuilder and simulated in EnergyPlus. The MEC-VAC system with ERV achieved the highest temperature gradient, wet bulb effectiveness, energy-saving potential, optimum relative humidity, and relatively lower CO2 emissions i.e., 19.7 °C, 2.2, 49%, 48%, and 499.2 kgCO2/kWh, respectively. Thus, this study concludes the hybrid MEC-VAC system with ERV the optimum system for the management of building air-conditioning loads.

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  • Original title: Potential Investigation of Membrane Energy Recovery Ventilators for the Management of Building Air-Conditioning Loads.
  • Record ID : 30029462
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: Energies - 15 - 6
  • Publishers: MDPI
  • Publication date: 2022/03
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/en15062139

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