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Proposal of an eco-friendly high-performance air-conditioning system. 2. Application of evapo-transpiration condenser to residential air-conditioning system.

Author(s) : MINH THU H.T., SATO H.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Improving performance of existing air-conditioning system and minimizing its environmental effect are requested from global environmental issues. A new air-conditioning system using evapo-transpiration condenser has been proposed. Evapo-transpiration condenser is a condenser that uses transpiration by keeping condenser surface wet and water evaporation enhancing heat-transfer rate. In this paper, a prototype of the new system is tested and compared with the existing system in summer weather of Japan. Hourly-average condenser-temperature is achieved to be 5-10 °C reduction compared to that of the air-cooled condenser. Without any optimization in system operation, up to more than 30% hourly integral power consumption is saved at ambient temperature below 31 °C from this prototype. Besides, temperature of outlet-air from outdoor-unit is nearly the same as ambient temperature, while its relative humidity is slightly higher. Special maintenance is not necessary for the new evapo-transpiration condenser.

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  • Original title: Proposal of an eco-friendly high-performance air-conditioning system. 2. Application of evapo-transpiration condenser to residential air-conditioning system.
  • Record ID : 30008687
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 36 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 2013/09

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