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ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING VS ICE AND WATER STORAGE.

Author(s) : TAMBLYN R. T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY CONCLUDE THAT THERMAL STORAGE IS NOT YET ATTRACTIVE ON ITS OWN MERITS IN AN AREA WHERE THE ELECTRIC DEMAND CHARGE HAS YET TO REACH $ 7.00 PER KILOW PER MONTH. CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF THE SMALL OFFICE BUILDING ARE TABULATED TOGETHER WITH COMPARATIVE ENERGY DATA FOR ROOFTOP DX, ICE STORAGE AND WATER STORAGE SYSTEMS. THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT ELECTRICAL DEMAND COSTS CAN BE REDUCED BY THERMAL STORAGE BUT THE SAVINGS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY JOBS OF THIS SIZE FOR A FIVE YEAR PAYBACK CRITERION REGARDLESS WHETHER ICE OR WATER IS USED. THE ANALYSIS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO PREJUDICE THE VIABILITY OF THERMAL STORAGE AS A WHOLE. E.W.S.

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  • Original title: ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING VS ICE AND WATER STORAGE.
  • Record ID : 1986-0777
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 57 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1985/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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