Novel ventilation system for reducing air conditioning in buildings. Part II: testing of prototype

Turnpenny, John, Etheridge, D.W. and Reay, D.A. (2001) Novel ventilation system for reducing air conditioning in buildings. Part II: testing of prototype. Applied Thermal Engineering, 21 (12). pp. 1203-1217. ISSN 1359-4311

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Abstract

The technology for the night-time cooling of buildings has been significantly improved with the development of a working prototype of a latent heat storage system. The system, introduced in a previous paper, incorporates heat pipes embedded in phase change material. An improved unit design is presented, and the design, construction and testing of the prototype is reported, including measurements of heat transfer rates. Heat transfer rates of 200 W have been observed, which is sufficient to ameliorate the effects of high summer temperatures. There are substantial cost and energy-saving benefits to the system, both compared to conventional air conditioning and other technologies such as cooled beams, and the system can easily be retro-fitted. It is recommended that further developmental work be carried out to produce a pre-production prototype.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	energy conservation,heat pipe,latent heat storage,night ventilation,phase change material,air conditioning,buildings,cooling,heat storage,ventilation,sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Science, Society and Sustainability Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2013 14:56
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 00:56
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45017
DOI:	10.1016/S1359-4311(01)00003-5

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