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标题：Choosing heat sinks for cooling in tropical climates
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作者：Marcel Bruelisauer ; Forrest Meggers ; Hansjürg Leibundgut 等
期刊名称：Frontiers of Architectural Research
印刷版ISSN：2095-2635
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：1-9
DOI：10.1016/j.foar.2013.05.004
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Efforts to limit CO2 emissions from buildings in the tropics either focus on reducing energy demand, i.e., air-conditioning, or on replacing fossil with renewable sources. The link between energy demand and supply is often overlooked, especially the effect of the temperature lift of air-conditioning systems on energy consumption. But while heat and humidity gains define energy demand, operating temperatures of the system define the necessary energy input. We aim to transfer our experience of using the LowEx paradigm for heat pump systems in moderate climates to the tropical climate of Singapore. In this paper, we took a systematic overview of a range of heat sinks, to which we refer to as anergy sinks. We analysed their thermal properties and their effect on the performance of air-conditioning systems, expressed as COP. The predominantly used dry air-cooled condenser units performed worst, especially when subject to a stack effect in (semi-)confined spaces. The performance is highest for cooling towers using the wet bulb temperature followed by water body based anergy sinks and the soil. The wide spread of results confirms that the heat rejection temperature is a decisive factor for the performance of the overall cooling system and the input of primary energy.
关键词：Heat rejection ; Heat sink ; Energy efficiency ; Tropical climate ; Exergy ; Air-conditioning