An optimum decision-making algorithm for energy efficient cooling in green cities - from split systems to district cooling.(Report): An article from: ASHRAE Transactions

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From the author: One of the dilemmas of this decade seems to he the fact that the need for comfort and high-density cooling increases with global warming while global warming further increases with its resultant [CO.sub.2] emissions. This dilemma can only be solved by achieving cooling systems with smaller [CO.sub.2] footprints. This effort involves multiple fronts, namely, new, sustainable, and low-exergy cooling systems, highly efficient cooling energy supplies, novel distribution networks, and innovative energy conversion systems. All of these solutions must, however, meet at a common denominator for decision making. In this paper, the common denominator is defined to be the Rational Exergy Management Model (REMM), which provides a robust algorithm to link the supply and demand exergy points in the cooling sector for a given district. The objective is to minimize the [CO.sub.2] footprint of the entire cooling sector in a district to guide green cities from split systems to district cooling.

Citation Details
Title: An optimum decision-making algorithm for energy efficient cooling in green cities - from split systems to district cooling.(Report)
Author: Siir Kilkis
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 116 Issue: 2 Page: 116(8)

Article Type: Report

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