HVAC&R Research

Volume 12, Number 3c, September 2006

Special Issue
Advanced Systems and Equipment for the Indoor Environment

Guest Editors

Qingyan (Yan) Chen is a vice president of Indoor Air 2005 and a professor of mechanical engineering at Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

Xianting Li is a professor at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

About This Special Issue

Volume 12, Number 3c, of HVAC&R Research contains a select group of significantly expanded papers from Indoor Air 2005, the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, which convened September 4-9, 2005, in Beijing, China. These papers are related to advanced systems and equipment for the indoor environment, specifically those involving air-conditioning systems, ventilation devices, and methods to analyze the indoor environment. 

Price: $50 (ASHRAE Member: $40)
Product Code:  D-RJ0612093C
ISBN: 978-1-933742-23-6

Table of Contents

Editorial: Advanced Systems and Equipment for the Indoor Environment: Selected Papers from the Indoor Air 2005 Conference
Q. (Yan) Chen and X. Li, Guest Editors

Single-Coil Twin-Fan Air-Conditioning and Air-Distribution System—Toward Development of a Mathematical Model of the Compartmented Coil
U. Maheswaran, S.C. Sekhar, K.W. Tham, and K.W. Cheong

Inhaling/Exhaling Heart Recovery Ventilator Using the Concept of Alternating-Current Ventilation
H. Han and Y.-I.Kwon

The Evaluation of Peak Shaving by a Thermal Storage System Using Phase-Change Materials in Air Distribution Systems
M. Yamaha and S. Misaki

Energy Aspects of HVAC System Configurations—Problem Definition and Test Cases
Y. Zhang, J.A. Wright, and V.I. Hanby

Performance of the Vortex Ventilator System Based on Capture Velocity and Capture Efficiency
S.-M. Lee and J.-W. Lee

A Visual Ventilation Guiding Device (VVGD)—Development and Validation for Use in Dwellings and Schools
N. Weis, U. Siemers, and G. Kopiske

Study on Noncondensing Air-Conditioning System Performance When Combining a Desiccant Cooling System with a CO2 Heat Pump
Y.-S. Tsay, S. Kato, R. Ooka, M. Koganei, K. Nishida, and K. Kawamoto

Comparison of Large Eddy Simulation Predictions with Particle Image Velocimetry Data for the Airflow in a Generic Cabin Model
C.H. Lin, T.T. Wu, R.H. Horstman, P.A. Lebbin, M.H. Hosni, B.W. Jones, and B.T. Beck