Energy Wheel Performance and Optimization Opportunities for SDVAV AHU's In a Hot & Humid Climate

dc.creator	Zhao, J.
dc.creator	Wang, L.
dc.creator	Watt, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-04T16:26:28Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-04T16:26:28Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.other	ESL-IC-12-10-17
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148908
dc.description.abstract	The HVAC system accounts for 30 to 50 percent of a typical building's energy consumption; in hot & humid climates it is closer to the upper end of that range. Implementing effective energy saving measures for the building HVAC system can reduce the building energy consumption, reduce peak demand, and improve building comfort. The energy wheel is widely used in new system designs to recover/reject both sensible and latent heat energy from/to the exhaust airflow of air handling units. In this study, field measurements were conducted to evaluate the performance of one energy wheel installed in a SDVAV AHU serving an education building on a large university campus located in a hot and humid area. This paper also presents recommended optimization and performance improvement opportunities associated with this unit based on the performance evaluation.	en
dc.publisher	Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
dc.publisher	Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
dc.subject	Air handling unit	en
dc.subject	Energy efficiency	en
dc.subject	Energy wheel	en
dc.subject	Performance Improvement	en
dc.title	Energy Wheel Performance and Optimization Opportunities for SDVAV AHU's In a Hot & Humid Climate	en
dc.contributor.sponsor	Energy System Laboratory