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dc.creator | Trowbridge, J. | |
dc.creator | Peterson, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-16T16:16:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-05-16T16:16:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
dc.identifier.other | ESL-HH-94-05-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6629 | |
dc.description.abstract | Maintaining relative humidity below 60% for residential houses in humid climates promotes a healthy indoor environment. Yet, for such homes, these lower humidity levels are difficult to maintain with conventional recirculation air conditioning units. By introducing a separate vapor compression unit to pre-condition outside air, indoor relative humidity can be controlled. This new air conditioning system combines a ventilation unit with a conventional recirculation air conditioning unit. Although successful in maintaining indoor humidity levels below 60%, the new air conditioning system will require more electric energy to provide the additional dehumidification. However, this penalty is shown to be offset by reductions in sensible load during a summer week, which should result in lower energy consumption and peak electric demand during that period. The performance of this new air conditioning system is demonstrated using FSEC 3.0, a building energy simulation program developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center, to simulate the heat and moisture transport occurring within a prototypical residence located in Austin, Texas. | en |
dc.publisher | Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu) | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu) | |
dc.title | Humidity Control in Residences | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | City of Austin, Texas | |
dc.contributor.sponsor | University of Texas at Austin |
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H&H - Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates
Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates