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Energy Conservation Experiences with HVAC Systems in the High Humidity Climate, A Case History
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss several commonly encountered problems associated with
attempts to air condition buildings in the humid
environment. It, first, reports observations made
in the course of studying the air conditioning
systems in approximately one hundred buildings at
USMC Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan.
Three common problems are then discussed in some
detail.
It was found that in many cases humidity considerations lead to situations which were energy
wasteful. In many instances this could be attributed to either design or operational errors. The
most common error found was the selection of an
improper method of capacity control. Methods of
improved capacity control are suggested and the
need for additional work is pointed out.
Citation
Todd, T. R. (1985). Energy Conservation Experiences with HVAC Systems in the High Humidity Climate, A Case History. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6688.