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Control Humidity With Single-Duct, Single-Zone, Constant Air Volume System
Abstract
The lecture hall of the Richardson Petroleum
Building at Texas A&M University is a large lecture
hall, with a total floor area of approximately 2500 ft^2.
The lecture hall was served by a constant air volume
(CAV) air handling unit (AHU) which had no reheat
coil. This resulted in high room humidity levels
although the room temperature was satisfied for part
load conditions, especially when there was very little
sensible load from the room. This paper presents
Continuous Commissioning efforts (CC), which
turned this inefficient, humid lecture hall into a
comfortable learning environment. This case study
also explores other possibilities to solve the humidity
control problem with single-duct, single-zone
constant air volume systems.
Citation
Chen, H.; Deng, S.; Bruner, H. L.; Claridge, D. E. (2000). Control Humidity With Single-Duct, Single-Zone, Constant Air Volume System. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6823.