Abstract
We have used a thermoelectric cooler and a coldness-recovery device (CRD) for summer air conditioning of a train carriage. The coldness-recovery device is a countercurrent heat exchanger. This air-conditioning system is described in terms of a heat-exchanger network for which we have developed computer software (GOLAM2-R). We have simulated six different control scenarios for the energy system. Use of the coldness-recovery device produces a higher COP than an increase of the Peltier coefficient for the thermoelectric cooler or an increase of the insulation thickness of the train-carriage wall.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 493-500 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Energy |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Pollution
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering