Optimization on fresh outdoor air ratio of air conditioning system with stratum ventilation for both targeted indoor air quality and maximal energy saving [PDF]
Building and Environment, 2019 Stratum ventilation can energy efficiently provide good inhaled indoor air quality with a proper operation (e.g., fresh outdoor air ratio). However, the non-uniform CO2 distribution in a stratum-ventilated room challenges the provision of targeted indoor
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Sustainability of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems in Buildings-An Overview. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Increasing demand on heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and their importance, as the respiratory system of buildings, in developing and spreading various microbial contaminations and diseases with their huge global energy ...
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Air-conditioning and the adaptation cooling deficit in emerging economies. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2021 Increasing temperatures will make space cooling a necessity for maintain comfort and protecting human health, and rising income levels will allow more people to purchase and run air conditioners. Here we show that, in Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Mexico
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Provision of Air Conditioning and Heat-Related Mortality in Texas Prisons.
JAMA Netw Open, 2022 Key Points Question Is heat during warm months associated with an increased risk of mortality in Texas prisons without air conditioning? Findings In this case-crossover study of 3464 deaths in Texas prison, a 1-degree increase above 85 °F in prisons ...
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Electric Vehicle Air Conditioning System and Its Optimization for Extended Range—A Review
World Electric Vehicle Journal, 2022 Environmental protection initiatives are speeding up the replacement of the present IC engine-based transportation system with an electric motor-driven system.
Sherin Sam Jose, R. Chidambaram
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COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screen ing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020.
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, 2021 Air conditioning and refrigeration services are increasing rapidly in developing countries due to improved living standards.
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Earth's Future, 2021 Soaring temperatures and increased occurrence of heatwaves have drastically increased air‐conditioning demand, a trend that will likely continue into the future.
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Simulation-based study of COVID-19 outbreak associated with air-conditioning in a restaurant
The Physics of Fluids, 2021 COVID-19 has shown a high potential of transmission via virus-carrying aerosols as supported by growing evidence. However, detailed investigations that draw direct links between aerosol transport and virus infection are still lacking. To fill in the gap,
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Cooling panel wall system with difference types of cooling mediums [PDF]
, 2020 Global warming has caused worldwide average surface temperature to rise about 0.74oC during the past 100 years, which is partly aggravated by air-conditioning that releases chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and forming a vicious cycle.
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