IEA EBC Annex 59 - Possibilities, limitations and capacities of indoor terminal units

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    Abstract

    Indoor terminal units can be defined as the building elements that use different heat transfer mechanisms and media to emit and remove heat or moisture from indoor spaces (e.g. hydronic radiant heating and cooling systems, fan-coil units, active beams). Indoor temperature and humidity fields depend on the chosen terminal units.
    Terminal units differ in their capabilities of addressing sensible and latent loads, methods of heat emission or removal, maximum heating and cooling capacities, medium of energy distribution, and local or total volume conditioning.
    In the present study, operation characteristics, possibilities and limitations of different terminal units were specified. Considered terminal units were radiant heating and cooling systems, all-air systems (mixing, displacement, and personalized ventilation), passive and active beams. The results were summarized in a table, which aims at providing a reference for terminal unit selection during the design phases of HVAC systems.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEnergy Procedia
    Volume78
    Pages (from-to)2427–2432
    ISSN1876-6102
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event6th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2015) - Torino, Italy
    Duration: 14 Jun 201517 Jun 2015
    Conference number: 6
    http://www.ibpc2015.org/

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    Conference6th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2015)
    Number6
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityTorino
    Period14/06/201517/06/2015
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    Keywords

    • Indoor terminal unit
    • Temperature and humidity field
    • Radiant heating and cooling
    • Ventilation
    • Passive and active beams

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