This paper presents the online test and evaluation of the performance of five practical control strategies (fixed set-point control method, fixed approach control method, two near optimal strategies and one optimal strategy) for building cooling water systems to identify the best strategy for...

Liquid desiccant is energy efficient for dehumidification in air-conditioning systems. In this study, a novel dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) adopting lithium chloride solution as liquid desiccant is proposed to process supply air. The DOAS mainly consists of a membrane-based total heat...

Building energy consumption keeps rising in recent years due to growth in population, increasing demand for healthy, comfort and productive indoor environment, global climate changing, etc. Nowadays, the contribution from buildings toward global energy consumption is approximately 40%. Most of...

A district cooling system supplies cooling to a group of buildings in a district. It has been widely used for its high energy and economic performance, especially in Asian and European countries. It is supposed that a district cooling system can achieve good performance when used in the...