HVAC Systems
Parent: Center for the Built Environment
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for January through April, 2025
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4db4q37h | Web application for thermal comfort visualization and calculation according to ASHRAE Standard 55 | 197 | 63 | 134 | 32.0% |
| 3fh0x2vm | Reducing Gas Consumption in Existing Large Commercial Buildings | 169 | 34 | 135 | 20.1% |
| 2qd7r5mp | Fans for cooling people guidebook | 161 | 21 | 140 | 13.0% |
| 3qs8f8qx | Quantifying energy losses in hot water reheat systems | 155 | 15 | 140 | 9.7% |
| 3sx6n876 | Influence Of Three Dynamic Predictive Clothing Insulation Models On Building Energy Use, HVAC Sizing And Thermal Comfort | 143 | 2 | 141 | 1.4% |
| 6zw3x4rt | Re-optimizing Optimal Start and Morning Warmup | 142 | 10 | 132 | 7.0% |
| 9cd4c4zt | Are we prioritizing the right thing? Cutting carbon emissions in California's large office buildings before installing a heat pump | 131 | 30 | 101 | 22.9% |
| 4p479663 | Ceiling fans: Predicting indoor air speeds based on full scale laboratory measurements | 128 | 39 | 89 | 30.5% |
| 6b9590qr | Variable Air Volume Hot Water Reheat Terminal Units: Temperature Stratification, Performance at Low Hot Water Supply Temperature, and Myths from the Field | 128 | 72 | 56 | 56.3% |
| 5w53c7kr | Simplified calculation method for design cooling loads in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems | 124 | 27 | 97 | 21.8% |
| 8m88d92j | Hot Water Heating: Design and Retrofit Guide | 124 | 37 | 87 | 29.8% |
| 13h9z4gg | Comparison of construction and energy costs for radiant vs. VAV systems in the California Bay Area | 116 | 10 | 106 | 8.6% |
| 46h4h28q | Measured Space Heating Hot Water Distribution Losses in Large Commercial Buildings | 116 | 45 | 71 | 38.8% |
| 3812p9p1 | How high can You Go: Determining the warmest supply water temperature for high thermal mass radiant cooling systems under thermal comfort constraints | 114 | 30 | 84 | 26.3% |
| 2c58r8qm | Energy savings from temperature setpoints and deadband: Quantifying the influence of building and system properties on savings | 113 | 8 | 105 | 7.1% |
| 6k4369zv | Boiler Retrofits and Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: HVAC Designer Interviews | 110 | 13 | 97 | 11.8% |
| 1vb3d1j8 | Thermal comfort in buildings using radiant vs. all-air systems: A critical literature review | 109 | 32 | 77 | 29.4% |
| 5t665086 | Eliminating Overcooling Discomfort While Saving Energy | 103 | 15 | 88 | 14.6% |
| 3c2958x1 | Energy Flexibility and Sensitivity Analysis of High Thermal Mass Radiant Terminals | 102 | 21 | 81 | 20.6% |
| 5tz4n92b | A new control strategy for high thermal mass radiant systems | 102 | 19 | 83 | 18.6% |
| 1rk582x1 | HVAC system energy optimization using an adaptive hybrid metaheuristic | 101 | 11 | 90 | 10.9% |
| 7jh6m9sx | Cooling load differences between radiant and air systems | 99 | 36 | 63 | 36.4% |
| 2j75g92w | A novel classification scheme for design and control of radiant system based on thermal response time | 98 | 23 | 75 | 23.5% |
| 7bf4g0k1 | Influence of raised floor on zone design cooling load in commercial buildings. | 97 | 35 | 62 | 36.1% |
| 2cx301jq | Load Shifting and Enhancing Energy Savings with Dynamic Ventilation Strategies in Multi-Family Residential Buildings | 95 | 7 | 88 | 7.4% |
| 34f0h35q | Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings with Radiant Heating and Cooling | 88 | 8 | 80 | 9.1% |
| 82t6n3xr | Design and control of high thermal mass radiant systems | 88 | 27 | 61 | 30.7% |
| 4ph1m7t5 | Introduction of a Cooling Fan Efficiency Index | 86 | 25 | 61 | 29.1% |
| 3cj9n3n4 | Energy Use, Occupant Surveys and Case Study Summary: Radiant Cooling and Heating in Commercial Buildings | 81 | 8 | 73 | 9.9% |
| 6kj9t7cj | Effects of Diffuser Airflow Minima on Occupant Comfort, Air Mixing, and Building Energy Use (RP-1515) | 81 | 43 | 38 | 53.1% |
| 7tc0421f | Case study report: David Brower Center | 81 | 17 | 64 | 21.0% |
| 1jh193x3 | VAV Reheat Versus Active Chilled Beams and DOAS | 80 | 13 | 67 | 16.3% |
| 6qx027rh | Optimizing Radiant Systems for Energy Efficiency and Comfort | 78 | 7 | 71 | 9.0% |
| 75j1m967 | Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Thermal Comfort Systems: Requirements, Current Applications and Future Directions | 78 | 32 | 46 | 41.0% |
| 1fk2m3v6 | Evaluation of a cost-responsive supply air temperature reset strategy in an office building | 77 | 35 | 42 | 45.5% |
| 980931rf | Room air stratification in combined chilled ceiling and displacement ventilation systems. | 76 | 12 | 64 | 15.8% |
| 7n6893n6 | Heating Hot Water Distribution Heat Losses: Detailed Measurement | 75 | 13 | 62 | 17.3% |
| 5p3008p9 | Design methods for displacement ventilation: Critical review. | 73 | 33 | 40 | 45.2% |
| 5sj3h2s5 | New method for the design of radiant floor cooling systems with solar radiation | 73 | 31 | 42 | 42.5% |
| 88p8v7zb | Advanced Integrated Systems Technology Development: Personal Comfort Systems and Radiant Slab Systems | 73 | 22 | 51 | 30.1% |
| 3jn5m7kg | Thermal and air quality acceptability in buildings that reduce energy by reducing minimun airflow from overhead diffusers | 72 | 10 | 62 | 13.9% |
| 8r07k5g3 | Cooling capacity and acoustic performance of radiant slab systems with free-hanging acoustical clouds | 71 | 12 | 59 | 16.9% |
| 2d656203 | Air movement as an energy efficient means toward occupant comfort | 70 | 6 | 64 | 8.6% |
| 6px642bj | Cooling load calculations for radiant systems: are they the same traditional methods? | 70 | 2 | 68 | 2.9% |
| 8cj7n6ps | Ceiling-fan-integrated air conditioning: Airflow and temperature characteristics of a sidewall-supply jet interacting with a ceiling fan | 70 | 22 | 48 | 31.4% |
| 2924w2j7 | Variable Air Volume Hot Water Reheat Terminal Units: Temperature Stratification, Performance at Low Hot Water Supply Temperature, and Myths from the Field | 66 | 0 | 66 | 0.0% |
| 1sx88662 | A Classification Scheme for Radiant Systems based on Thermal TimeConstant | 64 | 17 | 47 | 26.6% |
| 6n39m6h8 | Results from Lab Testing: Rethinking VAV Hot Water Terminal Unit Design | 64 | 11 | 53 | 17.2% |
| 8x98n5hj | Field study of the impact of a desktop task/ambient conditioning system in office buildings | 63 | 15 | 48 | 23.8% |
| 6278m12z | Development of a simplified cooling load design tool for underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems. | 62 | 10 | 52 | 16.1% |
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