HVAC Systems
Parent: Center for the Built Environment
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for June through September, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4p479663 | Ceiling fans: Predicting indoor air speeds based on full scale laboratory measurements | 1,140 | 225 | 915 | 19.7% |
| 8cj7n6ps | Ceiling-fan-integrated air conditioning: Airflow and temperature characteristics of a sidewall-supply jet interacting with a ceiling fan | 587 | 286 | 301 | 48.7% |
| 2qd7r5mp | Fans for cooling people guidebook | 547 | 168 | 379 | 30.7% |
| 2d656203 | Air movement as an energy efficient means toward occupant comfort | 455 | 108 | 347 | 23.7% |
| 6zw3x4rt | Re-optimizing Optimal Start and Morning Warmup | 436 | 155 | 281 | 35.6% |
| 4db4q37h | Web application for thermal comfort visualization and calculation according to ASHRAE Standard 55 | 435 | 125 | 310 | 28.7% |
| 9gg232hr | Fans for cooling people guidebook | 407 | 0 | 407 | 0.0% |
| 4ph1m7t5 | Introduction of a Cooling Fan Efficiency Index | 394 | 107 | 287 | 27.2% |
| 8m88d92j | Hot Water Heating: Design and Retrofit Guide | 363 | 190 | 173 | 52.3% |
| 9cd4c4zt | Are we prioritizing the right thing? Cutting carbon emissions in California's large office buildings before installing a heat pump | 354 | 88 | 266 | 24.9% |
| 85x6r3wv | A review of advanced air distribution methods - theory, practice, limitations and solutions | 349 | 209 | 140 | 59.9% |
| 3812p9p1 | How high can You Go: Determining the warmest supply water temperature for high thermal mass radiant cooling systems under thermal comfort constraints | 337 | 84 | 253 | 24.9% |
| 82t6n3xr | Design and control of high thermal mass radiant systems | 333 | 111 | 222 | 33.3% |
| 6k4369zv | Boiler Retrofits and Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: HVAC Designer Interviews | 329 | 45 | 284 | 13.7% |
| 6xn1z6tr | Real-World Performance of Heat Recovery Chillers with Exhaust Air Coils in an All-Electric Medical Building | 317 | 89 | 228 | 28.1% |
| 0mx5r4hd | Cooling efficiency of a brushless direct current stand fan | 315 | 22 | 293 | 7.0% |
| 6b9590qr | Variable Air Volume Hot Water Reheat Terminal Units: Temperature Stratification, Performance at Low Hot Water Supply Temperature, and Myths from the Field | 309 | 200 | 109 | 64.7% |
| 13h9z4gg | Comparison of construction and energy costs for radiant vs. VAV systems in the California Bay Area | 306 | 147 | 159 | 48.0% |
| 6n39m6h8 | Results from Lab Testing: Rethinking VAV Hot Water Terminal Unit Design | 305 | 166 | 139 | 54.4% |
| 980931rf | Room air stratification in combined chilled ceiling and displacement ventilation systems. | 303 | 37 | 266 | 12.2% |
| 5w53c7kr | Simplified calculation method for design cooling loads in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems | 301 | 67 | 234 | 22.3% |
| 38b8f9j8 | Effect of building airtightness and fan size on the performance of mechanical ventilation systems in new U.S. houses: a critique of ASHRAE standard 62.2-2003 | 290 | 172 | 118 | 59.3% |
| 7bf4g0k1 | Influence of raised floor on zone design cooling load in commercial buildings. | 283 | 42 | 241 | 14.8% |
| 1vb3d1j8 | Thermal comfort in buildings using radiant vs. all-air systems: A critical literature review | 273 | 55 | 218 | 20.1% |
| 3cj9n3n4 | Energy Use, Occupant Surveys and Case Study Summary: Radiant Cooling and Heating in Commercial Buildings | 267 | 24 | 243 | 9.0% |
| 1jh193x3 | VAV Reheat Versus Active Chilled Beams and DOAS | 252 | 56 | 196 | 22.2% |
| 6qx027rh | Optimizing Radiant Systems for Energy Efficiency and Comfort | 247 | 53 | 194 | 21.5% |
| 48h538z1 | Field Study of HVAC Cost Optimized Supply Air Temperature Reset (CORE) | 245 | 158 | 87 | 64.5% |
| 0bx1w1fh | Room surface convective heat transfer with ceiling fans and its effect on radiant cooling systems | 243 | 134 | 109 | 55.1% |
| 1pm8b02s | Energy performance of underfloor air distribution systems | 243 | 63 | 180 | 25.9% |
| 0bn99819 | Cross-climate analysis of energy flexibility in high thermal mass radiant systems | 239 | 150 | 89 | 62.8% |
| 7n6893n6 | Heating Hot Water Distribution Heat Losses: Detailed Measurement | 238 | 30 | 208 | 12.6% |
| 7tc0421f | Case study report: David Brower Center | 234 | 28 | 206 | 12.0% |
| 9qm3670s | Simulation of radiant cooling performance with evaporative cooling sources | 232 | 73 | 159 | 31.5% |
| 7752j100 | Cooling Energy Savings and Occupant Feedback in a Two Year Retrofit Evaluation of 99 Automated Ceiling Fans Staged With Air Conditioning | 228 | 40 | 188 | 17.5% |
| 7tb1f2xs | Quick Guide on Changing Refrigerant Requirements | 226 | 91 | 135 | 40.3% |
| 4dv241wd | Development of a Personal Heater Efficiency Index | 225 | 149 | 76 | 66.2% |
| 5rx3p5w4 | How low can you go? air flow performance of low-height underfloor plenums | 225 | 159 | 66 | 70.7% |
| 7k1796zv | SinBerBEST Technology Energy Assessment Report | 222 | 34 | 188 | 15.3% |
| 2924w2j7 | Variable Air Volume Hot Water Reheat Terminal Units: Temperature Stratification, Performance at Low Hot Water Supply Temperature, and Myths from the Field | 216 | 0 | 216 | 0.0% |
| 9d8430v3 | Cooling load design tool for UFAD systems. | 216 | 22 | 194 | 10.2% |
| 6px642bj | Cooling load calculations for radiant systems: are they the same traditional methods? | 215 | 74 | 141 | 34.4% |
| 3qs8f8qx | Quantifying energy losses in hot water reheat systems | 212 | 49 | 163 | 23.1% |
| 2j75g92w | A novel classification scheme for design and control of radiant system based on thermal response time | 207 | 79 | 128 | 38.2% |
| 2bb1c9t0 | Hype vs. reality: new research findings on underfloor air distribution systems | 203 | 32 | 171 | 15.8% |
| 6vv4g4d7 | Thermal stratification performance of underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems | 203 | 47 | 156 | 23.2% |
| 9wv970gj | Decarbonizing large commercial buildings through heat recovery | 203 | 39 | 164 | 19.2% |
| 4hs7f29b | Underfloor air distribution (UFAD) cost study: analysis of first cost tradeoffs in UFAD systems | 200 | 30 | 170 | 15.0% |
| 2cx301jq | Load Shifting and Enhancing Energy Savings with Dynamic Ventilation Strategies in Multi-Family Residential Buildings | 198 | 67 | 131 | 33.8% |
| 52f04592 | Heat transfer pathways in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems | 197 | 74 | 123 | 37.6% |
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