What is it about?
This was a study that explored the capability of a heat-only district heating system (specifically steam or hot water heating systems) to provide district cooling services during summer time cooling periods, through the use of desiccant cooling technology (latent cooling).
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Why is it important?
This is important because the district cooling capabilities that can be provided by conventional district heating systems need to be properly explained to the engineering fraternity, as well as to the general public.
Perspectives
Not everyone knows that heating systems can also provide cooling during the summer cooling season. Cooling can be provided by either latent cooling systems (i.e. either solid or liquid desiccant cooling systems) or through single-effect or double-effect absorption cooling systems (which provide sensible and latent cooling).
Mr Keith D. Patch
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This page is a summary of: District Heating and Cooling Technology Development Program: Phase 2, Investigation of reduced-cost heat-actuated desiccant cooling systems for DHC applications. Final report, August 20, 1990--January 1, 1992, February 1992, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI),
DOI: 10.2172/10103767.
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