Rating of Mixed Split Residential Air Conditioners.
Rating of Mixed Split Residential Air Conditioners.
(5029 K)
Domanski, P. A.
Improving Building Energy Efficiency in Hot and Humid
Climates, 5th Annual Symposium. Proceedings. September
13, 1988, Houston, TX, 1988.
Keywords:
air conditioning; methodology; performance evaluation;
algorithms; evaporators; expansio; equation; valves;
verification
Abstract:
A methodology is presented for rating the performance of
mixed, split residential air conditioners. The method
accounts for the impact on system performance of the
indoor evaporator, expansion device and fan; three major
components that are likely to be substituted for the
matched components in a mixed system. The method allows
calculation of capacity at 95DG F rating point and
seasonal energy efficiency ratio, SEER, without
performing laboratory test of the complete system.
Limitations of the procedure, present work, and
anticipated improvements are also discussed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899