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Air-Conditioning for Comfort by Passing Air through Parallel Pipes Buried Underground

Qigao Chen

Chongqing Architecture University, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

Yishen Zhuang

Chongqing Architecture University, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

Xiangzhao Fu

Chongqing Architecture University, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

Ya Feng

Chongqing Architecture University, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

Mingfang Tang

Chongqing Architecture University, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

This article describes an air-conditioning system which supplies outdoor air through parallel pipes buried underground. A small electric fan facilitates air flow through the system and heat is exchanged between the conditioning air and the ground outside the house. The advantages of this type of air-condition ig system over conventional ones include energy saving, protection of the envi ronment, amelioration of indoor air quality and thermal climate.

Key Words: Air-conditioning for comfort • Energy saving • Cost saving • Protection of the environment • Ameliorating indoor air quality and climate • Thermostorivity

Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 3, No. 3, 130-134 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9400300306
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