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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/19936| Title: | Assessment for desiccant cooling air-conditioning at Antilles High School, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico : moisture load analysis of the gymnasium building |
| Authors: | Antilles Consolidated School System Savoie, Martin J. Barreto-Acobe, Jaynary |
| Keywords: | Gymnasium Air conditioning Desiccant cooling Fort Buchanan (P.R.) HVAC Moisture load analysis |
| Publisher: | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Technical report Abstract: The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) was requested to independently assess the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HV AC) system and related controls at Antilles High School (AHS), Antilles Consolidated-School-System, Fort-Buchanan, Puerto-Rico, and to help design a new air-conditioning system for the high school gymnasium. Due to the high temperature and high relative humidity common to Puerto Rico, it is desirable to implement an air-conditioning system that can maintain a controlled temperature of 75°F and a 50 percent relative humidity. A "desiccant cooling" system was considered for this application because it can dehumidify the air entering the treated space, reduce the relative humidity, and result in lower operating costs than could a comparable conventional system. A necessary preliminary step before specifying a desiccant cooling system is to perform a moisture load analysis of the area to be cooled. This study documents the moisture load analysis of the gymnasium Building at AHS. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/19936 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC-CERL-TR-00-3.pdf | 2.06 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |