Expérimentation

Using solar thermal energy is an interesting option for heat driven air conditioning e.g. desiccant cooling, but it is very important to know with which efficiency this renewable energy is used. In this paper a solar installation of direct flow vacuum tube collectors dedicated for desiccant cooling is investigated. First a model of the mentioned collectors is presented and implemented into the simulation environment SPARK then it is validated experimentally. After, simulations of autonomous operations are run and the global efficiency is calculated.

Local control of ventilation in large buildings is considered to be a main issue in energy savings regarding the huge energy losses that are usually induced by such large volumes. An efficient ventilation system and the development of local control ventilation strategies could prevent large buildings from having an unsuited or overvalued ventilation and reduce significantly the energy consumption.