| Author | Sipin, Mariquita Yolanda L. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-78-11 |
| Subject(s) | Air conditioning--Climatic factors
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A pan of water 3 cm deep and roof pools 15 cm deep exposed at night and covered in the daytime were used to assess the extent to which passive chillers and air conditioning systems would succeed in Thailand. The greatest cooling effect that one can normally expect with a shallow pan of water on a
typical cooling night under clear sky condition during summer in Thailand is a pan temperature about 2°c less than the minimum ambient temperature.
But in actual practice, one will normally get a value 1°c below the minimum ambient temperature. The diurnal variation of the roof pool temperature was 2°c with average value 27°C, while the maximum and minimum outdoor temperature averaged 36°C and 25°C respectively. The air temperature in spaces enclosed by concrete hollow block walls below the roof pools averaged 30°c. The vital role played by the thermal behavior of the walls was emphasized and further analysis of this effect was recommended. The results show that passive air conditioning has some potential for improving the comfort in buildings in Thailand. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Exell, Robert H.B.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Jindal, Vinod Kumar ;Singh, Gajendra |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | United States of America (Regional Economic Development) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1978 |