This work aims to present an analysis of architectural repercussions involved in choosing a certain climatic system for an office block. The intention is to unite techniques and the building itself. Independently of the bioclimatic design criteria for office work, these buildings require active technical systems for their air conditioning. We should only consider the air conditioning option tha...

This thesis investigates the problem of regulating the temperature of a conditioned space using a Solar Assisted Air Conditioning Systems (SAACS) prototype located at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The SAACS Prototype consists of a 66 flat plate solar collector array with 115.4 m 2 of selective surface area, a 35 kW single-effect lithium-bromide absorption chiller, a 84 kW cooling tower, a 50 kW auxil...

To characterize indoor air quality at the markets in Hong Kong, three non-air-conditioned and two air-conditioned markets were selected for this study. The indoor air pollutants measured included PM(10) (particulate matters with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 microm), total bacteria count (TBC), carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and sulfur dioxide (SO(2)). The...

A non-lethal, hypoxic conditioning stimulus has been shown by Rising and D'Alecy to increase hypoxic survival time in mice. To determine if endogenous opioids alter the hypoxic conditioning-induced increase in hypoxic survival time, we administered naloxone (0.1, 1.0 mg/kg i.p.) or saline (0.3 ml i.p.) 5 min prior to conditioning. Sixty percent of the mice received the hypoxic conditioning stim...

The study investigates the development of sensors, in particular the use of thermo-fluidic sensors and occupancy detectors, to achieve smart operation of air conditioning systems. Smart operation refers to the operation of air conditioners by the reinforcement of interaction to achieve both thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Sensors related to thermal comfort include those of temperature, h...