Research focuses on ways and means that reduce energy consumption for comfort cooling, heating, and refrigeration equipment in new and existing buildings. The scope of the research program includes (1) assessment of low-GWP refrigerants and alternative cooling technologies; (2) experimental and analytical studies of novel/integrated systems and components; (3) development of advanced modeling and optimization tools for efficiency improvement; and (4) development, implementation, and assessment of commissioning procedures and fault detection and diagnostic schemes.
Air conditioning; Fault detection; Low-GWP refrigerants; Modeling; Optimization; Refrigeration; Thermal systems; Thermodynamics;