Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate

One of the passive cooling strategies is the earth-air pipe heat exchanger (EAPHE). It is the cooling of outdoor air through underground pipes, using the soil as a heat sink to cool the passing air into the building. The EAPHE systems worked well in hot and dry climates. However, in the hot humid cl...

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Main Authors: Hj Mohd Ariffin, Noor Aziah, Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah, Mohd Noor, Aminuddin
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2015
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author Hj Mohd Ariffin, Noor Aziah
Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah
Mohd Noor, Aminuddin
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Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah
Mohd Noor, Aminuddin
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description One of the passive cooling strategies is the earth-air pipe heat exchanger (EAPHE). It is the cooling of outdoor air through underground pipes, using the soil as a heat sink to cool the passing air into the building. The EAPHE systems worked well in hot and dry climates. However, in the hot humid climate this passive cooling technology is relatively new. This paper reports on the process of selecting the most appropriate pipe materials for the EAPHE system for the hot-humid climate of Malaysia for a sustainable future. The study utilizing the EnergyPlus simulation program investigates the optimum pipe material through an exhaustive enumeration process. The study found that the polyethylene (PE) pipe material indicated the best performance.
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spelling iium-460672021-05-20T03:06:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46067/ Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate Hj Mohd Ariffin, Noor Aziah Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah Mohd Noor, Aminuddin NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture One of the passive cooling strategies is the earth-air pipe heat exchanger (EAPHE). It is the cooling of outdoor air through underground pipes, using the soil as a heat sink to cool the passing air into the building. The EAPHE systems worked well in hot and dry climates. However, in the hot humid climate this passive cooling technology is relatively new. This paper reports on the process of selecting the most appropriate pipe materials for the EAPHE system for the hot-humid climate of Malaysia for a sustainable future. The study utilizing the EnergyPlus simulation program investigates the optimum pipe material through an exhaustive enumeration process. The study found that the polyethylene (PE) pipe material indicated the best performance. 2015-11-17 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46067/1/SUSTAIN_2015-for_IREP.pdf Hj Mohd Ariffin, Noor Aziah and Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah and Mohd Noor, Aminuddin (2015) Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate. In: International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security (SustaiN2015), 17th-19th Nov. 2015, Bali, Indonesia. (Unpublished) http://sustain-conference.com/file.php?hub=6
spellingShingle NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture
Hj Mohd Ariffin, Noor Aziah
Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah
Mohd Noor, Aminuddin
Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title_full Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title_fullStr Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title_full_unstemmed Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title_short Passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
title_sort passive cooling system for a sustainable future in hot-humid climate
topic NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/46067/1/SUSTAIN_2015-for_IREP.pdf