Design and Analysis of Air Conditioning System for An IT Office Building


EOI: 10.11242/viva-tech.01.04.012

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Anurag Pulikotil, Ajay Jaykar, Ashish Agre, Priyanka Paliwal, Shweta Gaikwad, "Design and Analysis of Air Conditioning System for An IT Office Building", VIVA-IJRI Volume 1, Issue 4, Article 12, pp. 1-6, 2021. Published by Computer Engineering Department, VIVA Institute of Technology, Virar, India.

Abstract

The research is about the design and analysis of air conditioning system for comfort application in an I.T. Office Building located in Mumbai. The different types of air conditioning systems have been studied initially. The problem statement is provided by ISHRAE, that is; floor plans of the building. This is a new project, and so building envelope design is also left to the researchers. Air conditioning or HVAC systems are a major source of energy consumption in the building. So, it is necessary to design the right system of air conditioning and install energy efficient equipment. Initially the building envelope has been researched and selected, then cooling load calculations have been done. Based on the cooling demand a suitable air conditioning system is being researched, after which the equipment selection is done. Energy calculations and life cycle cost analysis has been done for the systems, and a suitable system has been selected for energy efficiency. Based on the research and analysis, VRF system is recommended for air conditioning of this IT office building.

Keywords

Air Conditioning, Cooling Load, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort, VRF.

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