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EPSRC Reference: GR/N30842/01
Title: ROPA: A NOVEL POROUS CERAMIC/HEAT-PIPE COOLER
Principal Investigator: Shao, Professor L
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Department: Sch of the Built Environment
Organisation: University of Nottingham
Scheme: ROPA
Starts: 01 September 2000 Ends: 28 February 2002 Value (£): 77,488
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Building Ops & Management
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No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The proposed project is a proof-of-concept study of a novel porous ceramic/heat-pipe cooler for passive cooling of buildings. The objectives of the proposed investigation are 1) to carry out laboratory investigation the performance of a ceramic evaporative cooler which is integrated with a heat pipe in the laboratory, 2) to investigate the combination of the ceramic cooler with chilled ceiling, using experiments and theoretical analysis.EngProg\
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