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Student Alumni - Graduate
Trey Austin

Richard Castelino

Chanvit Chantrasrisalai

| Email:
ch_chanvit@hotmail.com
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Thesis: Optical and Thermal Fenestration Models for Building
Cooling Load Calculations |
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Degree/Year:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007 |
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Papers:
Chantrasrisalai, C., D.E. Fisher,
2006. An In Situ Experimental Method for the Development and Validation of
Slat-Type Blind Models in Cooling Load Calculations , ASME Transactions, Journal
of Solar Energy Engineering,
Vol. 128, May 2006, p. 189-198.
Chantrasrisalai, C. and D.E. Fisher. 2004. "Comparative Analysis of
One-Dimensional Slat-Type Blind Models," Proceedings of the SimBuild 2004
Conference, 4-6 August 2004, Boulder, Colorado. IBPSA-USA.
Chantrasrisalai, C., V. Ghatti, D.E. Fisher, and D.G. Scheatzle.
2003. "Experimental Validation of the
EnergyPlus Low-Temperature Radiant Simulation", ASHRAE Transactions.
109(2):614-623.
Iu, I.S., D.E. Fisher, C. Chantrasrisalai, and D. Eldridge. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of
Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Radiant Time Series Method",ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):139-150.
Eldridge, D., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and C. Chantrasrisalai. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: Facility
Design", ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):151-159.
Chantrasrisalai, C., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and D. Eldridge. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Heat
Balance Method", ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):160-173.
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Xin Chen

Andrew Chiasson

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Email: chaissoa@oit.edu |
| Current Position: Research
Associate, Oregon Institute of Technology
http://geoheat.oit.edu |
| Thesis:
Advances in Modeling of
Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems |
| Degree/ Year:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1999. |
| Papers:
Orio, C.D., C.N. Johnson, S.J. Rees, A. Chiasson, Z. Deng, J.D. Spitler.
2005.
A Survey of Standing Column Well Installations in North America.
ASHRAE Transactions
111(2):109-121.
Chiasson, A. and J.D.
Spitler. 2001. Modeling Approach to Design of a Ground-Source
Heat Pump Bridge Deck Heating System. Transportation Research
Record. 17(41):207-215.
Ramamoorthy, M. H. Jin, A. Chiasson, J.D. Spitler. 2001.
Optimal
Sizing of Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems that use a Cooling Pond
as a Supplemental Heat Rejecter – A System Simulation Approach. ASHRAE
Transactions. 107(1):26-38.
Chiasson, A.D., J.D. Spitler, S.J. Rees, M.D. Smith.
2000. A Model For Simulating The Performance Of A Shallow Pond As A
Supplemental Heat Rejecter With Closed-Loop Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems.
ASHRAE Transactions. 106(2):107-121.
Chiasson A.D., J.D. Spitler, S.J. Rees, and M.D. Smith. 2000. A
Model for Simulating the Performance of a Pavement Heating System as a
Supplemental Heat Rejecter With Closed-Loop Ground-Source Heat Pump
Systems. ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. November
2000. 122:183-191
Chiasson, A., S.J. Rees and J.D Spitler. 2000.
A Preliminary
Assessment of the effects of Ground-water Flow on Closed-Loop Ground-Source
Heat Pump Systems. ASHRAE Transactions. 106(1):380-393.
Chiasson, A., J.D. Spitler.
2000. A Modeling Approach To Design Of A Ground-Source Heat Pump Bridge Deck
Heating System. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Snow
Removal and Ice Control Technology. Roanoke, VA. September 5-8, 2000.
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Sani Daher

Zheng Deng
| Email: zhdeng09@hotmail.com
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| Current Position: United
Technologies Research Center |
| Thesis:
Modeling of Standing Column
Wells in Ground Source Heat Pump Systems |
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Degree/Year: Ph.D. Mechanical
Engineering, 2004. |
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Papers: O’Neill, Z. D.
and J. D. Spitler. 2006. Performance Analysis of Single U-tube and Standing
Column Well Ground Heat Exchangers. ASHRAE Transactions 112(2): 633-643.
O’Neill, Z. D. and J. D. Spitler. Modeling of
Standing Column Wells in Ground Source Heat Pump Systems. The 10th International
Conference on Thermal Energy Storage. Richard Stockton College, New Jersey. May
31-June 2, 2006.
Deng, Z., S. J. Rees and J. D. Spitler. 2005 A
Model for Annual
Simulation of Standing Column Well Ground Heat Exchangers. HVAC&R Research
11(4): 637-655.
Orio, C.D., C.N. Johnson, S.J. Rees, A.
Chiasson, Z. Deng, J.D. Spitler. 2005. A Survey of Standing Column Well
Installations in North America. ASHRAE Transactions 111(2): 109-121.
Rees, S.J., J.D. Spitler,
Z. Deng, C.D. Orio and C.N. Johnson. 2004. A Study Of
Geothermal Heat Pump And Standing Column Well Performance. ASHRAE Transactions, 110(1): 3-13.
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David Eldridge
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Current Position:
Grumman Butkus,
www.grummanbutkus.com |
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Thesis:
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Degree/Year: M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
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Papers:
Iu, I.S., D.E. Fisher, C. Chantrasrisalai, and D. Eldridge. 2003. "Experimental
Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Radiant Time Series Method",ASHRAE
Transactions. 109(2):139-150.
Eldridge, D., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and C. Chantrasrisalai. 2003. "Experimental
Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: Facility Design", ASHRAE
Transactions. 109(2):151-159.
Chantrasrisalai, C., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and D. Eldridge. 2003. "Experimental
Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Heat Balance Method",
ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):160-173.
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Mohammad A. Elyyan

Diego Espin

Xuefei Feng

| Current
Position: CDM Inc., www.cdm.com |
| Thesis: Energy
Analysis of BOK Building |
| Degree/
Year:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1999. |
Jeff Ferguson

Jason Gentry
| Email:
utm_engineering@yahoo.com |
| Current Position: Mid-State Construction |
| Thesis: Simulation
and Validation of Hybrid Ground Source and Water-Loop Heat Pump Systems |
| Degree/Year:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
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Papers:
Gentry, J.E., J.D. Spitler, D.E. Fisher, X. Xu. 2006.
Simulation of
Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump Systems and Experimental Validation.
Proceedings of The7th International Conference on System Simulation in
Buildings, Liège, Belgium. December 11-13, 2006
Gentry, J.E., R.A. LeMaster, J.D. Sterrett. 2005.
"Thermal and cost-benefit analysis of a geothermal pilot project at a
Northwest Tennessee correctional facility", 8th International
Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference. Las Vegas. May 30-June 2. |
Shawn Hern

Sam Hobson
Sean Hockersmith

Calvin Iu
| Email:
calviniu@yahoo.com |
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Current Position: Johnson Controls Inc.
www.jci.com |
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Thesis:
Development of air-to-air heat pump simulation
program with advanced heat exchanger circuitry algorithm |
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Degree/Year: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
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Papers:
Iu, I., D. Fisher.
2004. Application of Conduction Transfer Functions and Periodic Response
Factors in Cooing Load Calculation Procedures. ASHRAE Transactions,
110(2):829-841.
Iu, I., Bansal, P.K., Rees, S.J., Fisher, D.E., Weber, N.A. and
Spitler, J.D. Energy efficiency analysis of a unitary heat pump system. Proc. of
International Conference on Building Systems and Facilities Management -
Integrating Innovations and Technologies for a Built Environment, Singapore,
October 2003.
Iu, I.S., D.E. Fisher, C.
Chantrasrisalai, and D. Eldridge. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of
Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Radiant Time Series Method",ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):139-150.
Eldridge, D., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and C. Chantrasrisalai. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: Facility
Design", ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):151-159.
Chantrasrisalai, C., D.E. Fisher, I.S. Iu, and D. Eldridge. 2003.
"Experimental Validation of Design Cooling Load Procedures: The Heat
Balance Method", ASHRAE Transactions. 109(2):160-173 |
Nagendra Jain

Srdjan Jankovic

Hui Jin

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Email: jinhuic@hotmail.com |
| Current
Position: Post-doc
researcher at the University of California Berkeley .
(Home Page) |
| Thesis: Parameter Estimation
Based Models of Water Source Heat Pumps |
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Degree/ Year: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2002 |
| Papers:
Jin, H. and J.D. Spitler. 2002. Parameter Estimation Based Model of
Water-to-Water Heat Pumps with Scroll Compressors and Water/Glycol
Solutions. Presented at the
6th International Conference
on System Simulation in Buildings, Liége, Belgium.
December 16-18, 2002.
Jin, H. And J.D. Spitler. 2002. A Parameter Estimation Based Model of
Water-To-Water Heat Pumps for use in Energy Calculation Programs.
ASHRAE Transactions. 108(1):3-17.
Ramamoorthy, M. H. Jin, A. Chiasson, J.D. Spitler. 2001.
Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems that use a
Cooling Pond as a Supplemental Heat Rejecter – A System Simulation
Approach. ASHRAE
Transactions. 107(1):26-38.
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Bharath Krishna Karambakkam

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Degree/ Year: M.S.
Mechanical Engineering, 2004
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Project: Transient Conduction Heat
Transfer in Two-Dimensional and Heavy One-Dimensional Walls |
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Papers:
Karambakkam, B.K., B. Nigusse, J. D.
Spitler, A One-dimensional Approximation for Transient Multi-dimensional
Conduction Heat Transfer in Building Envelopes. Nordic Building Physics
Conference, Reykjavik. June 13-15, 2005.
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Muhammad Haider Khan

| Email:
muhammadhaiderkhan@hotmail.com |
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Current Position: Associate,
ICF International,
Fairfax, VA. |
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Thesis:
Modeling, Simulation
and Optimization of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems
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Degree/ Year:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2004 |
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Papers:
Khan, M.H., J.D. Spitler. 2004.
Performance Analysis of a
Residential Ground Source Heat Pump System with Antifreeze Solution.
Proceedings of SimBuild 2004, Boulder, Colorado August 4-6.
Khan, M.H., A. Varanasi, J.D. Spitler, D.E. Fisher, R.D. Delahoussaye.
2003.
Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System Simulation Using Visual Modeling Tool For
Hvacsim+. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2003 pp. 641-648.
Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.
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Taecheol Kim

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Email: taecheol@hotmail.com
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| Thesis:
Optimum Duct Design for
Variable Air Volume Systems
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| Degree/
Year:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2001. |
| Papers:
Kim, T., J.D. Spitler, R.D. Delahoussaye. 2002. Optimum Duct Design for
Variable Air Volume
Systems, Part 1:
Problem Domain Analysis of VAV Duct
Systems.
ASHRAE Transactions. 108(1):96-104.
Kim, T., J.D. Spitler, R.D. Delahoussaye. 2002. Optimum Duct Design for
Variable Air Volume
Systems, Part 2:
Optimization
of VAV
Duct Systems.
ASHRAE Transactions. 108(1):105-127. |
Weixiu Kong
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Email:
weixiuk@yahoo.com |
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Thesis: A Convective Heat Transfer Model for Simulation of Rooms
with Attached Wall Jets |
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Degree/Year: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2006 |
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Projects: Internal Convective Heat Transfer in Rooms |
Michael Largent

Xiaobing Liu

| Email:
xiaobing_liu@hotmail.com |
| Current Position:
ClimateMaster |
| Thesis:
Development and
Experimental Validation of Simulation of Hydronic Snow Melting Systems For
Bridges |
| Degree / Year: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2005 |
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Papers:
Spitler, J.D., X. Liu, S.J. Rees, C. Yavuzturk. 2005. Simulation and
Optimization of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems. 8th International
Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference. Las Vegas. May 30-June 2.
Liu, X. and J.D. Spitler. 2004. A Simulation Tool for the Design of
the Hydronic Bridge Snow Melting System. Proceedings of the12th
International Road Weather Conference, Bingen (on Rhine), Germany, June
16 - 18, 2004.
Liu, X. and J.D.
Spitler. 2004.
Simulation Based Investigation on the Design of Hydronic Snow Melting
System. Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 83rd
Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. January 11-15, 2004.
Liu, X., S.J. Rees, J.D. Spitler. 2003. "Simulation of a
Geothermal Bridge Deck Anti-icing System and Experimental Validation."
Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 82nd Annual Meeting.
Washington, D.C. January 12-16, 2003.
Spitler, J.D., X. Liu, S.J. Rees, and C. Yavuzturk. 2003. "Simulation
and Design of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems" Journal of Shandong
University of Architecture and Engineering". 18(1): 1-10.
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Arun Murugappan
Dam Nguyen

Bereket Nigusse

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Email: bereket@okstate.edu |
| Project: Cooling Load Calculation
Procedures |
| Degree/ Year:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007 |
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Papers: Karambakkam, B.K., B. Nigusse, J. D. Spitler, A
One-dimensional Approximation for Transient Multi-dimensional Conduction
Heat Transfer in Building Envelopes. Nordic Building Physics Conference,
Reykjavik. June 13-15, 2005. |
Sunilsen Peramanu

Mahadevan Ramamoorthy

Michael Ramey

Scott Sanders

Sandeep Sethi

| Email:
imndnking@yahoo.com |
| Current Position: Director-Service, Asia
Pacific, Johnson Controls, Inc.
www.jci.com |
| Project:
A Study of Validation Techniques of Energy Analysis Simulation
Software. |
| Degree/
Year:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1994. |
Arun Shenoy

Kenneth Tang

Aditya Varanasi
Ojas Wadivkar

Jim Weathers

Nathan Weber

| Email:
Nathan_A_Weber@yahoo.com |
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Current Position: York International |
| Thesis: Performance
Effects of Air Velocity Profiles in a Residential Heat Pump |
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Degree/ Year: M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2003 |
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Paper:
Iu, I., Bansal, P.K., Rees, S.J., Fisher, D.E., Weber, N.A. and Spitler, J.D.
Energy efficiency analysis of a unitary heat pump system. Proc. of International
Conference on Building Systems and Facilities Management - Integrating
Innovations and Technologies for a Built Environment, Singapore, October 2003 |
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Barry A. Wilson
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Email:
barry.a.wilson@okstate.edu |
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Current Position: General Electric
Aviation, Turbine Blade Cooling Group |
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Thesis:
Experimental Measurement of Radiation Heat Transfer from Complex
Fenestration Systems |
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Degree/Year:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
Tracy Xia

Dongyi Xiao
| Email:
xiaodongyi@hotmail.com |
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Thesis:
Inter-Model,
Analytical, and Experimental Validation of A Heat Balance Based Residential
Cooling Load Calculation Procedure |
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Degree/ Year:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2006. |
Papers:
Xiao, D., S.J. Rees, J.D. Spitler, R.L. Dougherty. 2005. Transient
Conduction Analytical Solutions for Testing of Building Energy Simulation
Programs Building Services Engineering, Research and Technology.
26(3):229-247.
Barnaby, C.S., J.D. Spitler. D. Xiao. 2005.
The
Residential Heat Balance Method for Heating and Cooling Load Calculations.
ASHRAE Transactions, 111(1):308-319.
Xiao, D., J.D.
Spitler, S.J. Rees. 2002.
An Analytical Verification Test Suite for
Multizone Building Fabric and Control Models in Whole Building Energy
Simulation Programs. Proceedings of the eSim 2002 Conference,
Montreal, Canada. September 11-13, 2002. pp. 260-267.
Rees, S.J., D. Xiao, and J.D. Spitler. 2002. An Analytical
Verification Test Suite for Building Fabric Models in Whole Building
Energy Simulation Programs. ASHRAE Transactions. 108(1):30-41. Awarded
the ASHRAE Willis Carrier Award and Technical Paper Award.
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Awards:
2005 Homer
Addams Award
2002 Willis H. Carrier Award (ASHRAE)
2002 ASHRAE Technical Paper Award |
Xiaowei Xu

| Email:
xiaoweixxw@hotmail.com |
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Project: Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump Systems |
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Degree/ Year:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007 |
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Papers:
Gentry, J.E., J.D.
Spitler, D.E. Fisher, X. Xu. 2006.
Simulation of Hybrid Ground Source
Heat Pump Systems and Experimental Validation. Proceedings of the 7th
International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings, Liège,
Belgium. December 11-13, 2006.
Xu, X., J. D. Spitler. 2006.
Modeling of Vertical Ground Loop Heat Exchangers with Variable Convective
Resistance and Thermal Mass of the Fluid. Proceedings of the 10th
International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage – Ecostock 2006,
Pomona, NJ. |
Cenk Yavuzturk

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Email:
cenky@uwyo.edu
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| Home page:
www.eng.uwyo.edu/civil/faculty/cy.html |
| Current
Position: Associate Professor - University of Wyoming |
| Thesis:
Modeling of Vertical
Ground Loop Heat Exchangers for Ground Source Heat Pump Systems |
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Degree/ Year: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 1999. |
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Papers:
Spitler, J.D., X. Liu, S.J. Rees,
C. Yavuzturk. 2005.
Simulation and Optimization of Ground Source Heat Pump
Systems. 8th International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference. Las Vegas. May
30-June 2.
Yavuzturk, C., J.D. Spitler. 2001.
Field Validation of a Short Time-Step
Model for Vertical Ground Loop Heat Exchangers. ASHRAE Transactions,
107(1):617-625.
Yavuzturk, C., J.D. Spitler. 2000.
Comparative Study to
Investigate Operating and control Strategies for Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump
Systems Using a Short Time-step Simulation Model. ASHRAE Transactions. 106(2):192-209.
Spitler
J.D., S.J. Rees, and C. Yavuzturk. 2000.
Recent Developments in Ground
Source Heat Pump System Design, Modelling and Applications. Proc. of CIBSE/ASHRAE
joint conference "20 20 Vision", Dublin, September 2000. Session 9a, Paper
A28, p.34.
Spitler J.D., C.
Yavuzturk and S.J Rees. 2000.
In-Situ Measurement of Ground Thermal
Properties. Proc. of TERRASTOCK 2000, Stuttgart, August 2000. Vol. 1, pp.
165-170.
Yavuzturk, C., J.D. Spitler. 2000.
Comparative Study to Investigate Operating
and Control Strategies for Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump Systems Using a Short
Time-step Simulation Model. ASHRAE Transactions. 106(2):192-209.
Austin, W., C. Yavuzturk, J.D. Spitler. 2000.
Development Of An In-Situ
System For Measuring Ground Thermal Properties. ASHRAE Transactions.
106(1):365-379.
Yavuzturk, C., J.D. Spitler. 1999.
A Short Time Step Response Factor
Model for Vertical Ground Loop Heat Exchangers. ASHRAE Transactions.
105(2):475-485.
Yavuzturk, C., S.J. Rees and J.D. Spitler. 1999.
A
Transient Two-dimensional Finite Volume Model of a Ground Loop Heat Exchanger,
ASHRAE Transactions. 105(2):465-474.
Spitler, J.D., S.J. Rees, C. Yavuzturk. 1999.
More Comments on In-situ
Borehole Thermal Conductivity Testing. The Source. Vol. 12, No. 2,
March/April 1999. pp. 4-6. |
David Yeung

Ray Young

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