Air conditioning?: thermally warranted building and air conditioning following a test with an analogous electric model
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During the past years much has been published regarding the gap of knowledge that exists between Western
Europe and the USA. From various discussions on this subject, however, it is becoming apparent that this gap does not actually concern lack of knowledge with which we differ from America, but rather that it concerns a lag in applying the knowledge that has been gained. It will only be possible to bridge this gap by modifying
the present industrial policy. It will for instance be necessary to teach consultants how to apply improved
techniques, being established by scientific work and then adapted to use in practice. In order to bring this about, research workers now must have the urgent duty to express the existing problems in clear language as well as outlining the means of approach to solve them. This publication is an initial effort to this end as far as the indoor climate is concerned. Already for a number of years this particular subject has been studied by a specialized division of the Research Institute for Public Health Engineering, which is an institute within the TNO Organization. Subsidies received from the government enable the research work and the development of practical methods for designing installations and buildings. It is not the idea, however, to provide a ready-made type of solution. Some current problems are being discussed, together with an outline of the methods available to the designer of improving his design, so that it is better suited for
the particular purpose. The publication therefore concerns every interested individual. The research worker quite often serves himself of explanations that are too complicated for practical use. Besides, however, he also is of the fault-finding type, even for the work he himself performs and he will therefore appreciate constructive comment.
Europe and the USA. From various discussions on this subject, however, it is becoming apparent that this gap does not actually concern lack of knowledge with which we differ from America, but rather that it concerns a lag in applying the knowledge that has been gained. It will only be possible to bridge this gap by modifying
the present industrial policy. It will for instance be necessary to teach consultants how to apply improved
techniques, being established by scientific work and then adapted to use in practice. In order to bring this about, research workers now must have the urgent duty to express the existing problems in clear language as well as outlining the means of approach to solve them. This publication is an initial effort to this end as far as the indoor climate is concerned. Already for a number of years this particular subject has been studied by a specialized division of the Research Institute for Public Health Engineering, which is an institute within the TNO Organization. Subsidies received from the government enable the research work and the development of practical methods for designing installations and buildings. It is not the idea, however, to provide a ready-made type of solution. Some current problems are being discussed, together with an outline of the methods available to the designer of improving his design, so that it is better suited for
the particular purpose. The publication therefore concerns every interested individual. The research worker quite often serves himself of explanations that are too complicated for practical use. Besides, however, he also is of the fault-finding type, even for the work he himself performs and he will therefore appreciate constructive comment.
TNO Identifier
513967
Publisher
TNO
Collation
20 p.
Place of publication
Delft