SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2008.132 2008.132 Numerical Analysis of Thermal Environments Achieved by Different Indoor-Unit Types of Decentralized Air-Conditioner in South Korean Residential Buildings KimDong-woo shagwa@yumail.ac.kr YangJeong-hoon SeokHo-tae Department of Architecture, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, South Korea School of Architecture, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, South Korea 24082008 7 1 978-1-995850-08-5 999 1006 24 August 2008 © 2008 Copyright WSSET 2008

This research was conducted as a fundamental study in presenting efficient installation standards for decentralized air-conditioning systems in residential buildings. Ergo, the study observed the current status and issues of residential air-conditioning in South Korea and selected the most commonly used indoor package air-conditioning system types. Then CFD numerical analysis was performed to compare and analyze the indoor thermal environment achieved by each type of package air-conditioning system.

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