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2195 Btu/bhp · h (0.862 kW/kW); (5) To exhaust = 2258 Btu/bhp · h (0.887
kW/kW). The sum of the losses is 1 Btu/bhp · h greater than the fuel
consumption because of rounding of the values.
Figure 3 shows a proposed cogeneration, desiccant-cooling, and thermal-
storage integrated system for office buildings in the southern California area.

While directed at the microclimates in that area, similar advantages for other
microclimates and building types should be apparent. The data presented here
for this system were prepared by The Meckler Group and are based on a

thorough engineering and economic evaluation for the Southern California
Gas Co. of the desiccant-cooling/thermal-energy-storage/cogeneration
system, a proprietary design developed for pre- and post-Title-24 mid-rise
office buildings. Title 24 is a section of the State of California Administrative
Code that deals with energy-conservation standards for construction

applicable to office buildings. A summary of the study was presented in
Power magazine by Milton Meckler.