Single leaf in pocket on back end paper. / Bibliography: p. 475-488. / xxviii, 488 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This study aims to develop a robust set of tools to model the performance of a range of composite coil configurations, to develop an operational model to predict the steady state performance of single and multizone air conditioning systems and to use the computational model as an exploratory tool to examine the performance of a series of candidate design solutions. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1996?