District Cooling Systems: A Practical Approach and Application for Design, Operations and Best Practice

This book draws on the authors’ industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCSs). The in-depth exploration of the design and development of DCSs presents detailed best practices for their optimization in both development and operation phases.

Khin Zaw is head of Energy-as-a-Service technology at Keppel Infrastructure, Singapore and is a leading figure in Singapore’s district cooling landscape. He was Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore from 2019 to 2023. He holds a Ph.D from the National University of Singapore and B.Eng Degree from Yangon Technological University.

Md Raisul Islam an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was awarded a research scholarship by NUS in 1998 to undertake a research project on the heat and mass transfer processes of air conditioning systems and was awarded a PhD degree. He is a Chartered Engineer.

Aung Myat is an Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Yangong Technological University in 2004 and his Master’s and PhD from NUS in 2006 and 2012, respectively. He is also a Singapore Certified Energy Manager and a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Poh Tiong Keng is an Executive Director in the Infrastructure Division at Keppel. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Singapore and holds an M.B.A. (Dean’s List Recipient) and a Bachelor of Engineering (2nd Upper, Hons) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, and a Master of Science from National University of Singapore.

Er Aung Kywe Nyunt is a Senior Associate Director at Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd and has a three-decade career in engineering, procurement, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the Yangon Institute of Technology and a Master of Science (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore.