Culp, Charles
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems and Design, College of Architecture
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
- Professor, Architecture, College of Architecture
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overview
Dr. Culp's interests are technology education, improving the comfort/energy efficiency of buildings, involving students in research, combining architecture with technology to achieve high performance buildings, measurement and verification, air flow technology and human comfort in building spaces.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Solid State Physics, Iowa State University - (Ames, Iowa, United States) 1975
- B.S. in Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - (Socorro, New Mexico, United States) 1970
selected publications
Academic Articles22
- Liao, J., Xie, X., Nemer, H., Claridge, D. E., & Culp, C. H. (2019). A simplified methodology to optimize the cooling tower approach temperature control schedule in a cooling system. Energy Conversion and Management. 199, 111950-111950.
- Claridge, D. E., Culp, C., Liu, W., Pate, M., Haberl, J., Bynum, J., Tanskyi, O., & Schaff, F. (2019). A new approach for drying moist air: The ideal Claridge-Culp-Liu dehumidification process with membrane separation, vacuum compression and sub-atmospheric condensation. International Journal of Refrigeration. 101, 211-217.
- Dixit, M. K., Culp, C. H., Fernandez-Solis, J. L., & Lavy, S. (2016). Reducing carbon footprint of facilities using a facility management approach. Facilities. 34(3/4), 247-259.
- Nelson, I. C., Culp, C. H., Rimmer, J., & Tully, B (2016). The effect of thermal load configuration on the performance of passive chilled beams. Building and Environment. 96, 188-197.
Chapters1
- Rasmussen, B. P., Kreider, J. F., Claridge, D. E., & Culp, C. H. (2015). Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning control systems. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Handbook, Second Edition. 565-620.
Conference Papers14
- (2017). Incorporatng form diversity into architectural design optmization. Disciplines and Disruption - Proceedings Catalog of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2017. 640-649.
- Ugursal, A., Tassinary, L. G., Culp, C. H., & ASHRAE. (2014). Airflow Perception and Draught Rating for Varying Thermal Conditions. ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 2014, VOL 120, PT 2. 120,
- Ugursal, A., Culp, C., & ASHRAE (2013). Gender Differences of Thermal Comfort Perception UnderTransient Environmental and Metabolic Conditions. ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 2013, VOL 119, PT 2. 119(PART 2), 52-62.
- Ugursal, A., Culp, C. H., & ASHRAE (2012). An Empirical Thermal Comfort Model for Transient Metabolic Conditions. ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 2012, VOL 118, PT 1. 118(PART 1), 742-750.
- Andolsun, S., & Culp, C. (2012). Occupancy based heating/cooling for low energy affordable housing in hot-humid climates. ASHRAE Transactions. 118(PART 1), 233-240.
in the news
- Texas A&M Architecture Professor Aims To Improve Residential Energy Efficiency Texas A&M Today November 23, 2020
patents
Patents14
- Claridge, D. E., & Culp, C. H. (2019). Systems and methods for multi-stage air dehumidification and cooling.
- Claridge, D., Culp, C., & Haberl, J. (2014). System and method for efficient air dehumidification and liquid recovery.
- Claridge, D., Culp, C., & Haberl, J. (2014). System and method for efficient air dehumidification and liquid recovery with evaporative cooling.
- Claridge, D., Culp, C., & Haberl, J. (2014). System and method for efficient multi-stage air dehumidification and liquid recovery.
- Claridge, D., & Culp, C. (2014). Systems and methods for multi-stage air dehumidification and cooling.
researcher on
Principal Investigator1
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- ARCH421 Energy & Sustainable Arch Instructor
- ARCH435 Hnr-integrated Systems Instructor
- ARCH435 Integrated Systems Instructor
- ARCH485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ARCH491 Adv Arch Innovation Res Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Negandhi, Vanita K (2015-08). Modeling and Control of Passive Chilled Beams with Underfloor Air Distribution of Ventilation in Office Buildings in Humid Climates. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Kaneb, Charles Peckitt (2014-05). Coil Condensation Detection For Humidity Control. (Master's Thesis)
- Dixit, Manish Kumar (2013-12). Embodied Energy Calculation: Method and Guidelines for a Building and its Constituent Materials. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Yang, Ying (2013-08). A Study of Predicted Energy Savings and Sensitivity Analysis. (Master's Thesis)
- Andolsun, Simge (2013-08). Small Residence Multizone Modeling with Partial Conditioning for Energy Effieiency in Hot and Humid Climates. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
cculp@tamu.edu
First Name
Charles
Last Name
Culp
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Architecture; 3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
USA
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