David Claridge
Leland Jordan Professor
Office: 327 Mechanical Engineering Office Building
Phone: 979-845-1280 Fax: 979-845-3081
Email: dclaridge@tamu.edu
Education
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1964
M.S., Stanford University, 1966
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976
Experience
U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, 1976–1980
Solar Energy Research Institute, 1980–1982
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1982–1986
Canterbury University, Visiting Erskine Fellow, 2000
Research
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy, PI’s: W.D. Turner, B. Yazdani, C.H. Culp, S. Deng, M. Verdict, and D.E. Claridge.
Western Power Grid Peak Demand and Energy Reduction Phase II - Navy, Intuitive Research and Technology, PIs: D.L. Schneider, W.H. Mills, D. Claridge, and W.D. Turner.
Western Power Grid Peak Demand and Energy Reduction Phase II–Marines, Intuitive Research and Technology, PIs: D.L. Schneider, W.H. Mills, D. Claridge, and W.D. Turner.
Support for International Energy Agency Annex 40 on Commissioning of Building HVAC Systems, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Physical Plant Engineering Services Agreement, Texas A&M University, PIs: S. Deng, D. E.
Claridge, W.D. Turner, and J. Haberl.
The Brazos Valley Energy Conservation Coalition, U.S. Department of Energy, PIs: D. Claridge, W.D. Turner, N. Saman, T.A. Reddy.
Energy Management Baseline Measurement and Monitoring Agreement, Dallas County
Commissioners’ Court, PIs: W. Dan Turner, D. Claridge, and Jeff Haberl.
Integrated Commissioning and Diagnostics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, PIs: David E. Claridge, W. D. Turner, and C. Culp.
Campus-Wide Energy Management Program Rebuild America Initiative, Alamo Community
College District, PIs: W. Dan Turner, David E. Claridge, Bahman Yazdani, Jeff Haberl, and Malcolm Verdict.
Technical Assistance for Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for
Commissioning Services, Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation, PIs: W. D. Turner and David Claridge.
Texas A&M University Support for International Energy Agency Annex 40 on Commissioning
of Building HVAC Systems for Improved Energy Performance, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Extended Services to Terrell State Hospital, Terrell State Hospital, PIs: G. Wei, D. Claridge, W.D. Turner.
Western Power Grid Peak Demand and Energy Reduction–Air Force, Intuitive Research and
Technology, PIs: D.L. Schneider, W.H. Mills, K.H. Heinemeier, M. Verdict, D. Claridge, and W.D. Turner.
Distinctions
Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement in Research Award, 2003.
E. D. Brockett Professor, Dwight Look College of Engineering, 2001–2002.
Northrup Grumman Fellow, Dwight Look College of Engineering, 2000.
Patents
“System and Method for Remote Monitoring and Controlling of Facility Energy Consumption,” with C. Culp, D. Turner, and J. Haberl, TAMUS 1549.
“System and Method for Remote Identification of Energy Consumption Systems and Components,” with C. Culp, W. Turner, and J. Haberl, TAMUS 1550
“System and Method for Diagnostically Evaluating Energy Consumption System and Components of a Facility,” with C. Culp, M. Liu, W. Turner, J. Haberl, TAMUS 1561
“System and Method for Remote Retrofit Identification of Energy Consumption Systems and Components,” with C. Culp, W. Turner, J. Haberl, TAMUS 1555.
Recent Publications
Liu, M., Claridge, D.E. and Deng, S., “Air-Filter-Associated Fan Energy Consumption in Variable Air Volume Systems,” ASHRAE Transactions-Research, Vol. 109, Part 1, pp. 45–51, 2003.
Liu, M., Claridge, D.E. and Deng, S., “An Air Filter Pressure Loss Model for Fan Energy Calculation in Air Handling Units,” International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 589–600, 2003.
Kissock, J.K., Haberl, J., and Claridge, D., “Inverse Modeling Toolkit–Numerical Algorithms,” ASHRAE Transactions-Research, Vol. 109, Part 2, pp. 425–434, 2003.
Haberl, J., Sreshthaputra, A., Claridge, D., and Kissock, J.K., “Inverse Modeling Toolkit–Application and Testing,” ASHRAE Transactions-Research, Vol. 109, Part 2, pp. 435–448, 2003.
Yoon, J., Lee, E.J., and Claridge, D.E., “Calibration Procedure for Energy Performance Simulation of a Commercial Building,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 125, pp. 251–257, 2003.
Liu, M., Claridge, D.E. and Turner, W.D., “Continuous CommissioningSM of Building Energy Systems,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 125, pp. 275–281, 2003.
Liu, M., Song, L., Wei, G., and Claridge, D. E., 2003, “Simplified Building and Air Handling Unit Model Calibration and Applications,” Proceedings of ASME Solar Energy Conference, ISEC 2003–44023, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, March 2003, CD.
Song, L., Liu, M., Claridge, D. E., and Haves, P., 2003, “Study of On-Line Simulation for Whole Building Level Energy Consumption Fault Detection and Optimization,” Proceedings of Building Integration Solutions, Architectural Engineering 2003 Conference, Austin, Texas, September 2003.
Liu, M., Claridge, D. E., and Turner, W. D., 2003, “Introduction to the DOE Continuous Commissioning Guidebook-Maximizing Building Energy Performance and Efficiency,” Proceedings of Building Integration Solutions, Architectural Engineering 2003 Conference, Austin, Texas, September 2003.
Wei, G., Turner, W. D., Claridge, D. E., and Liu, M., 2003, “Single-Duct Constant Air Volume System Supply Air Temperature Reset: Using Return Air Temperature or Outside Air Temperature,” Proceedings of Building Integration Solutions, Architectural Engineering 2003 Conference, Austin, Texas, September 2003.
Wei, G., Martinez, J., Minihan, T., Brundige, T., Claridge, D., and Turner, D., “Improving Control of a Dual-Duct Single-Fan Variable Air Volume System,” Proceedings of International Conference on Enhanced BuildingOperation, Berkeley, CA, October 2003, CD.
Liu, C., Deng, S., Claridge, D., Turner, D. and Bruner, H., “Room Temperature Control during Season Switchover with Single Duct Variable Air Volume System Without Reheat,” Proceedings of International Conference on Enhanced Building Operation, Berkeley, CA, October 2003, CD.
