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Coupled TRNSYS-CFD simulations evaluating the performance of PCM plate heat exchangers in an Airport Terminal building displacement conditioning system [PDF]

, 2013
This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below. Copyright @ 2013 Elsevier.This paper reports on the energy performance evaluation of a displacement ventilation (DV) system in an airport ...
Alauzet, Arce, Arias, Arkar, ASHRAE Standard 55-2004, Auliciems, Awbi, B.L. Gowreesunker, Bolatturk, Bryn, Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineering, Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineering, Crawley, Day, Dolado, Fan, Fanger, Gebremedhin, Goodfellow, Gousseau, Gowreesunker, Hussain, Idelchik, Kolokotroni, Leenknegt, Liu, M. Kolokotroni, Matsuia, Osterman, Parker, Ramponi, Rohdin, S.A. Tassou, Shilei, Simmonds, Simmonds, Susman, Tay, Tye-Gingras, Veluri, Voller, Zalba, Zhai, Zhai, Zhang, Zhang, Zhou   +46 more
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A Natural Resource‐Based View of Circular Economy Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical industry is facing escalating environmental sustainability issues including gaseous emissions, waste generation, and excessive consumption of energy and non‐renewable materials. Nevertheless, the adoption of sustainable business models such as the circular economy (CE) is still in its infancy in this sector due to complex ...
Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Sohaib Sajjad
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Flow Distribution and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Multi-Branch Parallel Liquid Cooling Framework

Energies
The parallel multi-branch pipeline system is usually used for fluid transportation and distribution in the cooling of high-power electronic equipment, especially in radar equipment.
Qipeng Li, Yu Wang, Wenhui Tang, Risto Kosonen, Lujiang Xu, Xuejing Yang, Zhengchao Yang, Xiaoyi Sun   +7 more
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Machine learning algorithm for activity-aware demand response considering energy savings and comfort requirements

IET Smart Grid, 2020
Due to the high cost of peak hour power generation and a push towards sustainability, the need for demand response (DR) is increasing. Compared to commercial-level DR, residential-level DR is more challenging.
Yue Zhang, Anurag. K. Srivastava, Anurag. K. Srivastava, Diane Cook, Diane Cook   +4 more
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Piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting from airflow in HVAC (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning) systems [PDF]

, 2017
This study focuses on the design and wind tunnel testing of a high efficiency Energy Harvesting device, based on piezoelectric materials, with possible applications for the sustainability of smart buildings, structures and infrastructures.
Bontempi, Franco, Gkoumas, Konstantinos, Petrini, Francesco   +2 more
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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
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Analysis of Fouling in HVAC Heat Exchangers by CFD [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2015
The purpose of this study is to identify parameters influence on the particle deposition within fin and tube heat exchanger of air-conditioning systems by CFD analysis.
Mohammad Reza Jafari Nasr, Aida Balaei
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Optimization of operation times of a heating system in office building

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2020
A method is proposed for optimizing the operation times of a heating system in an office building for saving energy. The method involves determining the optimal start and stop times of the heating system by using an optimized artificial neural network ...
Inho Yang
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Evaluation of a novel porous antimicrobial media for industrial and HVAC water biocontrol

Water Science and Technology, 2023
A novel treatment method, consisting of pea-gravel with a marine coating supplemented with alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC or benzalkonium chloride), has been examined for its antimicrobial performance and coating stability in aqueous ...
William James Blanford, Gregory D. O'Mullan   +1 more
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Thermochromic Radiative Cooling Coatings with Robust Superhydrophobicity for Energy‐Efficient Buildings

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A scalable, color‐adaptive radiative cooling coating is developed to enable dynamic spectral regulation via a reversible thermochromic transition at ~45 °C and a high solar reflectance of 91.7%. The coating achieves 4.44 °C outdoor sub‐ambient cooling while providing robust superhydrophobicity and environmental durability through its micro/nano ...
Ziqi Li, Akbar Bashir, Chak‐Yin Tang, Gary Chi‐Pong Tsui, Yan Chen, Jie Cui, Xing Ouyang, Chen Liu, Dazhu Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source