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Improvement of summer comfort by passive cooling with increased ventilation and night cooling [PDF]

, 2013
The study describes the potential improvement of summer comfort and reduction of energy consumption that can be achieved by adopting passive cooling solutions, such as daytime comfort ventilation with increased air velocities and night cooling, in ...
Pellegrini, Tommaso
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Comparative Performance Analysis of Various Flat Plate Solar Collectors Incorporating Spiral and Square Arrangement of Circular Type Riser Tube

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Three flat‐plate collectors with spiral and square coiled riser tubes were tested and it was found that the spiral type provides the best results with a thermal efficiency of 66.98% for a mass flow rate of 0.4 kg/min. Riser tube geometry is a key factor in optimizing flat‐plate collector output.
Sakhail Islam Biaz, Golam Sharoar Fahim, Md Akib Ul Islam, Nahyan Ahnaf Pratik, Md. Hasan Ali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Método para avaliação de conforto térmico em região de clima quente e úmido do Brasil [PDF]

, 2012
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2009Atualmente para a avaliação de conforto térmico no ambiente construído é recomendada a aplicação do modelo ...
Andreasi, Wagner Augusto
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Temperature Coefficient Analysis of Polycrystalline PV Modules Under Field Conditions in Ghana

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Field measurements from a commercial PV plant in Ghana show polycrystalline module temperature coefficients of −0.473%/°C—31% higher than manufacturer values—highlighting the risk of underestimating energy losses and degradation in fast‐growing West African solar deployments.
Emmanuel Akono Sarsah, Abdul‐Rahim Bawa   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field measurement study of indoor thermal environment of badminton halls in a hot summer and cold winter region in different seasons in China

Heliyon
The indoor thermal environment has a direct impact on human thermal comfort and health. In order to assess the status of the indoor thermal environment of typical sports buildings in hot summer and cold winter climate zones in China, 14 badminton halls ...
Lin Liu, Yong Ma, Ruifeng Huang, Mengyao Jia, Gan Liu, Weitao Zheng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biophilic Design and Indoor Environmental Quality -Thermal Comfort- in Public Libraries [PDF]

JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences
: The Impact of Biophilic Design on Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality to Achieve Thermal Comfort Standards in Public Library Reading Halls in hot, dry regions.
Zainab Aljamily, Breksam Hafez Boules, Hatem Fathy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indoor thermal comfort in university classroom: a case of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia [PDF]

, 2019
The student spends the majority of their time in the classroom to participate in the learning and teaching session. Recently, there are plenty of issues reported from the building occupants due to poor thermal comfort in the building.
Low, Sheau-Ting, Zuhari, Zuhairah
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications [PDF]

, 2012
Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers a high thermal storage density with a moderate temperature variation, and has attracted growing attention due to its important role in achieving energy conservation in buildings with ...
Zhao, Changying, Zhou, D., Tian, Yuan, Tian, Y. (Yuan), Y. Tian, Zhou, Dan, (Researcher in engineering), C.Y. Zhao, Zhao, C.Y., D. Zhou   +8 more
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Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation Model of Specific Indoor Environment Overall Comfort Based on Effective-Function Method

Energies, 2017
The indoor overall environmental comfort of part limited spaces is studied in this paper. The operative temperature, illumination, and noise intensity are used as objective parameters in order to evaluate the thermal, luminous, and acoustic environment ...
Tieming Guo, Songtao Hu, Guodan Liu
doaj   +1 more source