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Solidification behavior of Fe3O4 coated multi-wall carbon nanotube cool storage medium

open access: yesShenzhen Daxue xuebao. Ligong ban, 2023
In order to solve the problem of large subcooling degree and low solidification efficiency of traditional ice storage mass, highly stable Fe3O4 coated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites were prepared by adding acid treatment and ...
XING Meibo   +4 more
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Mapping Nighttime and All-Day Radiative Cooling Potential in Europe and the Influence of Solar Reflectivity

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2021
Radiative cooling is a natural process to cool down surfaces through the rejection of thermal radiation using the outer space as a cold sink, taking advantage of the transparency of the atmospheric windows (8–14 μm), which partially matches the infrared ...
Roger Vilà   +2 more
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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN

open access: yesJOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 2014
Sustainable building design has become a wide and multidisciplinary research endeavor including mechanical, electrical, electronic, communication, acoustic, architectural, and structural engineering. It involves the participation of owners, contractors, suppliers and building users.
Wang, Nengmou, Adeli, Hojjat
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Optimisation framework for the operation of battery storage within solar-rich microgrids

open access: yesIET Smart Grid, 2019
The growing trend of distributed generation, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and small scale wind turbines have promoted the development of microgrids which are highly dependent on renewable energy.
Asanga Jayawardana   +4 more
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Sustainable energy saving alternatives in small buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Day lighting significance in architectural designs is well established for enhancing visual comfort, energy-efficiency and low carbon buildings development. Practising the atrium element in the modern architectures has been increasingly popular in recent
Abdullah   +41 more
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A Review on the Effects of ZnO Nanowire Morphology on the Performance of Interpenetrating Bulk Heterojunction Quantum Dot Solar Cells

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2021
Interpenetrating bulk heterojunction (IBHJ) quantum dot solar cells (QDSCs) offer a direct pathway for electrical contacts to overcome the trade-off between light absorption and carrier extraction.
Meibo Xing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovation in Sustainable Solar-Powered Net-Zero Energy Solar Decathlon Houses: A Review and Showcase

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
Solar Decathlon is a showcase of cutting-edge residential buildings containing innovative solutions and technologies. This study reviewed, identified, and categorized technological innovations from past Solar Decathlon competitions.
Yeganeh Baghi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geometric Objects: A Quality Index to Electromagnetic Energy Transfer Performance in Sustainable Smart Buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Sustainable smart buildings play an essential role in terms of more efficient energy. However, these buildings as electric loads are affected by an important distortion in the current and voltage waveforms caused by the increasing proliferation of ...
Bravo-Rodríguez, Juan Carlos   +1 more
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Predicting beef carcass composition using tissue weights of a primal cut assessed by computed tomography

open access: yesAnimal, 2010
The potential of the composition of the forerib measured by X-ray computed tomography (CT) as a predictor of carcass composition was evaluated using data recorded on 30 Aberdeen Angus and 43 Limousin crossbred heifers and steers.
E.A. Navajas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Exergy Analysis in Flue Gas Condensation Waste Heat Recovery System Evaluation

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Flue gas condensation heat recovery technology has a good technical and economic performance in industrial exhaust gas waste heat recovery. Thermal efficiency analysis is the traditional analysis method for the flue gas condensation heat recovery system ...
Le Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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