Energy consumption of intermittent ventilation strategies of different air distribution modes for indoor pollutant removal

Z Cao, Y An, Y Wang, Y Bai, T Zhao, C Zhai - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient ventilation methods and ventilation strategies are required to improve the energy
savings of the ventilation systems of industrial plants. This study investigated the energy …

Thermal energy simulation of PCM-based radiant floor cooling systems for naturally ventilated buildings in a hot and humid climate

H Kitagawa, T Asawa, MA Del Rio, T Kubota… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the applicability of a thermal energy simulation (TES) for a naturally
ventilated building in which a phase change material (PCM)-based radiant floor cooling …

Evaluation of housing stock indoor air quality models: A review of data requirements and model performance

T Abdalla, C Peng - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
To develop and evaluate housing strategies and interventions for improving indoor air
quality (IAQ) at a city or national scale, housing stock IAQ models are required. Without such …

Optimum window-opening control for naturally ventilated buildings with phase change materials in the hot and humid climate of Indonesia

H Kitagawa, T Asawa, Y Hirayama - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the optimum window-opening control that maximizes annual
thermal comfort using ventilative cooling, ie, night and comfort ventilation, in naturally …

Optimizing thermal comfort in an atrium-structure library: On-site measurement and TRNSYS-CONTAM co-simulation

K Shi, J Ren, X Cao, X Kong - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Atrium structures have been widely used in libraries to improve daylighting and architectural
aesthetics. However, the possible greenhouse and chimney effects associated with an …

A two-level optimisation approach for underground natural ventilation based on CFD and building energy simulations

Y Wen, J Wei, SK Lau, Z Gu, J Leng - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation is a historical and promising passive design for conserving building
energy. However, a noticeable scarcity exists in design strategies and academic studies on …

High resolution spatio-temporal model for room-level airborne pandemic spread

T Lazebnik, A Alexi - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Airborne pandemics have caused millions of deaths worldwide, large-scale economic
losses, and catastrophic sociological shifts in human history. Researchers have developed …

Energy analysis of three ventilation systems for a large machining plant

C Chen, D Lai, Q Chen - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Manufacturing industries play an important role in economic development, but a large
amount of energy is consumed in the removal of pollutants and heat generated on the …

Building energy model automated calibration using Pymoo

A El Kounni, A Outzourhit, H Mastouri, H Radoine - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper describes a two-stage calibration method, starting with detailed modeling and
followed by optimization-based calibration. To put the proposed calibration method to the …

Optimal ventilation strategy for multi-bed hospital inpatient wards: CFD simulations using a genetic algorithm

MK Satheesan, TW Tsang, KW Mui… - Indoor and Built …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Optimising ventilation strategy for an indoor environment necessitates systematically
evaluating the influence of a diverse combination of physical and operational parameters in …