A review of performance specifications and studies of trickle vents

A Biler, A Unlu Tavil, Y Su, N Khan - Buildings, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The air quality of indoor spaces is the most significant parameter in providing a healthy living
environment. Low indoor air quality (IAQ) leads to Sick Building Syndrome—one of the …

Heat transfer coefficient determination during FC-72 flow in a minichannel heat sink using the Trefftz functions and ADINA software

M Piasecka, B Maciejewska, P Łabędzki - Energies, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
This work focuses on subcooled boiling heat transfer during flow in a minichannel heat sink
with three or five minichannels of 1 mm depth. The heated element for FC-72 flowing along …

Experimental determination of the heat transfer coefficient for the optimal design of the cooling system of a PEM fuel cell placed inside the fuselage of an UAV

J Barroso, J Renau, A Lozano, J Miralles… - Applied Thermal …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this research is to calculate the heat transfer coefficients needed for the
further design of the optimal cooling system of a high-temperature polymer electrolyte …

Performance of Modern Passive Stack Ventilation in a Retrofitted Nordic Apartment Building

I Kravchenko, R Kosonen, J Jokisalo, S Kilpeläinen - Buildings, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The paper analyses the performance of a five-storey apartment building equipped with
modern passive stack ventilation in Nordic conditions. The passive stack ventilation system …

Study of the effect of sun patch on the transient thermal behaviour of a heating floor in Algeria

MH Benzaama, M Lachi, C Maalouf, AM Mokhtari… - Energy and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Solar radiation is a renewable non polluting energy source which can be used in buildings
through various systems technologies. Thermal radiation, absorbed or transmitted by the …

Combined experimental and computational approach for defect detection in precious walls built in indoor environments

S Perilli, S Sfarra, D Ambrosini, D Paoletti, S Mai… - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In thermographic non-destructive evaluation (TNDE), the optimal thermal stimulus to be
provided on precious coatings applied on ancient walls confined in indoor environments is a …

Influence of input data on airflow network accuracy in residential buildings with natural wind-and stack-driven ventilation

K Arendt, M Krzaczek, J Tejchman - Building Simulation, 2017‏ - Springer
The airflow network (AFN) modeling approach provides an attractive balance between the
accuracy and computational demand for naturally ventilated buildings. Its accuracy depends …

Enhancement of fire safety of an existing green building due to natural ventilation

HS Huang, CH Su, CB Li, CY Lin, CC Lin - Energies, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, natural ventilation technology is extensively used in order to improve indoor
environment quality and reduce power consumption of air-conditioning systems in green …

Numerical simulation of a radiant floor cooling office based on CFD-BES coupling and FEM

Q Kong, J Feng, C Yang, Z Miao, X He - Energy Procedia, 2017‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, in order to accurately simulate building thermal performance, a coupling
strategy between the hourly Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of the indoor …

Fast simulation methods for dynamic heat transfer through building envelope based on model-order-reduction

X He, Q Kong, Z **ao - Procedia Engineering, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, fast numerical simulation methods for dynamic heat transfer of building
envelope have been developed by using Krylov subspace and balanced truncation model …