[HTML][HTML] Review of engineering controls for indoor air quality: a systems design perspective

S Li - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to review the engineering controls for indoor air quality (IAQ) from a systems
design perspective. As a result of the review, we classify the literature content into three …

Thermal and visual comforts of occupants for a naturally ventilated educational building in low-income economies: A machine learning approach

MN Uddin, M Lee, X Cui, X Zhang, T Hasan… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal and visual comfort (TVC) significantly impact the health and productivity of
occupants as well as the indoor environmental quality in educational buildings. Machine …

Multi-objective optimization of underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems performance in a densely occupied environment: A combination of numerical simulation and …

S Shokrollahi, M Hadavi, G Heidarinejad… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems are on the way of development owing to their
substantial energy saving potential as well as their capability for establishing thermally …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of under-floor air distribution system to prevent the spread of airborne pathogens in classrooms

CH Cheong, B Park, SR Ryu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of the under-floor air distribution (UFAD) system compared
to conventional mixed-mode ventilation system to prevent airborne pathogen spread in …

Simulated and measured performance of displacement ventilation systems in large rooms

NM Mateus, GC da Graça - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Displacement ventilation (DV) systems were initially developed as an efficient buoyant
pollutant removal strategy for Scandinavian industrial halls in the 1970´ s. In the following …

Integrated framework for optimization of air-and water-side HVAC systems to minimize electric utility cost of existing commercial districts

MH Fathollahzadeh, PC Tabares-Velasco - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Summer peak electric demand of commercial buildings and districts is typically driven by the
cooling load. This paper presents a novel approach to holistically optimize both the air-and …

Impact of HVAC operation and air distribution schemes on thermal comfort and energy consumption in intermittent high-occupancy buildings: a case of mosques

S Samiuddin, IM Budaiwi… - Journal of Architectural …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
In high-occupancy intermittent buildings, such as mosques and theaters, it is challenging to
design proper air distribution systems and HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning) …

An investigation of thermal comfort, IAQ, and energy saving in UFAD systems using a combination of Taguchi optimization algorithm and CFD

G Heidarinejad, S Shokrollahi… - Advances in Building …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigates underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems by using the
combination of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the Taguchi optimization algorithm …

Experimental investigation of the effects of inlet cooling air temperature on the occupants' local thermal sensation in the under-floor air distribution system

A Zolfaghari, S Teymoori - Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - mej.aut.ac.ir
In the present study, the effects of inlet cooling air temperature from the diffusers of under-
floor air distribution system have been experimentally investigated on the occupants' local …

Integrated framework for modeling and optimization of commercial district cooling systems

M Fathollahzadeh - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The cooling of buildings drives the peak electric demand in the summer, and the cost
associated with this peak demand can significantly increase the summer electric bill for …