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Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries (2016)
Journal Article
Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., & Nasir, D. S. (2017). Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries. Applied Energy, 186, 321-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.096

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The aim of this work was to determine the ventilation and cooling potential of a passive cooling windcatcher operating under hot climatic conditions by replicating the monthly wind velocity, wind direction, temperature and relativ... Read More about Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries.

A smart building material for low/zero carbon applications: heat insulation solar glass—characteristic results from laboratory andin situtests (2016)
Journal Article
Cuce, E., & Riffat, S. (2017). A smart building material for low/zero carbon applications: heat insulation solar glass—characteristic results from laboratory andin situtests. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctw009

Heat insulation solar glass (HISG) is a recently developed smart building material to minimize energy consumption of building sector. HISG might be presumed to be a conventional photovoltaic glazing product; however, it is completely unique by having... Read More about A smart building material for low/zero carbon applications: heat insulation solar glass—characteristic results from laboratory andin situtests.

Thermal evaluation of a double glazing façade system with integrated Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) (2016)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Wu, Y., Wilson, R., & Sun, S. (2016). Thermal evaluation of a double glazing façade system with integrated Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM). Building and Environment, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.05.004

Concerns over sustainability in the built environment have resulted in continuous efforts to improve the performance of glazed façade systems and hence indoor comfort and building energy conservation. An innovative façade system where parallel transp... Read More about Thermal evaluation of a double glazing façade system with integrated Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM).

Experimental investigations of polymer hollow fibre heat exchangers for building heat recovery application (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Su, Y., Aydin, D., Reay, D., Law, R., & Riffat, S. (2016). Experimental investigations of polymer hollow fibre heat exchangers for building heat recovery application. Energy and Buildings, 125, 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.04.083

Due to low cost, light weight and corrosion resistant features, polymer heat exchangers have been extensively studied by researchers with the aim to replace metallic heat exchangers in a wide range of applications. Although the thermal conductivity o... Read More about Experimental investigations of polymer hollow fibre heat exchangers for building heat recovery application.

Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades (2016)
Journal Article
Wu, Y., Connelly, K., Liu, Y., Gu, X., Gao, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades. Solar Energy, 133, 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.03.046

In this study a novel static concentrating photovoltaic (PV) system, suitable for use in windows or glazing façades, has been designed. The developed smart Concentrating PV (CPV) system is lightweight, low cost and able to generate electricity. Addit... Read More about Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades.

Minds on for the wise: rethinking the contemporary interactive exhibition (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., & Lei, Y. (in press). Minds on for the wise: rethinking the contemporary interactive exhibition. Museum Management and Curatorship, https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2016.1173575

During the development of exhibition narratives, traditional ‘eyes-on’ exhibitions and interactive ‘hands-on’ exhibitions are currently widely used in museums for delivering information and establishing dialogue. Although ‘hands-on’ exhibitions were... Read More about Minds on for the wise: rethinking the contemporary interactive exhibition.

Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind (2016)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Wu, Y., Wilson, R., & Lu, S. (in press). Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind. Building and Environment, 103, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.028

Venetian blinds, which were originally designed to provide sun shading and privacy, also have the potential to reduce heat transfer caused by internal and external temperature difference when integrated within the cavity between the two panes of a do... Read More about Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind.

Recent research developments in polymer heat exchangers: a review (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Su, Y., Reay, D., & Riffat, S. (2016). Recent research developments in polymer heat exchangers: a review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 60, 1367-1386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.03.024

Due to their low cost, light weight and corrosive resistant features, polymer heat exchangers have been intensively studied by researchers with the aim to replace metallic heat exchangers in a wide range of applications. This paper reviews the develo... Read More about Recent research developments in polymer heat exchangers: a review.

A review of ventilation opening area terminology (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, B. M., Cook, M. J., Fitzgerald, S. D., & Iddon, C. R. (2016). A review of ventilation opening area terminology. Energy and Buildings, 118, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.02.053

The design of a natural ventilation strategy requires the establishment of the location and size of a series of purpose provided ventilation openings (PPOs). The success of the design is dependent on knowledge of the aerodynamic performance of the PP... Read More about A review of ventilation opening area terminology.

Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander (2016)
Journal Article
Zhua, J., Chen, Z., Huang, H., & Yan, Y. (2016). Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander. Energy, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.048

An experimental investigation is performed for an organic Rankine cycle system with different electrical resistive loads. The test rig is set up with a small scroll expander-generator unit, a boiler and a magnetically coupled pump. R134a is used as t... Read More about Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander.