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Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation (2015)
Journal Article
Buker, M. S., & Riffat, S. (2017). Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 38(4), 365-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2015.1121920Global increase in energy demand and fossil fuel prices loaded ever-increasing pressure on identifying and implementing new means to utilise clean and efficient energy resources. Due to the environmental benefits, technical and economic possibilities... Read More about Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation.
Dwelling cells, the city and the autonomy of architecture (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Borsi, K. (2015). Dwelling cells, the city and the autonomy of architecture.Hans Scharoun projected his Siedlung Charlottenburg Nord of 1955 and his Siedlung Siemensstadt of 1929 as a partial realization of his urban vision for a radical restructuring of Berlin after WW2. For Scharoun, “the mechanical decentralization” as he... Read More about Dwelling cells, the city and the autonomy of architecture.
Impacts of dynamic interactions on the predicted thermal performance of earth–air heat exchangers for preheating, cooling and ventilation of buildings (2015)
Journal Article
Gan, G. (in press). Impacts of dynamic interactions on the predicted thermal performance of earth–air heat exchangers for preheating, cooling and ventilation of buildings. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Article ctv029. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctv029Earth–air tunnel ventilation is an energy efficient ventilation technique that makes use of relatively stable soil temperature in shallow ground for preheating and cooling of supply air to a building. During operation, an earth–air heat exchanger int... Read More about Impacts of dynamic interactions on the predicted thermal performance of earth–air heat exchangers for preheating, cooling and ventilation of buildings.
Development of a novel phase change material emulsion for cooling systems (2015)
Journal Article
Shao, J., Darkwa, J., & Kokogiannakis, G. (2016). Development of a novel phase change material emulsion for cooling systems. Renewable Energy, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.10.050In this paper, a novel phase change material emulsion (PCE-10) consisting of an organic PCM (RT10) and water has been developed. Its thermophysical properties such as heat of fusion, viscosity and sub-cooling temperature have been established. The ch... Read More about Development of a novel phase change material emulsion for cooling systems.
A passive cooling wind catcher with heat pipe technology: CFD, wind tunnel and field-test analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2016). A passive cooling wind catcher with heat pipe technology: CFD, wind tunnel and field-test analysis. Applied Energy, 162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.045Wind catchers are natural ventilation systems based on the design of traditional architecture, intended to provide ventilation by manipulating pressure differentials around buildings induced by wind movement and temperature difference. Though the mov... Read More about A passive cooling wind catcher with heat pipe technology: CFD, wind tunnel and field-test analysis.
A study of the impact of building geometry on the thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (2015)
Journal Article
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., & Calautit, J. K. (2015). A study of the impact of building geometry on the thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors. Energy, 93, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.09.128Studies on RPSC (road pavement solar collectors) have shown the potential of reducing the UHI (urban heat island) effects by dissipating the heat from the pavement for energy harness. Several works have shown that the generated heat could be utilised... Read More about A study of the impact of building geometry on the thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors.
Designing with membranes (2015)
Book Chapter
Beccarelli, P. (2015). Designing with membranes. In A. Zanelli, L. Spinelli, C. Monticelli, & P. Pedrali (Eds.), Lightweight landscape: enhancing design through minimal mass structures (19-27). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21665-2_2This contribution offers an introduction to membrane structures and the experimental approach which has characterised this building system since its origins. In particular, the chapter offers an overview of the design approach currently adopted for t... Read More about Designing with membranes.
Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials (2015)
Journal Article
Whiffen, T., Russell-Smith, G., & Riffat, S. (2016). Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials. Energy and Buildings, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.09.062Buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption in the UK. For over twenty years active thermal mass systems have been a feature in low-energy buildings in northern Europe. By passing ventilation air, and utilising night ventilation, through t... Read More about Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials.