Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo

Eltaweel, Ahmad; Su, Yuehong

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.075

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Effect of non-uniform illumination and temperature distribution on concentrating solar cell: a review (2017)
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Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology as a typical PV application is becoming popular due to its advantages of high conversion efficiency and low cost etc. However an important issue for CPV technology is the non-uniformity on the illumination a... Read More about Effect of non-uniform illumination and temperature distribution on concentrating solar cell: a review.

Multiple nonlinear regression model for predicting the optical performances of dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) (2017)
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As a typical type of three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) has drawn a significant research attention in these years to explore its angular characteristics in solar collect... Read More about Multiple nonlinear regression model for predicting the optical performances of dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC).

A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications (2017)
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Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) has been gaining ever-increasing attention from academic researchers and industrial developers owing to its stationary feature for solar energy collection with a higher efficiency. As a low concentration concentr... Read More about A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications.

Experimental study of organic Rankine cycle in the presence of non-condensable gases (2017)
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Non-condensable gases (NCGs) are inevitable in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system, and they have adverse impacts. A small-scale ORC test platform using scroll expander and R123 was constructed to investigate the NCGs effect. The expander backpressure... Read More about Experimental study of organic Rankine cycle in the presence of non-condensable gases.

The mass transfer coefficient assessment and productivity enhancement of a vertical tubular solar brackish water still (2017)
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This paper presents an experimental investigation of a single-effect vertical tubular solar brackish water desalination device, with an aim to determine the mass transfer coefficient and its enhancement. The device consists of two closely spaced conc... Read More about The mass transfer coefficient assessment and productivity enhancement of a vertical tubular solar brackish water still.

Using integrated parametric control to achieve better daylighting uniformity in an office room: a multi-Step comparison study (2017)
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In addition to windows, louvers are the most common architectural elements widely used in office buildings to protect them from excessive daylight and improve daylight penetration as well. Advanced glazing, window blinds, other fenestration systems a... Read More about Using integrated parametric control to achieve better daylighting uniformity in an office room: a multi-Step comparison study.

Thermodynamic and economic investigation of a screw expander-based direct steam generation solar cascade Rankine cycle system using water as thermal storage fluid (2017)
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Solar electricity generation system (SEGS) which employs cascade steam-organic Rankine cycle (SORC) and steam screw expander (SE) is promising due to the high efficiency at moderate heat source temperature. This paper puts a special emphasis on heat... Read More about Thermodynamic and economic investigation of a screw expander-based direct steam generation solar cascade Rankine cycle system using water as thermal storage fluid.

Parametric design and daylighting: a literature review (2017)
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In the history, architecture was exploited to the human being to protect him from unsteady environmental conditions. In the past centuries, architecture was pioneer art which has special features such as; simplicity, organization, clear style, accura... Read More about Parametric design and daylighting: a literature review.

Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo (2017)
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Venetian blinds are common type of shading devices and are increasingly operated automatically to overcome the limitations of using manual operation. Automated blinds need to be controlled to maximize benefits of daylight on the aspects of redirectin... Read More about Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo.