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Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation (2021)
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Suhendri, S., Hu, M., Su, Y., Darkwa, J., & Riffat, S. (2022). Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation. Building and Environment, 209, Article 108686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108686

Passive cooling is inevitable for buildings to be resilient to global warming. While many forms of passive cooling techniques have been developed, passive radiative cooling (RC), as an emerging technology, is still not widely applied in buildings. Du... Read More about Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation.

Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate (2021)
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Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, S., Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2022). Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate. Applied Energy, 306(Part B), Article 118096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118096

Taking the frigid outer space as the heat sink, a terrestrial body can cool itself to a sub-ambient temperature via radiative sky cooling (RC) scheme. However, poor seasonal and regional adaptabilities and low cooling power density of the RC technolo... Read More about Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate.

Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations (2021)
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Riffat, J., Kutlu, C., Tapia-Brito, E., Tekpetey, S., Agyenim, F. B., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2021). Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations. International Journal of Green Energy, 19(10), 1118-1131. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2021.1984244

This paper presents the development of a sustainable and affordable domestic refrigerator for rural areas where grid setting is weak or non-existent. The refrigerator uses a miniature refrigeration unit based on a micro direct current (DC) compressor... Read More about Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations.

Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure (2021)
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Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2021). Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, Article 103224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103224

Recent breakthroughs in preparing near-perfect emitters have made it possible to realize daytime radiative cooling under intensive solar radiation. However, a typical radiative cooler cannot deliver heat and may even cause an undesired cooling effect... Read More about Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure.

Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation (2021)
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Wang, Y., Rasheed, R., Jiang, F., Rizwan, A., Javed, H., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2021). Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation. Journal of Building Engineering, 44, Article 102988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102988

There is a growing interest in accounting for the environmental externalities and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the building industry. This study examines the life cycle environmental impacts of a novel biomass-based aerogel buil... Read More about Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation.

Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module (2021)
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Hu, M., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., …Pei, G. (2021). Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module. Energy Conversion and Management, 236, Article 114057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114057

Solar energy and universe coldness are two renewable and clean energy constantly sent from outer space to the earth. Solar thermal collectors and radiative coolers respectively harvest heat and cooling energy in this context. However, their static an... Read More about Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module.