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Ibrahim Tursunovic and Davide Papurello
The energy sector is the main source of greenhouse gases, so it has the highest potential for improvement. The improvements can be achieved by generating energy from renewable sources. It is necessary to combine production from renewable sources with sto...
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Juliana May Sangoi, Taylana Piccinini Scolaro and Enedir Ghisi
The performance of water heating systems must be evaluated considering energy consumption and efficiency in storing and distributing hot water, together with building and climate characteristics. This work aims to analyse the performance of different wat...
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Wongwan Jung, Jinkwang Lee and Daejun Chang
This study introduced the methodology for integrating ethylene glycol/water mixture (GW) systems which supply heat energy to the liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel gas supply system (FGSS), and manage the temperature conditions of the battery system. All systems...
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Evangelos Bellos, Panagiotis Lykas and Christos Tzivanidis
The exploitation of renewable energy sources in the building sector is a challenging aspect of achieving sustainability. The incorporation of a proper storage unit is a vital issue for managing properly renewable electricity production and so to avoid th...
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Fernando Illán-Gómez, José Ramón García-Cascales, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Velasco and Ramón A. Otón-Martínez
In this work we analyze numerically different design configurations to be used in a R1234yf DMS cycle coupled with a water source, transcritical CO2 heat pump for heating applications in the building sector. Specifically, we study the temperature range p...
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Francisco B. Lamas and Vítor A. F. Costa
Characterizing the refrigerant side of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) can be intrusive and expensive. On the other hand, direct external measurement techniques can be unfeasible, particularly in commercial HPWHs for residential applications. Non-intrusi...
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Rajveer Singh, Deepika Chauhan, Alanna Fogarty, Md Rasheduzzaman and Patrick L. Gurian
Managing building water systems is complicated by the need to maintain hot water temperatures high enough to control the growth of Legionella spp. while minimizing the risk of scalding. This study assessed water quality management practices in large buil...
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Luciana Debs and Jamie Metzinger
The present research analyzes the impact of nine factors related to household demographics, building equipment, and building characteristics towards a home?s total energy consumption while controlling for climate. To do this, we have surveyed single-fami...
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Mitsugu Hasegawa, Haruka Endo, Katsuaki Morita, Hirotaka Sakaue and Shigeo Kimura
A hybrid anti-/de-icing system combining a superhydrophobic coating and an electrothermal heater is an area of active research for aircraft icing prevention. The heater increases the temperature of the interaction surface between impinging droplets and a...
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Sufian Munawar, Najma Saleem, Waqar Ahmad Khan and Sumiya Nasir
The hybrid nanofluids have efficient thermal networking due to the trade-off between the pros and cons of the more than one type of suspension. In the current study, water-based hybrid nanofluid is used to investigate mixed convection in a squared enclos...
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