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Pappas, Theodoros C. "Energy management and control of the thermal environment in bakery premises." Thesis, Brunel University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251154.
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Eju, Magose Abraham. "Improving the thermal performance of cooling towers by conditioning of air." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2009. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=11831.
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Whiffen, Thomas Richard. "Thermal mass enhancement for energy saving in UK offices." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31564/.
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Energy use in buildings accounts for more than a third of global energy demand, with humans seeking to create comfortable internal environments year-round. In the UK, air or water active thermal mass systems have demonstrated viability at delivering energy efficient comfort to office spaces. Whilst an attractive proposition, there are limitations to the cooling capacity and dynamic thermal response, giving rise to overheating in poorly designed buildings. The thesis work presented documents the investigation into active thermal mass enhancement to a prototype ventilated hollow core sample. Through engineering modelling (CFD, Excel VBA and IES) and laboratory (DSC, component and thermal chamber) testing two solutions were tested (an active-PCM module suitable for retrofit and embedded cool water pipes), with results conveying a 1 to 3°C temperature reduction and 0.1 to 0.2 kWh/m2/day AC savings during summer conditions. COP figures up to 10.6 were achieved through temperature set-point controlled water and air activated thermal mass. Economic analysis was conducted with positive results with the active-PCM module becoming viable for the UK’s non-domestic ‘Green Deal’ at a price point of approximately £300 per module. Following the laboratory led, and simulation supported work it was possible to conclude that active thermal mass enhancements can provide financially-viable energy-efficient, thermal-comfort for non-domestic UK properties. However the extent of the benefit depends heavily on the building thermal demands, available technology and optimised system control. Further work should be conducted to; develop additional modelling tools, underpinned by the laboratory data generated, and optimise the novel active-PCM technology, suitable for lucrative target markets.
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Marshallsay, P. G. "A methodology for modelling the steady-state thermal performance of air conditioning systems /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phm3692.pdf.
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Quaw, M'dimoir. "On the generation and characterisation of non-thermal plasma for physical process conditioning." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479089.
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Hungerford, David Granville. "Living without air-conditioning in a hot climate : thermal comfort in social context /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2003. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.
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Bin, Ja'afar Mohamad Fakri Zaky. "Domestic air conditioning in Malaysia : night time thermal comfort and occupants adaptive behaviour." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2008. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444280/.
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This is the first study of night time thermal comfort in Malaysia as well as the first study of sleeping comfort level. The focus of the investigation, the use of air-conditioners in homes clearly indicates a problem. Evidences of overcooling (76% of the cases) and sleep interruptions (45% of cases) to adjust control are found. In around 38% of the cases, the internal thermal profiles never reached a stable condition instead they keep cooling throughout the night until the units are turned off in the morning. The act of putting on a thicker, comforter type blanket, more of a psychological choice than a physiological need, during air-conditioned occupancy, results in people operating their air-conditioners at lower than the optimum temperature level. A thermal comfort field survey was conducted by monitoring 29 air-conditioned bedrooms, investigating the environmental conditions, the corresponding comfort perceptions and occupants' adaptive behaviour. Thermal neutralities and thermal acceptability for night-time occupancy in air-conditioned homes are established. Statistically significant difference is found between the neutral air temperature of normal blanket users (27.5 °C) and that of comforter users (25.2 °C). Thermal acceptability and comfort range for each group have also been established. A simulation study was conducted and it shows that the choice of using a comforter as opposed to a normal blanket results in an increase of up to 52% in the cooling load of a bedroom. This finding suggests that adaptive behaviour does not always result in less energy being used for comfort provision when active cooling is employed.
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Simon, M. J. "The thermal performance of water cooled panels in electric arc steelmaking furnaces." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 1989. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20363/.
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The initial stage of the work was a study of an 80 tonne industrial furnace, taking observations, panel water temperature data and samples of slag layers from the sidewalls. This resulted in a simple model of layer formation which explained the observed structures, and also the effect of slag layer thickness on heat losses was examined. However, the complexity and variety of structures found were such that a full series of direct thermal conductivity measurements was deemed impractical, and so a theoretical model to calculate the thermal conductivity of complex structures from the thermal conductivities of it s components was developed. Other aspects of heat transfer both within the furnace and from the furnace interior to the water cooling were also explored. In order to obtain a reliable value of thermal conductivity for the slag component of layer structures, a technique was developed to measure the thermal conductivity of the slag. This consisted of firstly determining a viable route for the production of homogenous samples, followed by the design, construction and refinement of an experimental measuring rig. After a large number of preliminary measurements, a series of thermal conductivity values at temperatures between 300 and 800 °C were measured using operating conditions calibrated against a heat storage brick sample of known thermal conductivity. These results were used to provide the data for the theoretical thermal conductivity model, which was then applied to real structures for which thermal data was available. Comparison of the results showed good correlation. Finally, in the appended case study, the heat loss calculation was applied for various furnace situations to identify the potential heat loss savings that could be achieved by controlling the slag layer thickness and structure, and the financial implications.
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Wu, Jindong. "Thermal comfort and occupant behaviour in office buildings in south-east China." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29435/.
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Natural ventilation is a passive cooling method that has significant potential to reduce building energy consumption and to positively contribute to indoor environmental conditions. Because the window is an important element in naturally ventilated buildings, it can be used to adjust indoor air flow. However, lack of knowledge about occupants‘ window control behaviour and how this relates to different window typology would result in discrepancy between actual and proposed building performance. And also, limit the potential of natural ventilation in the building. This thesis explores the relationship between indoor air velocity, occupants‘ window control behaviour and window design. This study is based on field measurement and occupant comfort survey in four office buildings in a hot and humid climate in South-east China. The field study was carried in September and October of 2012. The indoor and outdoor thermal conditions, indoor air flow speed, window state and effective opening area were monitored. Occupant thermal comfort questionnaires were given to participants four times a day to record their comfort perceptions in the office. The field study gives new insights into the correlation between indoor air speed, occupants‘ window control behaviour and window design. For the research 14400 set of indoor and outdoor temperature and relative humidity data, 174560 indoor air velocity records and 1344 copies of questionnaires were collected. The results of this study defined comfort zone for this climate which is consistent with Givoni‘s comfort zone for a hot and humid climate. The indoor air flow path is identified by measuring the indoor air velocity across different parts of the office and related window opening combinations. Besides, the effective opening area is reduced with decreased indoor air temperature when the indoor air temperature is lower than 25°c. None of the windows is closed when the indoor air temperature is higher than 28°c. During the working hours, the changing of effective opening is related to the air velocity across the desk surface. And measured maximum indoor air velocity measured around the occupant is 1.8m/s which did not result in occupants‘ window changing behaviour to adjust for comfort. In conclusion, this study proved that occupants who live in hot and humid climate can accept higher humidity level. If the air velocity can be avoided across the occupant‘s working surface, then a higher indoor air velocity is still accepted by occupant as within their comfort threshold. So, there are great potentials for occupant to extend their comfort threshold and adapt to the local climate. Besides, window opening type and position has a significant impact on indoor air velocity and pattern. It would also influence convective cooling affect and occupant thermal comfort. This is evident from the indoor air velocity measurement results and the occupant comfort survey results. In addition, accessibility is important to window design. In the naturally ventilated office building, if occupants find it difficult to operate the window, this will have an influence on the natural ventilation potential in the building and cause the occupant discomfort. Thus, the findings of this study will help architects and engineers to design naturally ventilated office buildings in South-east China.
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Munyati, Edmund. "The potential of building-integrated photovoltaic systems in Zimbabwe and their application to thermal environmental control." Thesis, Northumbria University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367423.
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Al-Ghamdi, Mohammad S. "Assessment and improvement on thermal conditions inside pilgrimage tents at Makkah, Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/403.
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The overheating problem experienced during Islamic pilgrimage in recent years has caused serious thermal discomfort and a number of mortalities among pilgrims coming from various parts of the world to perform the annual event at Makkah in Saudi Arabia. This research aims to investigate the real dimension of thermal discomfort experienced inside the pilgrimage tents. The back bone of this task was the data collected from the field investigations during the Hajj season of 1989, including climatic measurements taken inside the tents for the first time during the Hajj season. The investigations also included a subjective evaluation for internal thermal conditions by the pilgrims from Europe, the Middle East, and South East Asia. This research also attempts to identify passive and natural cooling guidelines that are applicable to the tent's design. The author tested sets of experiments aimed to measure the thermal effects of some of the natural cooling techniques on pilgrimage tents at Makkah. The research concludes with design guidelines to improve the thermal quality of the pilgrimage tent. The recommended guidelines were based on the experimental results and practical examples of cooling strategies applied to tents in similar hot climates.
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Kiamba, Lorna Ndanu. "Optimising environmental design strategies to improve thermal performance in office buildings in Kenya." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33758/.
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An examination of contemporary office buildings in the warm humid region of Kenya revealed the predominance of highly glazed lightweight buildings that are prone to overheating and rely on costly and unsustainable active climate control systems. In the midst of growing energy demand and a potential deficit in supply, the influx of these poorly designed buildings has intensified the need to explore viable climate-responsive design alternatives suitable to local conditions that can extend occupant comfort and reduce the need for energy intensive environmental control systems. This view is shared by the Kenyan government which has set ambitious targets to develop and enforce national codes for energy efficiency and conservation in buildings by 2030. However, despite the clear and urgent need, research shows that little work has been developed to date that can be applied to the Kenyan context and climate. In this research, ways of improving the thermal comfort and performance of office buildings in the warm humid city of Mombasa (latitude 4°S) were explored. The work was developed through a series of field studies of local vernacular and modern case study buildings and subsequent computer simulations. From this, vernacular Swahili-inspired design strategies were derived and the application of the potentially most significant mitigation strategy to typical local office buildings examined further. Although other work exists elsewhere that may be comparable to parts of this study, this is the first effort that brings together the post occupancy evaluation of buildings in Mombasa, a thorough investigation of the effectiveness of the vernacular strategies found in Swahili architecture, and the validation of the application of these strategies to modern offices. Initial findings derived from a parametric study revealed external shading to be the most effective design strategy as it alleviated solar heat gain transmitted through glazing into buildings, resulting in a significant reduction in discomfort hours. Subsequently, using a series of dynamic computer simulations run for a typical office building in Mombasa, the average monthly solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) values were derived for a typical year. These previously unavailable latitude (and hemisphere) specific solar path indices were deemed critical in the provision of essential data for effective external shading device design. The findings indicated that low SHGC values of under 0.5 gave the general indication of low percentage of discomfort hours (under 10%). Additionally, estimates of potential annual cooling energy savings of up to 60% were made based on the reduction of SHGC values for shading elements of practicable size. The application of these study findings to two local office buildings revealed that the derived SHGC values and energy estimates provide useful references when considered for similar type office buildings on similar latitudes. For both buildings, it was predicted that energy savings of 15% to 61% could be achieved from the application of suitably sized external shading devices. It was suggested that this type of information would encourage designers to use external shading devices as a method of maintaining thermal comfort, conserving energy and lowering operating costs in office buildings. Finally, recommendations for the incorporation of minimum shading standards in building regulations have been made and presented in a design guidance document.
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NEUMANN, ANDREW ROBERT. "ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING AND TESTING OF THREE FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER PANELS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1042051817.
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Al-Zuhair, Majid Ibrahim. "Experimental and theoretical investigation of new efficient liquid desiccant for low grade thermal energy." Thesis, University of Reading, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292629.
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Al-Shakarchi, M. Y. O. "Effect of ambient temperature and thermal-cycle conditioning on the deformation of bituminous pavement materials." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.380579.
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Bjurling, Filip. "TRANSIENT THERMAL MODEL OF A MINIBUS' CABIN AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL STRATEGIES." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-133449.
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Improving the climate system of cars is important since it is the largest auxiliary load in a standard vehicle with an increase of fuel consumption by up to 20%. In Electric Vehicles (EV) the range of the car is more limited than in a fossil fueled car; furthermore there is a limited waste heat available from the EV, approximately 2-3kW at 40oC for heating and defogging in winter. The goals of this report have been part of an existing European project (ICE) where the climate system of an electric minibus is being investigated. The specific objectives of this project were to develop a radiation model and integrate it in the existing thermal model of the cabin, validating the new model with existing experimental data, including the thermal model in the overall model of the complete vehicle and to use the existing AC-model to optimize the control with the aim of decreasing the energy consumption maintaining thermal comfort inside the cabin. The radiation model uses total radiation on a horizontal surface in order to calculate the radiation hitting the different parts of the car body and windows, finally the total radiative power entering the minibus is calculated. After including these calculations into the thermal model it could be seen that the results from the model in terms of cabin temperatures fit the experimental values surprisingly well. The control of the AC-system was optimized for a hot and sunny summer day in Italy which resulted in the AC-system working very hard following that the best control strategy was to reduce only the speed of the compressor in order to save energy. Calculations show that in the Normal European Driving Cycle (NEDC) the potential energy savings of following this control strategy can result in an energy saving of the AC-system by up to 27% compared to an unregulated case, with a maintained thermal comfort resulting in 4,2% increase in autonomy.
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Wong, Kin-chuen, and 黃健全. "Optimization of building cooling system based on genetic algorithms and thermal energy storage." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45701416.
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Worall, Mark. "An investigation of a jet-pump thermal (ice) storage system powered by low-grade heat." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2001. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11111/.
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This thesis investigates a novel combination of a jet-pump refrigeration cycle and a thermal (ice) storage (TIS) system that could substantially reduce the electrical energy requirements attributable to comfort cooling.Two methods of TIS were identified; spray ice TIS would use evaporative freezing to store ice on a vertical surface,and encapsulated ice TIS would freeze a bed of encapsulated elements by sublimation freezing.Thestudy also investigates jet-pump refrigeration at partload and a convergent-divergent design manufactured from a thermoset plastic to make recommendations for performance enhancement for a system that has a low COP. An experimental rig was built to investigate the novel concepts in the laboratory. Encapsulated ice TIS was superior to spray ice TIS because, for the same nominal secondary flow, sublimation freezing causes an increase in coolth storage rate of about 10 % compared to evaporative freezing. Encapsulated ice stores experience difficulties in fully discharging their coolth (approximately 6% in this case), but spray ice TIS can be used to produce an ice/brine slurry enabling all of the ice to be used, and so may be more suitable if the unmelted ice represents a large proportion of the cooling capacity. Approximately 85 % to 90 % of the ice formed on the vertical surface during spray ice TIS testing was formed by evaporative freezing from a falling film. At high saturation conditions, heat is transferred mainly by conduction across the falling film. Both the growth of an ice layer on a vertical surface and freezing of encapsulated elements were found to be successful, but a large data spread was observed during spray ice TIS testing. It was thought that a variation in the steady-state saturation conditions in the evaporator/ice store was caused by variability of droplet size distribution from the spray nozzle flow, which may make a full-scale system unreliable. The COP of the spray ice TIS system was approximately 0.15 compared to a COP of approximately 0.25 found during encapsulated ice TIS testing. The difference was because of the use of an over-expanded primary nozzle, which restricted secondary flow and increased momentum losses. A primary nozzle that expands close to the design evaporator saturation conditions should be used to maximise entrainment ratio. The COP of a jet-pump TIS is low, but a system designed to operate at off-peak periods could increase the COP to about 0.8 by taking advantage of the lower ambient conditions. The measurement of entrainment ratio was used successfully to determine ice storage rate and COP. This was valid because of the assumption that the saturation conditions in the evaporator/ice store approached steady-state. However, over longer periods that would be found in large-scale systems, the ice storage rate and entrainment ratio may fall substantially. The steady-state assumption could still be used to observe the change in evaporator conditions by sampling over short time intervals (30 minutes). At part-load, increases in evaporator saturation temperature could increase entrainment ratio substantially (50 % increase) for only a small reduction in critical pressure lift ratio Ns *(15 % reduction). A variation in chilled water temperature could be used to boost entrainment ratio at the peak demand. The variation in Ns* is too small to use this strategy to control the jet-pump with respect to condenser operating conditions. The entrainment ratio is approximately proportional to the diff-user to primary nozzle area ratio. A doubling of entrainment ratio was attained for only a 15% reduction in Ns*. The change in geometry from a constant area throat to a convergent-divergent design caused the flow through the jet-pump to vary with outlet conditions indicating that secondary flow was not choked. Higher entrainment ratios and pressure lift ratios were observed, but the entrainment ratio varied with outlet conditions in the form of peaks and troughs, making its operation unpredictable. This was thought to be caused by the restriction in secondary flow area due to the interaction of the primary jet and the curved wall. The convergent-divergent design manufactured from a thermoset plastic was successfully tested, showing that a plastic material can be used as a material of construction. In principle, a large number of jet-pump units could be manufactured from a single mould, reducing the first cost. The investigation proved the concept of jet-pump TIS. Waste-heat could be utilised over 24 hours and year round, increasing the efficiency of the process. The use of a convergent-divergent throat design, multiple geometry jet-pumps and operation at off-peak periods can maximise the performance over a cooling season, and be competitive with other TIS and chiller systems. The mass production of jet-pumps using injection moulding techniques could reduce substantially the capital cost of a system. All of these factors should encourage the development of such systems, so that the harmful emissions caused by the use of air conditioning systems can be minimised.
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Wan, Man Pun. "Comparison of underfloor ventilation systems and ceiling based ventilation system in thermal comfort and indoor air quality aspects /." View Abstract or Full-Text, 2002. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?MECH%202002%20WAN.
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Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.
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Hill, John Michael. "Simulation of a variable speed air conditioner as a multiple loop thermal system." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16754.
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Tan, Meng Hor Freddie. "Theoretical and experimental investigations of porous cooling and adaptive thermal comfort approach for tropical and hot-and-humid climates." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326652.
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Chen, Jun. "Occupant behaviour of air conditioning and window use in Chinese residential buildings : thermal comfort and energy efficiency." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648549.
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Zhang, Xiangyu. "A Data-driven Approach for Coordinating Air Conditioning Units in Buildings during Demand Response Events." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87517.
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Among many smart grid technologies, demand response (DR) is gaining increasing popularity. Many utility companies provide a variety of programs to encourage DR participation. Under these circumstances, various building energy management (BEM) systems have emerged to facilitate the building control during a DR event. Nonetheless, due to the cost and return on investment, these solutions mainly target homes and large commercial buildings, leaving aside small- and medium-sized commercial buildings (SMCB). SMCB, however, accounts for 90% of commercial buildings in the US, and offer great potential of load reduction during peak hours.
With the advent of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and technologies, low cost smart building solutions have become possible for the SMCB; nonetheless, related intelligent algorithms are not widely available. This dissertation work investigates automated building control algorithms, tailored for the SMCB, to realize automatic device control during DR events. To be specific, a control framework for Air-Conditioning (AC) units� coordination is proposed. The goal of such framework is to reduce the aggregated AC power consumption while maintaining the thermal comfort inside a building during DR events.
To achieve this goal, three major components of the framework were studied: building thermal property modeling, AC power consumption modeling and control algorithms design. Firstly, to consider occupants� thermal comfort, a reverse thermal model was designed to predict the indoor temperature of thermal zones under different AC control signals. The model was trained with supervised learning using coarse-grained temperature data recorded by smart thermostats; thus, it requires no lengthy configuration as a forward model does. The cost efficiency and plug-and-play feature of the model make it appropriate for SMCB. Secondly, a power disaggregation algorithm is proposed to model the power-outdoor temperature relationship of multiple AC units, using data from a single power meter and thermostats. Finally, algorithms based on mixed integer linear programming (MILP) and reinforcement learning (RL) were devised to coordinate multiple AC units in a building during a DR event. Integrated with the thermal model and AC power consumption model, these algorithms minimize occupants� thermal discomfort while restricting the aggregated AC power consumption below the DR limit. The efficiency of these control algorithms was tested, which demonstrate that they can generate AC control schedule in short notice (5 minutes) ahead of a DR event. Verification and validation of the proposed framework was conducted in both simulation and actual building environments. In addition, though the framework is designed for SMCBs, it can also be applied to large homes with multiple AC units to coordinate.
This work is expected to give an insight into the BEM sector, helping the popularization of implementing DR in buildings. The research findings from this dissertation work shows the validity of the proposed algorithms, which can be used in BEM systems and cloud-based smart thermostats to exploit the untapped DR resource in SMCB.PHD
For power system operation, the demand and supply should be equal at all time. During peak hours, the demand becomes very high. One way to keep the balance is to provide more generation capacity, and thus more expensive and less efficient generators are brought online, which causes higher production cost and more pollution. Instead, an alternative is to encourage the load reduction via demand response (DR): customers reduce load upon receiving a signal sent by the utility company, usually in exchange for some monetary payback. For buildings to participate in DR, an affordable automation system and related control algorithms are needed. This dissertation proposed a cost-effective, self-learning and data-driven framework to facilitate small- and medium-sized commercial buildings or large homes in air-conditioner (AC) units control during DR events. The devised framework requires little human configuration; it learns the building behavior by analyzing the operation data. Two algorithms are proposed to coordinate multiple AC units in a building with two goals: firstly, reducing the total AC power consumption below certain limit, as agreed between the building owners and their utility company. Secondly, minimizing occupants’ thermal discomfort caused by limiting AC operation. The effectiveness of the framework is investigated in this dissertation based on data collected from a real building.
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Davies, Gareth N. L. "Heat driven adsorption cooling utilising enhanced effective thermal conductivity monolithic adsorbent generators for refrigeration and ice production in developing countries." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364596.
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Camboim, Salatino Tubelo Renata. "The application of the 'fabric first' approach to improve thermal comfort and energy efficiency in affordable housing in southern Brazil." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33388/.
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In 2009 the Brazilian government committed to support the construction of nearly 24 million new dwellings by 2022 through its housing programme Minha Casa, Minha Vida (My House, My Life). The initiative aims to tackle the housing shortfall of 5.546 million residential units and the 10.948 million units that are considered inadequate dwellings with poor living conditions. The potential economic, social and environmental impact of such large initiative is vast and consequently it is essential that the new dwellings are planned, designed and built to meet high levels of energy efficiency and thermal comfort. The ‘Fabric First’ is widely recognised as a design approach with great potential to deliver energy efficient and comfortable housing in a variety of different climates. Its principles have already been successfully incorporated in many buildings across European countries and elsewhere. Despite its success, research to date shows that the application of this approach has not been explored yet in the Brazilian context. In this work, ways of improving the thermal comfort and performance of Brazilian mass housing in three cities in southern Brazil (Curitiba, São Paulo and Porto Alegre) through the Fabric First principles were explored. The research was developed through sensitivity analyses of key envelope parameters and case studies. The sensitivity analysis was carried out in order to identify the best performance and the most cost-effective building envelope combination, using a simplified affordable Brazilian housing typology model that had its properties varied. A case study based on a generic representative model and a real optimised case study of typical 1-floor 2-bedroom mass housing typology were evaluated through computational thermal simulations and monitored data. The results of the sensitivity analyses were then used to inform the case studies performance analyses, developed in parallel to a cost analysis. Key findings from this study revealed that typical Brazilian building envelopes underperformed by up to 65% compared to super-insulated envelopes in terms of thermal comfort. In the real case studied this could represent up to 75% less thermal comfort. However, the additional costs of a super-insulated envelope showed to be 56-66% higher than the typical Brazilian envelope, with a payback period nearing the lifespan of the houses. In addition, it has been shown that relatively small improvements in the current building envelope could impact the upfront costs by only 6-12% but result in comfort improvement of about 45% against typical levels. These small improvements appear to be more suited to the cultural and economic Brazilian context and therefore are recommended as the best way forward.
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Kamal, Rajeev. "Optimization and Performance Study of Select Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technologies for Commercial Buildings." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6656.
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Buildings contribute a significant part to the electricity demand profile and peak demand for the electrical utilities. The addition of renewable energy generation adds additional variability and uncertainty to the power system. Demand side management in the buildings can help improve the demand profile for the utilities by shifting some of the demand from peak to off-peak times.
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning contribute around 45% to the overall demand of a building. This research studies two strategies for reducing the peak as well as shifting some demand from peak to off-peak periods in commercial buildings:
1. Use of gas heat pumps in place of electric heat pumps, and
2. Shifting demand for air conditioning from peak to off-peak by thermal energy storage in chilled water and ice.
The first part of this study evaluates the field performance of gas engine-driven heat pumps (GEHP) tested in a commercial building in Florida. Four GEHP units of 8 Tons of Refrigeration (TR) capacity each providing air-conditioning to seven thermal zones in a commercial building, were instrumented for measuring their performance. The operation of these GEHPs was recorded for ten months, analyzed and compared with prior results reported in the literature. The instantaneous COPunit of these systems varied from 0.1 to 1.4 during typical summer week operation. The COP was low because the gas engines for the heat pumps were being used for loads that were much lower than design capacity which resulted in much lower efficiencies than expected.
The performance of equivalent electric heat pump was simulated from a building energy model developed to mimic the measured building loads. An economic comparison of GEHPs and conventional electrical heat pumps was done based on the measured and simulated results. The average performance of the GEHP units was estimated to lie between those of EER-9.2 and EER-11.8 systems. The performance of GEHP systems suffers due to lower efficiency at part load operation. The study highlighted the need for optimum system sizing for GEHP/HVAC systems to meet the building load to obtain better performance in buildings.
The second part of this study focusses on using chilled water or ice as thermal energy storage for shifting the air conditioning load from peak to off-peak in a commercial building. Thermal energy storage can play a very important role in providing demand-side management for diversifying the utility demand from buildings. Model of a large commercial office building is developed with thermal storage for cooling for peak power shifting. Three variations of the model were developed and analyzed for their performance with 1) ice storage, 2) chilled water storage with mixed storage tank and 3) chilled water storage with stratified tank, using EnergyPlus 8.5 software developed by the US Department of Energy. Operation strategy with tactical control to incorporate peak power schedule was developed using energy management system (EMS). The modeled HVAC system was optimized for minimum cost with the optimal storage capacity and chiller size using JEPlus.
Based on the simulation, an optimal storage capacity of 40-45 GJ was estimated for the large office building model along with 40% smaller chiller capacity resulting in higher chiller part-load performance. Additionally, the auxiliary system like pump and condenser were also optimized to smaller capacities and thus resulting in less power demand during operation. The overall annual saving potential was found in the range of 7-10% for cooling electricity use resulting in 10-17% reduction in costs to the consumer. A possible annual peak shifting of 25-78% was found from the simulation results after comparing with the reference models. Adopting TES in commercial buildings and achieving 25% peak shifting could result in a reduction in peak summer demand of 1398 MW in Tampa.
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Polášek, Radek. "Modelování vodního zástřikového systému parního ventilu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-392856.
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The purpose of the thesis is to create a model for an analysis of a steam conditioning valve whose function is to reduce the temperature of the steam using a spray water system. First of all, simulation of the fluid flow and heat transfer is done using CFD analysis. Then the results are used for thermal stress calculation.
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Trávníček, Tomáš. "Klimatizace kanceláří." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-229666.
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The aim of a master thesis is the proposal of the air conditioning system for one floor of offices in the administrative building. Propsal of the air conditioning system is based on the calculated ventilation air, further on thermal looses, thermal gains and then psychrometric calculation for summer and winter operation. Obtained values are the basis of the proposal of the air ducts with ending parts like a diffusers. It also obtains the proposal of the air conditioning unit with design of machina room. The proposal and all calculations are supplemented with drawing documentation and list of items.
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Grahovac, Milica [Verfasser]. "Modeling and Optimization of Energy Generation and Storage Systems for Thermal Conditioning of Buildings Targeting Conceptual Building Design / Milica Grahovac." Aachen : Shaker, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1051575230/34.
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Bouhal, Tarik. "Solar hot water production and thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCMs) for solar air-conditioning applications in Morocco." Thesis, Pau, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019PAUU3006.
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Cette thèse présente les résultats de recherche, de modélisation et de simulation d'un système de rafraîchissement solaire au Maroc dans le cadre du projet PRSM (Procédés de Rafraîchissement Solaire au Maroc) financé par l'IRESEN (Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles). L'objectif est d'étudier les facteurs concernant l'optimisation d'une machine à absorption solaire (LiBr-H2O) sous les conditions marocaines. De plus, un certain nombre de critères de conception, qui peuvent être utilisés par les concepteurs de systèmes de climatisation et de chauffage solaires, ont été établis en tenant compte de considérations énergétiques et économiques. En conséquence, cette thèse couvre quatre aspects. Le premier aspect présente un aperçu de recherche bibliographique sur les technologies solaires, en mettant l'accent sur les systèmes du froid solaire, les processus pertinents existants, l'état du marché, les développements récents des technologies les plus prometteuses et les principaux indicateurs de performance qui figurent dans la littérature. De plus, l'aspect expérimental de l'installation de climatisation solaire adopté dans le projet PRSM a été décrit pour identifier les caractéristiques techniques importantes de l'installation et les difficultés rencontrées lors de la réalisation du prototype. La deuxième dimension concerne la faisabilité technique d'un système de climatisation solaire en se basant sur des indicateurs énergétiques et économiques et prenant en compte les effets combinés des climats, des catégories de bâtiments et des besoins en climatisation dans les conditions marocaines. Le troisième aspect présente le stockage latent de l'énergie thermique utilisant les matériaux à changement de phase (MCPs). Il porte sur l'étude des méthodes numériques utilisées dans la modélisation des phénomènes de changement de phase et se concentre également sur l'ajout des MCPs dans le système de climatisation solaire intégré à l'intérieur du ballon solaire connecté au générateur de la machine à absorption pour évaluer l'amélioration possible du rendement du système. Le quatrième volet de cette thèse présente l'analyse technico-économique et de sensibilité appliquée au développement d'un procédé solaire combiné d'eau chaude sanitaire, chauffage et climatisation au Maroc. L'analyse globale via une généralisation des résultats au niveau national a été réalisée en complément d'une analyse de sensibilité liée à l'investissement dans ces systèmes afin d'évaluer le potentiel de remplacement des technologies traditionnelles par les systèmes solaires et les gains éventuels liés à leur implantation au MarocThis thesis reports the results of research into the modeling and simulation of a solar air-conditioning system for Morocco in the framework of the project SCPM (Solar Cooling Process in Morocco) funded by IRESEN (Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies). The aim is to investigate the factors concerning the optimization of a LiBr-H2O solar absorption chiller under Moroccan conditions. Further, a number of design criteria, which can be used by designers of solar cooling and heating systems, have been established using energy and economic considerations. Accordingly, this thesis covers four aspects. The first overviews the literature survey on solar technologies with a focus on solar cooling systems which reports the relevant processes, summarizes the market status, presents the recent developments of the most promising technologies and describes the main performance indicators figuring in the literature. Moreover, the experimental aspect of the solar air-conditioning installation adopted in the SCPM project was described to identify the important technical characteristics of the installation and the difficulties encountered during the realization of the prototype. The second dimension concerns the technical feasibility of solar air-conditioning system using energy and economic indicators taking into account the combined effects of climates, building categories and cooling demands under Moroccan conditions. The third aspect presents the latent thermal energy storage using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). It concerns the investigation of numerical methods used in the modeling of phase change phenomena and also focuses on PCMs addition in the solar cooling process integrated inside solar storage tank connected to the generator of the absorption chiller to evaluate the possible enhancement in the system efficiency. The fourth aspect of this thesis outlines the technico-economic and sensitivity analysis applied to the development of a combined processes of solar DHW, heating and air-conditioning in Morocco. The overall analysis via a generalization of the results to the national level was carried out in addition to a sensitivity analysis related to the investment in these systems in order to assess the potential of replacing traditional technologies with the solar systems and the possible earnings related to their implementation in Morocco
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Shi, Hongsen. "Building Energy Efficiency Improvement and Thermal Comfort Diagnosis." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555110595177379.
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Santos, Eduardo Oliveira dos. "Dimensionamento e avaliação do ciclo de refrigeração de sistema de climatização automotivo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2005. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3149/tde-26122014-175721/.
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O ser humano consome grandes quantidades de energia para satisfazer as suas necessidades de conforto. Dentro do setor automotivo, depois da energia consumida com a mobilidade em si, o ar condicionado é o maior consumidor. O sistema de climatização para aplicações automotivas tem características particulares, diferentes de sistemas de climatização para outros ambientes. Em uma aplicação automotiva a variação de condições é bastante significativa, como por exemplo, a carga solar que é imposta, a velocidade do veículo, umidade do ar, as temperaturas interna e externa, variação do número e da posição dos ocupantes no interior do veículo, diferentes regimes de rotação e carga do motor, etc. O sistema deve, portanto, ser projetado para funcionar sob todas estas condições e propiciar condições de conforto térmico com o menor consumo de energia. No presente trabalho o objetivo é o projeto e a simulação de um ciclo de refrigeração que atenda aos requerimentos de carga térmica para um automóvel compacto em um ensaio específico realizado em túnel de vento. A partir da carga térmica, o ciclo de refrigeração é dimensionado seguindo-se o procedimento de projeto, que engloba o dimensionamento dos componentes principais como compressor, condensador, evaporador e o dispositivo de expansão. Os resultados dos cálculos teóricos são comparados com o dimensionamento do veículo real, permitindo se chegar a conclusões sobre o projeto. A avaliação do desempenho do sistema projetado é realizada por meio de um procedimento de simulação proposto, e os resultados comparados com os do veículo testado. O objeto de estudo é o sistema de refrigeração de um veículo compacto de quatro portas de fabricação nacional, submetido a um teste de desempenho do ciclo em um túnel de vento. O procedimento de dimensionamento pode ser usado para o projeto básico do sistema de refrigeração. Os resultados obtidos com o modelo de simulação proposto são bastante razoáveis. O modelo pode ser utilizado para prever o resultado de modificações no ciclo de refrigeração, como a troca de componentes, ou mesmo para prever o funcionamento do sistema sob outras condições de operação. A utilização do modelo fica restrita aos limites da validade dos modelos semi-empíricos dos componentes, não sendo recomendada a utilização fora desses limites. Ainda assim, a faixa de aplicação é grande o suficiente para simular a maioria das condições de trabalho encontradas na climatização veicular.Human being spends a large amount of energy to satisfy its comfort needs. In the automotive applications, air conditioning is the second larger energy consumption system, after the mobility system itself. The refrigeration system for automotive application has peculiar characteristics, which are different from other refrigeration systems (e.g. buildings, food refrigeration, etc). In an automotive application, variation of several conditions are highly significant, such as the sun load, ambient temperature and humidity, the number and position of the occupants inside the vehicle, different engine loads and speeds and so on. The system must, therefore, be designed to operate satisfactorily under all these conditions and to provide thermal comfort with smallest possible energy consumption. The objective of this work is to present the project and simulation of a refrigeration cycle for a compact size vehicle in order to meet thermal load requirements of a specific wind tunnel test. From the thermal load, the refrigeration cycle is designed according to a design procedure, which includes the sizing of main components such as compressor, condenser, evaporator and expansion device. The results of the calculations are compared with the actual vehicle design. The performance evaluation is achieved by using a proposed simulation procedure, and the simulation results are compared with the actual vehicle test results. The study is conducted on the refrigerating system of a 4-door compact size vehicle locally manufactured, which was submitted to a refrigeration cycle performance test in a wind tunnel. The design procedure can be used for sizing a baseline refrigeration cycle. The results achieved with the proposed simulation model are acceptable. The model can be used to predict the impact of a modification in refrigeration cycle such as a component change, or even to predict the system balance point under different operating conditions. The application of the model is restricted to the range of validation of the component semiempirical models, so that the use beyond these limits is not recommended. The range of application, however, is wide enough to accommodate most of the operating conditions found in the vehicular refrigeration applications.
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Bader, Tobias. "Solar desiccant evaporative cooling with multivalent use of solar thermal heat." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/10891.
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Solar DEC (Desiccant and Evaporative Cooling) air-conditioning is a renewable technological approach to the future air-conditioning of buildings driven with solar-thermal heat. The principal acceptance of solar airconditioning has led to system prototypes mainly across Europe, however the diffusion of this innovative technology is proceeding slowly due to little field testing experience. In climates with coexisting heating demand particularly, a multivalent system approach that utilizes solar-heat not only for air-conditioning but also for hot water preparation and heating has potential as a feasible concept. However, previous research focused on systems using solar heat exclusively for the DEC-process. This research contributes to the advancement of the solar DEC-technology with multivalent use of solar thermal heat. The investigation consists of an initial detailed in-situ monitoring analysis of a system prototype operated in an industrial environment, followed by the development of optimised system concepts and a climate-specific analysis of the solar DEC-technology. The monitoring provided in-depth knowledge about the system operation, revealing the reasons for the insufficient refrigeration capacity achieved in practice. A detailed simulation model for an entire multivalent solar DEC-system including the heat sinks, DEC-system, heating and hot-water preparation was developed and a DEC-control strategy has been formulated. A new optimised control strategy for multivalent systems with simultaneous sink supply concept was devised. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to investigate the key design parameters for the dimensioning of multivalent solar DEC-systems. The research concluded that the auxiliary primary energy consumption of the optimised system was lower by one third compared to the initial system. Finally, a methodological zoning approach was developed, to systematically produce design-specific outline data for the application of the solar DEC-technology at climatically different sites.
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Gomes, André Busse. "Avaliação experimental de condições de conforto térmico em automóveis de passeio utilizando manequim." Universidade de São Paulo, 2005. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3149/tde-16122014-161836/.
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Atualmente as pessoas passam grande parte do tempo dentro de veículos automotivos seja por razões profissionais ou lazer. Este fato tem contribuído para aumentar o interesse das montadoras de veículos na avaliação de condições de conforto de passageiros em veículos automotivos. Os critérios do consumidor, na escolha e compra de um automóvel, têm mudado e agora não envolvem somente aspectos relacionados ao custo e desempenho do veículo, mas também a aspectos de segurança e conforto. O ambiente térmico no interior de um automóvel é bastante complexo e não homogêneo. A forma mais adequada para se avaliar simultaneamente os efeitos da temperatura do ar local, trocas de calor por radiação do corpo, velocidades do ar e a radiação solar em um veículo é por meio do uso de manequins. No presente trabalho foi realizado estudo da utilização de manequins na avaliação de condições de conforto térmico em veículos automotivos e a realização de ensaios em automóveis de passeio. Os ensaios foram realizados em três automóveis (veículo A, veículo B e veículo C), modelos standard, com sistema de climatização para avaliação de condições de conforto térmico para condições de verão (resfriamento) e de inverno (aquecimento). Na avaliação das condições de conforto térmico foram utilizadas temperaturas equivalentes, cujo procedimento de determinação utilizando manequins foi baseado na norma ISO 14505-2. Nos ensaios realizados para as condições de verão (resfriamento), pode-se verificar que em nenhum veículo foram observadas condições de conforto térmico para os vários segmentos do manequim quando os veículos estavam ao sol. Já quando o veículo estava sob a sombra, todos os veículos atingiram facilmente uma condição de conforto (com uma leve sensação de frio em alguns segmentos do manequim). Nos ensaios para condições de inverno (aquecimento) verificou-se que, na ausência da radiação solar e com temperaturas externas mais baixas, os sistemas de climatização conseguiram proporcionar melhores condições térmicas no interior dos veículos, apresentando condições de conforto térmico em quase todas as situações. O automóvel B foi o que apresentou as melhores condições de conforto térmico tanto nos ensaios para condições de verão (resfriamento) quanto de inverno (aquecimento); o que é um bom indicativo de um melhor controle e distribuição de ar naquele veículo.Nowadays people pass great part of the time inside automotive vehicles due to professional reasons or leisure. This fact has been contributing to increase the OEMs interest in the evaluation of comfort conditions of passengers in automotive vehicles. The consumers criteria, in the choice and acquisition of an automobile, have been changing and now it does not only involve aspects related to the cost and performance of the vehicle, but also involves aspects of safety and comfort. The thermal environment inside an automobile is very complex and no homogeneous. The most appropriate form to evaluate simultaneously the effects of the local air temperature, radiation heat changes of the body, air velocities and the solar radiation in a vehicle are by means of the use of mannequins. In the present work a study of the use of mannequins in the evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in automotive vehicles was done and tests in automobiles were accomplished. The tests were accomplished in three automobiles (vehicle A, vehicle B and vehicle C), standard models, with climatization system for the evaluation of thermal comfort conditions for summer conditions (cooling) and for winter conditions (heating). In the evaluation of thermal comfort conditions equivalent temperatures were used, whose determination procedure using mannequins was based on the norm ISO 14505-2. In the tests accomplished for summer conditions (cooling), it could be verified that in any vehicle conditions of thermal comfort were observed for the segments of the mannequin when the vehicles were in the sun. Already when the vehicle was under the shadow, all the vehicles reached a comfort condition easily (with a light sensation of cold in some segments of the mannequin). In the tests for winter conditions (heating) it was verified that, in the absence of the solar radiation and with lower external temperatures, the climatization systems got to provide better thermal conditions inside the vehicles, presenting conditions of thermal comfort in almost all the situations. The automobile B was what presented the best conditions of thermal comfort so much in the tests for summer conditions (cooling) as for winter conditions (heating); what is a good indicative of a better climatization control and air distribution in that vehicle.
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Komárek, Luboš. "Optimalizace dodávky elektřiny, tepla a chladu pro servisní budovu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-228270.
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This thesis is aimed at the optimization of electricity, heat and cold supply for a service building. The profiles of electricity, heat and cold consumptions for a specific building are incorporated in the case study. The main aim is focused on the qualification of the potential of the incorporation of technologies for energy production and conversion for the building namely the cogeneration and trigeneration technologies.
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Traylor, Caleb. "Investigation on the Effects of Indoor Temperature Modulations on Building Energy Usage and Human Thermal Comfort." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984201/.
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Energy efficiency in the operation of buildings is becoming increasingly important with a growing emphasis on sustainability and reducing environmental impacts of irresponsible energy usage. Improvements have been made both on the technology side of energy efficiency and on the human behavior side. However, when changing human behavior, it is critical to find energy conservation measures that will maintain comfort for occupants. This paper analyzes how this can be done by implementing a modulating temperature schedule based on the concept of alliesthesia, which states that pleasure is observed in transient states. EnergyPlus simulations were used to show that in cooling applications, this type of scheduling can produce significant energy savings. However, energy savings are not predicted for the same type of scheduling for heating applications. Thermal comfort was examined with a cooling experiment and a separate heating experiment, each lasting 45 minutes and taking place during the corresponding season. The experiments showed that modulating temperatures can cause occupants to experience more pleasure than if the temperature remained constant in a cooled space, whereas modulating temperatures had a negative impact on comfort relative to the constant temperature in the heated space. This presents evidence for an ideal opportunity for cooling applications by implementing modulating temperature schedules: an increase in thermal pleasure accompanied by a decrease in cooling energy.
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Ghanta, Nikhilesh. "Meta-modeling and Optimization of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis in thermal comfort for energy-efficient Chilled Beams-based Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126989.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, May, 2020Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-178).
With the rapid rise in the use of air conditioning systems and technological advancements, there is an ever-increasing need for optimizing the HVAC systems for energy efficiency while maintaining adequate occupant thermal comfort. HVAC systems in buildings alone contribute to almost 15% of the overall energy consumption across all sectors in the world and optimizing this would contribute positively towards overcoming climate change and reducing the global carbon footprint. A relatively modern solution is to implement a smart building-based control system and one of the objectives of this study is to understand the physical phenomenon associated with workspaces conditioned by chilled beams and evaluated the methods to reduce energy consumption.
Building upon the initial work aimed at creating a workflow for a smart building, this thesis presents the results of both experimental and computational studies of occupant thermal comfort with chilled beams (primarily in conference rooms) and the various inefficiencies associated. Results from these studies have helped to inform an optimum location for the installation of a chilled beam to counter the effects of incoming solar irradiation through an external window while keeping the energy consumption low. A detailed understanding of the various parameters influencing the temperature distribution in a room with chilled beams is achieved using CFD studies and data analysis of experimental data logging.
The work converges into a fundamental question of where, how, and what to measure to best monitor and control the human thermal comfort, and a novel technique was presented using the existing sensors which would provide a significant improvement over other existing methods in practice. This technique was validated using a series of experiments. The thesis concludes by presenting early works on hybrid HVAC systems including chilled beams and ceiling fans for higher economic gains. Future work should seek to perform CFD simulations for a better understanding of hybrid HVAC systems, both in conference rooms and open-plan office spaces, and also to design a new sensor that could better estimate human thermal comfort.
by Nikhilesh Ghanta.
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S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program
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Vega, Diaz Rolando. "Analysis of an electric environmental control system to reduce the energy consumption of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7422.
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Nowadays the aviation industry is playing an important role in our daily life, since is the main medium that satisfies the present human needs to reach long distances in the fastest way. But such benefit doesn’t come free of collateral consequences. It is estimated that each year, only the air transport industry produces 628 mega tonnes of CO2. Therefore, urgently actions need to be implemented considering that the current commercial fleet will be doubled by 2050. The research field for more efficient aircraft systems is a very constructive field; where novel ideas can be exploited towards the mitigation of the coming air transport development.
In this research the configuration of the Environmental Control System (ECS) has been analysed aiming to reduce its energy consumption for both, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. This goal is expected to be achieved mainly through the replacement of the main source of power that supplies the ECS, from pneumatic to electric. Differently from the conventional ECS, a new electric-source technology is integrated in the system configuration to compare its effects on the energy consumption. This new technology doesn’t bleed air directly from the engines; instead of that, it takes the air directly from the atmosphere through the implementation of an electric compressor. This new technology has been implemented by Boeing in one of its most recent airplanes, the B787.
Towards achieving the main goal, a framework integrated with five steps has been designed. An algorithmic analysis is integrated on the framework. The first step meets the required aircraft characteristics for the analysis. The second step is in charge of meeting the mission profile characteristics where the overall analysis will be carried out. The third step assesses the conventional ECS penalties. The fourth step carries out a complex analysis for the proposed electric ECS model, from its design up to its penalties assessment. The fifth step compares the analysis results for both, the conventional and the electric models.
The fourth step of the framework, which analyses the electric ECS, is considered the most critic one; therefore is divided in three main tasks. Firstly, a small parametric study is done to select an optimum configuration. This task is carried out towards meeting the ECS air conditioning requirements of a selected aircraft. Secondly, the cabin temperature and pressurization are simulated to analyse the response of the configured electric ECS for a mission profile. And finally, the fuel penalties are assessed in terms of system weight, drag and fuel due power-off take.
To achieve the framework results, a model which receives the name ELENA has been created using the tool Simulink®. This model contains 5 interconnected modules; each one reads a series of inputs to perform calculations and exchange information with other modules.
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Giró, Paloma Jessica. "Characterization of polymers and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials used for Thermal Energy Storage in buildings." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/346923.
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The use of renewable heat decreases the consumption of fossil resources, although its usage is intermittent and usually does not match the demand. A proper thermal energy storage system design can eliminate this problem by reducing the consumption of non-renewable resources and improving energy efficiency where used. In buildings, thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCM) is a useful tool to achieve reduction in energy consumption. These can be incorporated into passive or/and active systems. Thus, a proper selection of materials and extensive characterization for its usage in thermal energy storage is critical for new construction systems and for those already constructed.
This Thesis is divided in two blocks and presented as a compendium of published articles in scientific journals indexed in Materials, Engineering, and Energy areas. The emphasis is made in the chemical, physical, thermal, mechanical and environmental characterization of PCM, MPCM (microencapsulated phase change materials), and PCS (phase change slurries). The main purpose is to perform an exhaustive characterization of this kind of materials because several scientific studies have highlighted that PCM mixed with construction materials can suffer leakage. Polymeric encapsulation is an alternative for retaining PCM inside building materials, resulting in a system named MPCM.
- Macroscopic samples: the nanoindentation tecnique has been used to characterize thermoplastics that, so far, have had few precedents. As mechanical properties of materials are an important criterion for their selection and nanoindentation allows their evaluation, we have studied the hardness and elastic modulus of different polymeric materials through Loubet and Oliver & Pharr methodologies, to discern which is the most suitable concerning the viscoelastic properties. The obtained values by Oliver & Pharr method are based on the unloading curve analysis; in case of Loubet methodology, these values are a function of the penetration depth of the indentation. Also, we have studied the mechanical changes that occur when a polymer that contains a flame retardant is immersed in PCM. It has been observed that using Mg(OH)2 increases rigidity and mechanical strength while reducing the degradation effect and improving the properties against fire. This block contains two scientific published papers.
- Microscopic samples: This block is based on MPCM studies. A review of publications related to PCM, MPCM and slurries (PCS) (same shell and different PCM; different shell and same PCM; same shell and same PCM, but different encapsulation ratios) was prepared. Then, the evaluation of the chemical, physical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental properties of different MPCM and PCS samples was performed, concluding that AFM is a useful tool to characterize the stiffness and Young's modulus of MPCM. Because temperature is a key parameter in PCM systems, AFM experiments were carried out at different temperatures, in order to simulate the PCM in solid and/or liquid state. PCS samples were observed using SEM device coupled to a cryogenic system. Besides, environmental properties of PCS have been studied by gas chromatography (VOC’s). In addition, PCS were cycled for the evaluation of the polymeric shell durability after pumping the sample several cycles. Also, the chemical and thermophysical properties before and after pumping the sample were compared. Finally, due to the thermal behavior results of PCS in some performed studies, and depending on the liquid or dried PCS sample, the optimum conditions by means thermogravimetric analysis were evaluated. The second block contains five scientific published articles, one article under review after its first revision, one article finished without being submitted to a journal, and one unfinished research. Finally, the contribution in the state of the art of this PhD Thesis related with thermal energy storage in buildings using PCM, MPCM, and PCS is presented.Un correcto diseño del sistema de almacenamiento de energía térmica (TES) puede eliminar un uso discontinuo y que habitualmente no coincide con la demanda. El TES mediante materiales de cambio de fase (PCM) en climatización pasiva y activa en edificios es un instrumento útil para alcanzar un descenso del consumo de energía. La Tesis se divide en dos bloques y se presenta como compendio de artículos publicados en revistas científicas indexadas en las áreas de Materiales, Ingeniería, y Energía, haciendo émfasis en la caracterización química, fisica, térmica, mecánica y ambiental de PCM, MPCM (materiales de cambio de fase microencapsulados) y PCS (pulpas con cambio de fase). - Caracterización de diferentes termoplásticos mediante nanoindentación. a través de los métodos de Loubet y Oliver & Pharr. También se han estudiado los cambios mecánicos que se producen cuando un polímero que contiene carga ignifugante en su formulación se sumerge en PCM. Este bloque contiene dos artículos científicos. - Estudio de MPCM. Se ha llevado a cabo una revisión de publicaciones por otros autores. Se han caracterizado con AFM diferentes MPCM y PCS, a diferentes temperaturas. Se han observado muestras de PCS mediante el uso de SEM acoplado a un sistema de crionizado, y se han estudiado las propiedades medioambientales por cromatogyafía de gases. Además, se han ciclado PCS para ver la durabilidad de la pared polimérica después de ciertos ciclos de bombeo. Se han investigado las condiciones óptimas mediante análisis termogravimétrico en PCS. Este segundo bloque contiene cinco artículos científicos publicados, un artículo aceptado en primera revisión, un artículo finalizado sin enviar a revista, y un estudio en investigación. Finalmente, se presentan las conclusiones principales de la contribución de esta Tesis Doctoral en el estado del arte de los PCM, MPCM, y PCS para almacenaje de energía en edificios.
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Oliveira, Patrícia Martiniano de. "Estratégias para minimizar os efeitos de um ambiente térmico adverso para frangos de corte / Patrícia Martiniano de Oliveira. -." Araçatuba, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/139374.
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Orientador:Marcelo Vasconcelos MeirelesCo-orientador:Max José de Araújo Faria Júnior
Co-orientador:Manoel Garcia Neto
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Resumo:O calor limita a produção de frangos de corte. Este trabalho avaliou as interações entre termocondicionamento precoce (TCP) e o uso do equilíbrio eletrolítico (EE), sobre o desempenho e características da carcaça das aves. Assim, o balanço eletrolítico (BE = Na + K - Cl), foi ajustado em 350mEq/kg e a relação eletrolítica (K+Cl)/Na em 3:1, pelo programa PPFR. O experimento foi realizado no setor de Zootecnia da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária de Araçatuba/UNESP. Alojaram-se 240 pintos machos de 1 dia de idade, linhagem Cobb-500®, em bateria metálica com 24 divisões e aquecimento elétrico automático. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 2x2, totalizando 4 tratamentos com 6 repetições e 10 aves por parcela experimental. O TCP ocorreu no 5º dia de idade, por 24 horas a 36,5°C, em metade do lote. Posteriormente, as aves foram transferidas para um galpão climatizado e alojadas em boxes, da mesma forma que a outra parcela que não passou pelo TCP. Avaliaram-se os efeitos do estresse calórico crônico (6 horas a 32°C) aplicado do 35º ao 39º dia de idade. Foram monitorados a temperatura e umidade do ar, bem como a temperatura de globo negro. Alimentação e água foram fornecidas ad libitum. Calcularam-se os dados de desempenho zootécnico e a taxa de mortalidade das aves. Submeteram-se os resultados à análise de variância e comparação de médias pelo teste de Tukey. Não houve interação entre o TCP e o EE sobre o desempenho e características da carcaça das aves. As estratégias, TCP e EE mostraram-se ineficazes a fim de amenizar os efeitos do estresse calórico crônico em frangos de corte
Abstract:The heat limits the production of broilers. This study evaluated the interactions between early thermal conditioning (ETC) and the electrolyte balance (EB) on performance and characteristics of birds' carcass. Thus, the electrolyte balance (BE = Na+ + K+ - Cl- ), was set to 350mEq/kg and electrolyte ratio (K+ + Cl- )/ Na+ in 3:1 by PPFR program. The experiment was carried out at the Animal Science department of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Araçatuba / UNESP. It was used 240 male chicks of 1 day old, Cobb-500®, lodged in metal batteries with 24 divisions and automatic electric heating. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial arrangement 2x2, totaling 4 treatments with 6 replicates and 10 birds per experimental plot. ETC occurred on the 5th day of age for 24 hours at 36.5 °C in half of the batch. Subsequently, these birds were transferred to an environmentally controlled shed and were grown in boxes, in the same way as the other half that not received ETC treatment. The effects of chronic heat stress (6 hours at 32 °C) applied from the 35th through the 39th day of age were evaluated. Temperature and air humidity, as well black-globe temperature were monitored electronically. Food and water were provided ad libitum. The growth performance data and the mortality rate of birds were measured. The results were subjected to analysis of variance and comparison of means was done by Tukey test. There were no interaction effects between ETC and EB on performance and characteristics of birds' carcass. The strategies ETC and EB proved to be ineffective in order to mitigate the effects of chronic heat stress in broilers
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Felix, Victor Barbosa. "Condições de conforto térmico e desconforto local em salas cirúrgicas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3150/tde-02102008-173221/.
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Hospitais e demais instalações médicas constituem-se em ambientes complexos, que requerem sistemas de tratamento de ar e de ventilação adequados para o conforto e segurança de pacientes, de pessoal e de visitantes. Em ambientes cirúrgicos as condições de conforto térmico precisam ser as melhores possíveis, para que o cirurgião e a equipe médica trabalhem em condições favoráveis para o sucesso do procedimento cirúrgico. Simultaneamente, os riscos de infecção do paciente e dos profissionais de saúde, causadas por partículas transportadas pelo ar, devem ser minimizados. Neste trabalho foram realizadas avaliações experimentais de condições de conforto térmico e desconforto local em salas cirúrgicas com três diferentes tipos de sistemas de distribuição de ar. O procedimento experimental consistiu de medições e avaliações subjetivas (questionários). As avaliações de condições de conforto térmico foram realizadas segundo os critérios de conforto de Fanger e conforme previsto nas normas ISO 7730 e ASHRAE 55. A aplicação do método de Fanger na avaliação de condições de conforto térmico em salas cirúrgicas mostrou-se adequada, embora seja necessário cuidado especial na sua utilização e na análise dos resultados. Verificou-se que é muito difícil prover condições de conforto térmico para toda a equipe cirúrgica, principalmente devido a fatores pessoais como o tipo de vestimenta e o nível de atividade, bem como de fatores específicos do ambiente cirúrgico, como o calor liberado pelo foco cirúrgico. Os resultados obtidos permitiram verificar que o sistema de fluxo unidirecional apresentou melhores condições de conforto térmico. Esse sistema também apresenta um maior potencial de controle de contaminantes no campo cirúrgico. Finalmente, resultados de estudo comparativo com trabalhos de outros autores mostram valores praticamente iguais de temperaturas equivalentes de conforto térmico em torno de 22°C para todos os membros da equipe cirúrgica. Esse resultado é particularmente útil para avaliar diferentes condições ambientais e pessoais em propiciar condições de conforto térmico aos diferentes membros da equipe cirúrgica.Hospitals and medical centers are complex environments which request special air treatment and ventilation systems for the comfort and safety of patients, personnel and visitors. In surgical environments the thermal comfort conditions need to be the best as possible in order to the surgeons and the medical team work in favorable conditions for the success of the surgical procedure. Simultaneously, the risks of infection caused by airborne particles should be minimized. In the present work experimental evaluations of thermal comfort and local discomfort conditions were carried out for surgical rooms with three different types of air distribution systems. Measurements and subjective evaluations (questionnaires) were accomplished. The evaluations of thermal comfort conditions were done according to the Fanger comfort criteria and as foreseen in the norms ISO 7730 and ASHRAE 55. The use of the Fanger method in the evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in surgical rooms is appropriate, although it is necessary special care in its use and in the analysis of the results. It was verified that it is very difficult to provide conditions of thermal comfort for the whole surgical team, mainly due to personal factors like clothing and activity level, as well as surgical-specific environmental factors like the heat of the surgical focus. The analysis shows that the unidirectional flow system presented better conditions of thermal comfort. Additionally, this system also presents greater potential of pollutants control in the surgical field. Finally, results of comparative study with other authors\' works show practically same values of equivalent temperatures of thermal comfort around 22°C for all of the members of the surgical team. That result is particularly useful to evaluate different environmental and personal conditions in propitiating conditions of thermal comfort to the different members of the surgical team.
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Oliveira, Patrícia Martiniano de [UNESP]. "Estratégias para minimizar os efeitos de um ambiente térmico adverso para frangos de corte: Patrícia Martiniano de Oliveira. -." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/139374.
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The heat limits the production of broilers. This study evaluated the interactions between early thermal conditioning (ETC) and the electrolyte balance (EB) on performance and characteristics of birds' carcass. Thus, the electrolyte balance (BE = Na+ + K+ - Cl- ), was set to 350mEq/kg and electrolyte ratio (K+ + Cl- )/ Na+ in 3:1 by PPFR program. The experiment was carried out at the Animal Science department of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Araçatuba / UNESP. It was used 240 male chicks of 1 day old, Cobb-500®, lodged in metal batteries with 24 divisions and automatic electric heating. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial arrangement 2x2, totaling 4 treatments with 6 replicates and 10 birds per experimental plot. ETC occurred on the 5th day of age for 24 hours at 36.5 °C in half of the batch. Subsequently, these birds were transferred to an environmentally controlled shed and were grown in boxes, in the same way as the other half that not received ETC treatment. The effects of chronic heat stress (6 hours at 32 °C) applied from the 35th through the 39th day of age were evaluated. Temperature and air humidity, as well black-globe temperature were monitored electronically. Food and water were provided ad libitum. The growth performance data and the mortality rate of birds were measured. The results were subjected to analysis of variance and comparison of means was done by Tukey test. There were no interaction effects between ETC and EB on performance and characteristics of birds' carcass. The strategies ETC and EB proved to be ineffective in order to mitigate the effects of chronic heat stress in broilers
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Leite, Brenda Chaves Coelho. "Sistema de ar condicionado com insuflamento pelo piso em ambientes de escritórios: avaliação do conforto térmico e condições de operação." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3132/tde-10032004-182635/.
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Desde a introdução do conceito de escritório aberto, o tipo de ocupação e a distribuição das cargas internas têm sofrido grandes mudanças, requerendo maior flexibilidade nos edifícios. Além disto, avaliações de desempenho de edifícios de escritórios da atualidade têm apresentado resultados que são fortes indicadores da necessidade de mudanças de conceitos de projeto, operação e uso de sistemas de condicionamento de ar, devido ao elevado nível de insatisfação dos usuários quanto ao conforto e à qualidade do ar. Para tentar solucionar estes problemas, outro conceito em distribuição de ar, já em uso nos países desenvolvidos, está começando a ser adotado também no Brasil; trata-se de insuflamento pelo piso, com difusores instalados em placas de piso elevado e nas estações de trabalho, que permitem flexibilidade e controle individual de vazão de ar. Neste trabalho foi feita a avaliação de sistema de condicionamento de ar com insuflamento pelo piso em um laboratório com condições controladas. O laboratório em que foram realizados os ensaios foi projetado e instalado com características similares àquelas de ambientes reais de edifícios de escritórios. Este fato, aliado à participação de usuários no processo de avaliação das condições de conforto térmico, tornaram possível a definição de parâmetros para a elaboração de projetos bem como para o estabelecimento de um modo eficaz de operação do sistema. O processo de avaliação das condições de conforto térmico no ambiente envolveu três etapas. Inicialmente, foram feitas medições das variáveis de conforto térmico no ambiente e de variáveis do sistema utilizando simuladores. Posteriormente, foi realizada a avaliação subjetiva do conforto térmico, com a substituição dos simuladores por pessoas no ambiente (usuários), nas mesmas condições da etapa anterior. Finalmente, foram feitas as medições das variáveis de conforto nas zonas de ocupação micro climas na condição de condicionamento individualizado, promovido por ajustes de vazão de ar e direcionamento do fluxo pelos usuários. Os resultados da avaliação permitem concluir que o sistema de condicionamento de ar com insuflamento pelo piso atende às expectativas para promover conforto térmico aos usuários de edifícios de escritórios com potencial de conservação de energia.Since the introduction of the landscape office concept, the layout type and the internal loads distribution have changed significantly, requesting larger flexibility in the buildings. Besides, building performance evaluation applied to contemporary office buildings has shown that for most such buildings thermal comfort and air quality users level satisfaction is low. These facts are indicating that project concepts, operation and use of air conditioning systems need to be changed. In order to solve these problems, underfloor air supply is becoming a common practice also in Brazil. This system with floor and workstation diffusers allows flexibility and an individualized airflow control. In this work the evaluation of the underfloor air conditioning system was carried out in a laboratory facility with controlled conditions. The laboratory was designed and built up with similar characteristics to those of actual office buildings environments. This fact and the participation of users in the process of thermal comfort evaluation, made possible the definition of design parameters as well as the establishment of the system operation conditions in an effective way. The evaluation of the environment thermal comfort conditions was accomplished in three stages. Initially, measurements of thermal comfort and system variables were made using simulators. Later, in the same conditions of the previous stage, users (a sample of people) have evaluated, in a subjective way, the environment thermal comfort. Finally, measurements of the comfort variables were accomplished in the occupation areas - microclimates - in the condition of individualized conditioning, promoted by air flow adjustments and flow direction by the users. The results of the evaluation allow to conclude that the underfloor air conditioning system satisfies to the expectations to promote thermal comfort to the office building users with potential of energy conservation.
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Coelho, Diogo José de Rezende. "Mapeamento e análise espacial do ambiente térmico de aviários de postura abertos em sistemas verticais." Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 2014. http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3678.
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In the current poultry industry, advances in the areas of nutrition, genetics, management and animal health, along with the importance now being given to the ambiance of the bird to its range of thermal comfort, the activity is allowed to consolidate as one of the most important agricultural sector. The production environment does a fundamental role in the success or failure of the activity, and environmental factors such as temperature and relative humidity are those that most directly affect the birds, because compromise their most important baseline function, which is to maintain of homeothermic own. Thus, the birds require values of temperature and relative humidity of the environmental air within certain specific ranges, and out of this comfort zone, have compromised their performance. The objective of this work was to realize the full thermal mapping of typical barns for layers practiced in Brazil, vertical rearing systems, and to establish the most representative spatial position of the average conditions of temperature and relative humidity of the air inside the housing for better positioning the sensors command of air conditioners panels. The study was conducted in Itanhandu, in Minas Gerais State - Brazil, in a commercial laying hens barn, with the typical patterns used barn creation practiced in Brazil, called vertical systems, during the peak egg production. The barn is 100% automated, having 100,000 birds / barn, housed in four batteries with six levels of cages. The results were presented in two articles: Article I - Mapping the thermal environment of open aviaries in vertical position for the phase of peak egg production system; Article II - Determination of representative spatial position of the average temperature and relative humidity for layer hens in vertical rearing systems. Through the results of the survey, one can observe a thermal variability within the aviary, with the central region had higher temperatures of the extremities, and in situations of maximum temperatures occurrence of heat stress in birds. It was also possible to determine the best allocation for spatial positioning of the temperature sensors and humidity within the facility, and that they represent the internal thermal conditions are distant extremities of the aviary at 1⁄4 the length of the installation, and also away from the sides of barn, so as to be positioned in the intermediate runners, the average height of the battery cages.
Na avicultura atual, os avanços nas áreas da nutrição, genética, manejo e sanidade animal, juntamente com a importância que passou a ser dada à ambientação da ave à sua faixa de conforto térmico, permitiram que a atividade se consolidasse como uma das mais importantes do setor agropecuário. O ambiente de produção desempenha papel fundamental para o sucesso ou fracasso da atividade, sendo que fatores ambientais tais como, temperatura e umidade relativa do ar são os que afetam mais diretamente as aves, pois comprometem a sua função basal mais importante, que é a manutenção da própria homeotermia. Sendo assim, as aves necessitam de valores de temperatura e umidade relativa do ar ambiente dentro de certas faixas específicas e, fora desta zona de conforto, tem seu desempenho comprometido. Objetivou-se com este trabalho realizar o mapeamento térmico completo de aviário de postura típico dos padrões praticados no Brasil, sistemas verticais de criação, bem como estabelecer a posição espacial mais representativa das condições médias de temperatura e umidade relativa do ar interna do alojamento para melhor posicionamento dos sensores de comando dos painéis climatizadores. O trabalho foi desenvolvido no município de Itanhandu - Minas Gerais, em uma granja comercial de aves de postura, sendo o aviário utilizado típico dos padrões de criação praticados no Brasil, denominados sistemas verticais, durante a fase de pico de postura das aves. O aviário é 100% automatizado, possuindo 100.000 aves/aviário, alojadas em quatro baterias com seis andares de gaiolas. Os resultados obtidos foram apresentados em dois artigos: Artigo I - Mapeamento do ambiente térmico de aviários de postura abertos em sistema vertical para a fase de pico de postura das aves; Artigo II - Determinação da posição espacial representativa das condições médias de temperatura e umidade relativa do ar para aviários de postura em sistemas verticais de criação. Por meio dos resultados da pesquisa realizada, pode-se observar uma variabilidade térmica dentro do aviário, com a região central apresentando temperaturas superiores as das extremidades, e nas situações de temperaturas máximas ocorrência de estresse calórico das aves. Foi possível também determinar que os melhores posicionamentos espaciais para alocação dos sensores de temperatura e umidade dentro da instalação, e que estes representassem as condições térmicas internas, são distantes das extremidades do aviário, à 1⁄4 o comprimento da instalação, e também afastadas das laterais do aviário, de modo a ser posicionado nos corredores intermediários, na altura média da bateria de gaiolas.
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Grahovac, Milica Verfasser], Thomas [Akademischer Betreuer] Hamacher, Ulrich [Akademischer Betreuer] Wagner, and Gerhard [Akademischer Betreuer] [Hausladen. "Modeling and Optimization of Energy Generation and Storage Systems for Thermal Conditioning of Buildings Targeting Conceptual Building Design / Milica Grahovac. Gutachter: Ulrich Wagner ; Gerhard Hausladen ; Thomas Hamacher. Betreuer: Thomas Hamacher." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1031512624/34.
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Běťák, Karel. "Tepelná vodivost u nestandardních materiálů pro TZB." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-392068.
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The thesis is focused on the determination of the thermal conductivity coefficient on the group of thermoplastics used for 3D printing (PLA, ABS, PETG). The thesis describes the materials used for 3D printing and the design of air conditioning for the grocery store. A stationary method was used for the solution. The heat flux passing through the sample was measured and the thermal conductivity coefficient was calculated. By the chosen method, we determined the coefficient is = 0,11-0,13 W/(m·K). Comparison with the available results of other methods and authors has shown that the resulting coefficient is lower. Based on the data, it is possible to compare the thermal properties of 3D printing materials.
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Mantilla, Gutierrez Weimar. "Towards Flexible Power Generation Short-term Optimization of a Combined Cycle Power Plant Integrated with an Inlet Air Conditioning Unit." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-263904.
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Combined cycle gas turbine power plants (CCGT), as part of the electricity generation fleet, are required to improve their flexibility to help balance the power system under new scenarios with high shares of variable renewable sources. Among the different possibilities to enhance the power plant performance, an inlet air conditioning unit offers the benefit of power augmentation and “minimum environmental load” reduction by controlling the gas turbine intake temperature using cold thermal energy storage and a heat pump. In this thesis, an evaluation of the conditioning unit impact over a power-oriented CCGT under a day-ahead optimized operation strategy is presented. To establish the hourly dispatch of the power plant and the right operation mode of the inlet condition unit bringing the desired benefits, a mixed-integer linear optimization was formulated aiming to maximize the operational profit of the plant within a 24 hours horizon. To assess the impact of the proposed unit operating under this control strategy, annual simulations of a reference power plant were developed with and without the unit, allowing to a comparison of their performance by means of technical and economic indicators. Furthermore, a case study changing equipment sizes was performed in order to identify trends of the power plant performance related to such parameters; and lastly, a sensitivity analysis on market conditions to test the control strategy response was included. The results indicate that the inlet conditioning unit together with the dispatch optimization increase the power plant operational profit trough the gain of power variation over peak and off-peak periods. For the specific case study in northern Italy, it is shown that a power plant integrated with the conditioning unit is more profitable in terms of net present value based on the undertaken investment figures. Related to the technical performance, it also shows that the unit reduces by 1,34% the minimal environmental load when part-load operations are required and that it can increase the net power output by 0.17% annually. All in all, this study presents the benefits of a dispatch optimization strategy when couple to a novel solution to increase CCGT flexibility.Elproducerande kombikraftverk (CCGT) förväntas förbättra sin flexibilitet för att kunna bidra till stabilisering av elnätet i framtida scenarier med ökande andel variabla, förnybara energikällor. Av de diverse metoder som finns att tillgå för att förbättra ett kraftverks prestanda, erbjuder en inluftsbehandlingsenhet både fördelar med kraftförbättring samt minskning av “minimun environmental load”; genom att med hjälp av kall termisk energilagring och en värmepump kontrollera gasens inluftstemperatur till gasturbinen. I den här uppsatsen undersöks hur en sådan inluftsbehandlingsenhet påverkar prestandan hos en kraftproduktionsfokuserad CCGT när en optimerad driftsstrategi introduceras. För att bestämma kraftverkets elproduktion vid varje timme och det korrekta driftläget för luftbehandlingsenheten (för att uppnå tidigare nämnda eftersökta fördelar) formulerades ett linjärt optimeringsproblem med syfte att maximera kraftverkets driftsförtjänst under ett 24-timmars tidsspann. För att bedöma den föreslagna inluftsbehandlingsenhetens inverkan under den optimerade driftsstrategin genomfördes simuleringar av ett referenskraftverk med och utan nämnda enhet, varpå en jämförelse med avseende på teknisk prestanda och ekonomi genomfördes. Vidare genomfördes en fallstudie där storlek på diverse utrustning varierades för att kunna identifiera trender i kraftverksprestanda baserat på dessa parametrar; slutligen genomfördes en känslighetsanalys rörande hur luftbehandlingsenheten och kontrollstrategin reagerar vid olika marknader.. Resultaten indikerar att en inluftsbehandlingsenhet tillsammans med en optimerad driftsstrategi ökar kraftverkets driftsvinning genom en ökad variation i kraftuttag över peak och off-peak timmar. För fallstudien i norra Italien fanns att ett kraftverk med integrerad luftbehandlingsenhet är mer lönsamt sett till nuvärdesanalys. Gällande teknisk prestanda visade resultaten att enheten minskar den minsta miljöbelastningen med 1,34 % när delbelastningsdrift fordras, och att det kan öka nettokraftuttag med 0,17% årligen. Sammanfattningsvis presenterar denna studie fördelarna med ett driftsoptimerat kraftverk kopplat till en ny lösning för att öka flexibilitet hos CCGT:er.
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Shields, Shawn. "Dynamic thermal response of the data center to cooling loss during facility power failure." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29725.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.Committee Chair: Yogendra K. Joshi; Committee Member: Mostafa Ghiaasiaan; Committee Member: Sheldon Jeter. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Suzuki, Eliane Hayashi. "Avaliação do conforto térmico e do nível de CO2 em edifícios de escritório com climatização artificial na cidade de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3146/tde-10012011-101735/.
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O conforto térmico e a qualidade do ar interior são fatores importantes a serem considerados tanto na fase de projeto quanto na operação dos edifícios. Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar as condições do ambiente térmico durante operação do sistema de condicionamento de ar por meio de medições em campo no período de verão. A pesquisa foi realizada em nove edifícios corporativos com climatização artificial na cidade de São Paulo, que foram selecionados conforme critérios pré-estabelecidos de sistema central com distribuição de ar por dutos. A estratégia de medição e o dimensionamento estatístico do número de amostras por edifício foram determinados de acordo com os resultados das primeiras medições. Coletaram-se os dados dos parâmetros ambientais com instrumentação correspondente em três pavimentos aleatórios de cada edifício. Posteriormente, compararam-se os dados com os níveis estipulados por normas técnicas nacionais e internacionais de conforto térmico e qualidade do ar interior, a fim de verificar a eficiência dos sistemas de distribuição de ar dos edifícios pesquisados no que diz respeito à remoção de poluentes, baseado na medição da concentração de dióxido de carbono, e ao provimento do conforto através da análise de variáveis como temperatura, umidade relativa e velocidade do ar. Os resultados mostraram que a maior parte da amostra se enquadrou nas categorias de ambientes térmicos estabelecidos pelas normas e que existe um potencial de conservação de energia nos edifícios de escritório em São Paulo.Thermal comfort and indoor air quality are important factors to be considered during building design and operation. This study aims to evaluate thermal environment conditions during air conditioning system operation through field measurements in summer. The survey was conducted in nine office buildings with mechanical cooling in São Paulo. Measurement strategy and statistical determination of the number of samples per building were determined in accordance to the results of initial measurements. Environmental parameters data was collected with corresponding instrumentation in buildings and then compared with the levels required by national and international standards for thermal comfort and indoor air quality in order to verify air distribution efficiency in regard of pollutants removal, based on carbon dioxide concentration, and the provision of comfort through the analysis of variables such as temperature, relative humidity and air velocity. The results showed that most of the sample fitted into the categories of thermal environment established by the standards and that there is potential for saving energy in air-conditioned buildings in Sao Paulo.
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Veselý, Libor. "Obnova hřídele vzduchotechnického soustrojí." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-318151.
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The subject of this work is the repair of an air-handling unit. Possible causes of the problem are analyzed and multiple solutions are proposed. The first variant considers the refurbishment of the damaged component using thermal spray technology, including the choice of the best method. The second solution proposes the manufacture of a new part using machining in the environment of the company. This process requires an intermediate product to be made, and the choice of the correct machines from what the company has available, choice of the right tools and cutting conditions. The technical-economical evaluation compares the the expenses tied with both of the solutions. The chosen repair solution was used for the repair of the air-handling unit.