To effectively reduce building energy consumption, a novel full fresh air system with a heat source tower (HST) and a borehole heat exchanger (BHE) was proposed for space cooling and dehumidification in this paper. The cooling system only adopts geothermal energy to produce dry and cold fresh air for space cooling and dehumidification through the B...
Published in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
1. As global temperatures rise, droughts are becoming more frequent and severe. To predict how drought might affect plant communities, ecologists have traditionally designed experiments with controlled watering regimes and rainout shelters. Both treatments have proven effective for simulating soil drought. However, neither are designed to directly ...
V zaključni nalogi je predstavljen problem prekomerne vlažnosti, ki s svojo prisotnostjo zmanjšuje bivalno ugodje v prostoru. Najlažje se je lahko znebimo s prezračevanjem, ki je bodisi naravno bodisi mehansko. Pri tem se pojavlja vprašanje, katera oblika je učinkovitejša. Najprej smo naredili primerjavo na teoretični ravni, vse skupaj pa smo hotel...
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces
We present a novel power-to-water (P2W) battery that can store electricity as thermal energy and discharge it as a heat source for hygroscopic solution desorption. The battery can work in two scenarios: atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) and dehumidification. The involvement of high-grade energy and sophisticated design enables better sorption kine...
Published in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
The effective management of atmospheric water will create huge value for mankind. Diversified and sustainable biopolymers that are derived from organisms provide rich building blocks for various hygroscopic materials. Here, a comprehensive review of recent advances in developing biopolymers for hygroscopic materials is provided. It is begun with a ...
In the current context of joint efforts towards the decarbonisation of buildings, integrating occupants' comfort and health with latest technological advancements for energy efficiency is at the center of the latest development of research, policies and professional practice. Radiant systems are encountering great success since the low-thickness sy...
peer reviewed / This work contributes to assess the impact of coupling two indirect evaporative cooling technologies with a standard desiccant evaporative cooling system. In the first modified version, an indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) is added to the system. The secondary air of the IEC is the air extracted from the building. In the second inve...
The current standard of residential buildings is based on well-insulated and airtight construction as an effective way to reduce primary energy consumption. On the other hand, this intensifies the issue of the indoor air quality. In this paper, the applicability of a hybrid dehumidification/evaporative cooling system for the processing and supply o...
Published in Frontiers in Chemistry
A honeycomb rotary wheel fabricated from sheet adsorbent of silica gel is a competitive drying facility for air dehumidification in modern drying and air conditioning industries due to its large contacting area (3,000 m2/m3) and the rapid diffusion of the adsorbate compared to silica gel pellets. The delicate preparation procedure of hygroscopic si...
In this study, we report the influence of carbon-based spacer-oxidized derivatives of fullerenes (fullerenols) C60(OH)26–32 and graphene oxide nanoribbons on the performance and pressure stability of graphene-oxide-based composite membranes. The impact of the intercalant shape and composition on the permeance of the selective layers for water vapor...
