Overheating in residential building is a challenging problem that causes thermal discomfort, productivity reduction, and health problems. This paper aims to assess the climate change impact on thermal comfort in a Belgian reference case. The case study represents a nearly zero energy building that operates without active cooling during summer. The ...
De gevolgen van klimaatverandering leiden tot een toename van de frequentie en intensiteit van hittegolven tijdens de zomer en de transformatie van een bewolkte hemel naar een turbulente heldere hemel met toenemende uren zonnestraling. De impact hiervan is opmerkelijk voor het thermische comfort en welzijn van de bewoners in gebouwen. In deze prese...
Published in Russian Metallurgy (Metally)
AbstractThe modern concepts of the structure of liquid metals and alloys are considered. Several types of microinhomogeneity and microheterogeneity are shown to exist in liquid metal solutions. Their structural state changes as a result of variations in composition, history, temperature, and pressure or the influence of various external actions. Up...
Nowadays, the high rate of urban population growth due to immigration and scarcity of land has significantly increased the need for new high-rise dwellings. Meanwhile, the recent building regulations require buildings to be highly energy-efficient to reduce the building’s impact on the environment. However, the inherent characteristics of these new...
Climate change has a progressive nature; thus, our buildings must be designed to be adaptive and resilient towards changing climate conditions. Passive design strategies applied to building envelope are crucial in reducing the energy demand and provide thermal comfort. However, it is essential to understand their performance in the presence of clim...
Published in Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals
AbstractThe conditions of the formation of stable and metastable aluminides Aln(Zr1 – xNbx) formed during the crystallization of superheated melts of the Al‒Zr‒Nb system are considered. Upon a close zirconium content in the alloys of 0.23–0.25 at %, the niobium content varies from 0.05 to 0.21 at %. Alloys are prepared in a resistance furnace at a ...
The paper examines control and management by thermal mode of the internal surface of heat-insulated combustion chamber walls for green & / efficient diesel and gas turbine engines due to the application of opaque or semitransparent thermal barrier materials (coatings). The authors&rsquo / model is devoted to combined radiant heat transfer both i...
Published in Applied Solar Energy
AbstractThe parameters of a combined photo-thermoelectric installation based on modern solar cells (SCs) made of polycrystalline silicon and thermoelectric batteries (TBs) based on bismuth telluride with improved thermal contacts were experimentally investigated. The heating and cooling of the photovoltaic section of the installation were studied. ...
The trend of lightweight framed building structures is gaining in popularity. Due to lower accumulation capability and thermal stability, buildings might be inclined to higher risk of overheating. The purpose of this study is to investigate overheating in lightweight framed buildings from the aspect of thermal comfort and energy efficiency in cooli...
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is among the most urgent social development tasks due to the scale of energy consumption in this industry. At the same time, it is essential to meet high requirements for indoor environmental quality and thermal comfort. The issue of overheating is most often analysed in summer but it also occurs in tran...
