[HTML][HTML] Porous materials in building energy technologies—A review of the applications, modelling and experiments
Improving energy efficiency in buildings is central to achieving the goals set by Paris
agreement in 2015, as it reduces the energy consumption and consequently the emission of …
agreement in 2015, as it reduces the energy consumption and consequently the emission of …
A review of roofing methods: Construction features, heat reduction, payback period and climatic responsiveness
The roofs of buildings play an essential role in energy efficiency because a significant
amount of solar radiation is absorbed by roofs in hot weather and a significant amount of …
amount of solar radiation is absorbed by roofs in hot weather and a significant amount of …
Experimental investigation on the influence of evaporative cooling of permeable pavements on outdoor thermal environment
Permeable pavements are effective in mitigating the urban heat island effect via evaporative
cooling and have been widely used in south China. However, few studies focus on the …
cooling and have been widely used in south China. However, few studies focus on the …
Impacts of the water absorption capability on the evaporative cooling effect of pervious paving materials
Pervious pavements are efficient in the mitigation of urban heat island effects. Many studies
have revealed the water availability of pervious paving materials dominates the evaporative …
have revealed the water availability of pervious paving materials dominates the evaporative …
Impact of green roof and orientation on the energy performance of buildings: A case study from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest countries in the Middle East region in terms of population,
geographic area and scale of economy. It has a fast growing energy sector with over 76% of …
geographic area and scale of economy. It has a fast growing energy sector with over 76% of …
A simplified numerical model for evaporative cooling by water spray over roof surfaces
A ketan Nayak, A Hagishima, J Tanimoto - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Evaporative cooling is a well-known passive technique adopted especially in hot and dry
climatic regions. This paper presents a simplified numerical model to assess the impact of …
climatic regions. This paper presents a simplified numerical model to assess the impact of …
Acrylic white paint of industrial sector for cool roofing application: Experimental investigation of summer behavior and aging problem under Mediterranean climate
RF De Masi, S Ruggiero, GP Vanoli - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper proposes a complete experimental characterization of an acrylic white paint,
widespread in the field of household appliances or automotive sector. This paints has been …
widespread in the field of household appliances or automotive sector. This paints has been …
Direct evaporative cooling performance of ambient air using a ceramic wet porous layer
Direct evaporative cooling is one of the efficient traditional strategies to provide summer
comfort in a building or air-conditioning in storage rooms. The present paper concerns a …
comfort in a building or air-conditioning in storage rooms. The present paper concerns a …
Annual experimental research on convective heat transfer coefficient of exterior surface of building external wall
W Yang, X Zhu, J Liu - Energy and buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
The convective heat transfer coefficient (CHTC) of the exterior surface of a building envelope
is a basic parameter that is used to represent the intensity of the convective heat transfer …
is a basic parameter that is used to represent the intensity of the convective heat transfer …
Impact of climatic factors on evaporative cooling of porous building materials
The evaporative cooling of porous building materials is one of the passive strategies used
for building energy conservation. The effect of evaporative cooling strongly depends on the …
for building energy conservation. The effect of evaporative cooling strongly depends on the …