A review on physical and data-driven modeling of buildings hygrothermal behavior: Models, approaches and simulation tools

MA Hamdaoui, MH Benzaama, Y El Mendili… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hygrothermal simulation of hygroscopic building materials is a real challenge, in terms
of regulations and labelling, but also in decision-making. Today, we lack reference models …

Vertical dimension of urban thermal environments: A literature survey

C Liu, X Ye, X Huang, Y Xu - Cities, 2025 - Elsevier
Global climate change and urbanization have significantly altered urban thermal
environments, escalating urban disasters and heat-related health issues. Considering the …

Heat transfer enhancement in a regenerative cooling channel using porous media

X Zhu, D Pan, Y Gao, Y Guo, Y Guan, H Ma - Chemical Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The endothermic hydrocarbon fuels play an important role in the thermal management of
hypersonic scramjet. However, there often involve serious thermal stratifications in the …

Experimental study on the effects of a moving sun patch on heating radiant slabs: The issue of occupants' thermal comfort

T Li, A Merabtine, M Lachi, R Bennacer, J Kauffmann - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In pursuit of a better indoor thermal environment, radiant heating systems have been widely
employed in residential buildings. The effect of the sun patch on floor heating systems is …

Radiant systems and solar-driven overheating: a comprehensive literature analysis over a decade

S Shi, A Merabtine, R Bennacer - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiant systems are becoming increasingly popular owing to their array of advantages,
such as enhanced thermal comfort, decreased energy consumption, quiet operation, and …

Experimental and numerical study of the sunspot's effect on the dynamic thermal behavior of a room equipped with an earth-air heat exchanger, in the heating season

H Maaden, S Menhoudj, AM Mokhtari… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective of this research is to study the dynamic thermal behavior of the indoor air
in a room equipped with an Earth Air Heat Exchanger under the sunspot effect during the …

[HTML][HTML] Direct-supply chilled-water radiant-floor cooling system coupled with an earth‒air heat exchanger system: A case study in a building

J Yang, H Cao, Z Wang, Y Liu, W Song… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
To date, the use of shallow geothermal energy to directly cool and dehumidify a building in
summer via a direct-supply chilled-water radiant-floor cooling (DS-RFC) system coupled …

[HTML][HTML] Simplified calculation and control method of floor surface temperature for radiant floor and fresh air coupled cooling systems in steady-state

X Wang, W Lei, W Zhang, Y Zhang, L Zhang - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiant floor and fresh air coupled cooling systems (RF&FA cooling systems) are
increasingly used in practice. Many large space buildings use this type of system in summer …

Development of solver with user interface for surface radiative exchange based on OpenFOAM platform

CA Wang, XH Feng, L Wang - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Surface radiative exchange is widely used in the fields related to industrial and environment.
Accurate and rapid calculation of the surface radiant heat flux can predict and prevent …