Spray cooling was regarded as an effective technique for outdoor cooling but its application to transparent roofs is still limited, owing to the absence of an explicit system design. In this …
H Mao, Q Meng, Z Liu, S Wang, J Wang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor overheating induced by transparent roofs sharply increases the building energy consumption. Water spray offers a potential solution but requiring effective strategy to …
Highly reflective roofs, widely known as cool roofs, can reduce peak surface temperatures and the energy required to cool buildings, mitigate urban microclimates, and offset CO 2 …
FA Tiano, G Rizzo, M Marino, A Monetti - ETransportation, 2020 - Elsevier
The integration of photovoltaic panels on electric and hybrid vehicles is gaining interest, due to the exigencies of reducing carbon footprint of road transportation. In order to develop …
H Mao, Q Meng, S Li, Q Qi, S Wang, J Wang - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cushion roofs are used for improving indoor natural lighting. However, their poor thermal insulation compromises the indoor thermal …
A pneumatic multilayer foil construction with a kinetic shading mechanism has the potential to be an effective response to dynamic climatic factors, such as solar radiation, and therefore …
Wall finishes with high solar reflectance and thermal emittance, commonly known as cool walls, can reduce the exterior surface temperatures of façades, and consequently the …
Y Yin, W Chen, J Hu, B Zhao, X Huang - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
PV-ETFE cushion roof combines transparent ETFE films and flexible photovoltaics, making it possible to harvest both electricity and heat from solar energy simultaneously. However …
J Li, R Jiang, D Xu, Q Huang - Applied Acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the mechanical properties of particle reinforced ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM)/ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) copolymer material were determined …