A comprehensive guide to built environment thermal conditioning systems Radiant Heating and Cooling: Green Heat Transfer for the Built Environment provides the latest information on radiant heating and cooling with green energy. The book covers relevant radiant/alternative energy ASHRAE, DOE, EPA, and international standards. Conduction and convection heat transfer issues are reviewed and discussed throughout. Features the latest DOE recommended guidelines for HR&C Shows how to increase thermal comfort, reference energy standards, and calculate design, layout, and energy consumption US EPA ENERGY STAR classification for certain radiant heating products Coverage includes: Introduction to Radiant Systems; Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics; Thermal Comfort; Sizing and Load Estimation; Radiant Heating Systems; Control of Radiant Heating Systems; Hybrid Systems; Engineering Design Tools to Assist in Heater/Cooler Sizing
Chitrarekha Kabre. When considering radiant heating or cooling for occupant thermal comfort, the following terms describe the temperature and energy characteristics of the total radiant environment: i) Mean radiant temperature (T MRT ) ...
Exergy: Theory and Applications in the Built Environment is dedicated to answer this fundamental question by discussing the theory of “exergy” and by demonstrating its use extensively to describe a variety of systems in particular for ...
This book provides the reader with an understanding of the impact that different morphologies, construction materials and green coverage solutions have on the urban microclimate, thus affecting the comfort conditions of urban inhabitants ...
This new text: *provides core understanding of heat transfer and fluid flow from a building services perspective *complements a range of courses in building services engineering *underpins and extends the themes of the author's previous ...
In order to write this book, well-known U.S. green building expert Jerry Yudelson interviewed a number of Europe’s leading architects and engineers and visited many exemplary projects.
The second edition of this reliable text provides readers with a thorough understanding of the design procedures that are essential in designing new buildings and building refurbishment.
... heat or cool the ventilation air. Heat recovery systems also enable a reduction in the heating and cooling capacity of the system.9 Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is a type of mechanical equipment that ...
The second edition of this reliable text provides readers with a thorough understanding of the design procedures that are essential in designing new buildings and building refurbishment.Covering the fundamentals of...
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... radiant heating system based on solar and air source heat pump dual heat source. Appl. Energy185, 2094–2105 (2016) 6. Juan, X., Weijun, G.: Analysis on energy consumption of rural building based on survey in northern China. Energy ...