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An experimental study of solar thermal system with storage for domestic applications
(Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 2018)
Building sector consumes a greater portion of energy for heating and cooling applications. The utilization of fossil fuels for space and water heating in buildings cause a negative effect on the environment by producing ...
Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of a plate heat exchanger using water based Al2O3 nanofluid for 30° and 60° chevron angles
(Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung, 2018)
Nanofluid is a new class of engineering fluid that has good heat transfer characteristics which is essential to increase the heat transfer performance in various engineering applications such as heat exchangers and cooling ...
Advanced life cycle integrated exergoeconomic analysis of building heating systems: An application and proposing new indices
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018)
Advanced exergy-based analysis and assessment tools have been considered very useful tools for detecting the interactions among components of energy-conversion systems and the real potential for improving each component ...
A method of strategic evaluation of energy performance of Building Integrated Photovoltaic in the urban context
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018)
This paper presents an integrated bottom-up approach aimed at helping those dealing with strategical analysis of installation of Building Integrated Photo Voltaic (BIPV) to estimate the electricity production potential ...
Heat Pumps
(Comprehensive Energy Systems, 2018)
Heat pumps (HP) have been a well-known technology for many years and widely used for heating and cooling of residential buildings due to relatively higher energy utilization efficiencies. In this regard, the structure of ...
Determining optimum insulation thickness of a building wall using an environmental impact approach
(Green Energy and Technology, 2018)
This study investigates optimum insulation thickness of a building wall in the city of Bilecik, Turkey. The optimum insulation thicknesses are determined using life cycle cost analyses and a novel method based on the ...
Thermoeconomic analysis and evaluation of a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system based on actual operational data
(Green Energy and Technology, 2018)
In this chapter, we considered a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system, which was installed at Yasar University in Izmir, Turkey, within the framework of an EU/FP7-funded project and has been successfully operated ...
Investigating the effect of turbine inlet temperature on the exergetic improvement potential of a small turbojet engine
(2017 8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2017, 2017)
This paper analyzes and evaluates exergetic improvement rate (IPex) of the components of a small turbojet engine with various turbine inlet temperatures. The engine consists of an inlet, starter generator, a centrifugal ...
Experimental performance assessment of a vacuum cooling system through exergy analysis method
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017)
The food industry, especially the cooling of the food, is a major consumer of energy. The high energy consumption forces the food cooling industry for new refrigeration systems and cooling foods with the low energy ...
Radiant Heating-cooling Performance Assessment in a Shopping Center in Sopron, Hungary
(Energy Procedia, 2017)
In this study, performance of a radiant heating-cooling via air source heat pump was investigated. This study is part of a project funded by European Union's FP7 for research, technological development and demonstration. ...