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RISEffect of Air Flow on Heat Transfer in Walls
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An analytical model to characterize the air leakage effects on the heat transfer within a permeable one-layered wall is presented. The general solution to the steady-periodic problem is presented. ...
An Overview of Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Building Energy Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An overview of commonly used methodologies based on the artificial intelligence approach is provided with a special emphasis on neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic algorithms. A description ...
Impact of Above Grade Walls on Three Dimensional Building Foundation Heat Transfer From Slab On Grade Floors
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a new threedimensional analytical solution for transient groundcoupled heat transfer associated with slabongrade floor building foundations. The impact of abovegrade walls on groundcoupled heat transfer ...
A Comparative Energy Analysis of Dynamic External Shadings for Office Buildings
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this paper, the energy performance of dynamic instead of static shading devices is investigated for prototypical US office spaces. Specifically, six dynamic shading systems are considered to assess their ability to ...
Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects—Part I: Model Development and Validation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper introduces a simplified simulation environment to model the reciprocal thermal interactions between urban air and buildings. Specifically, the simulation environment accounts for several factors that are responsible ...
Steady-State Heat Transfer From Adjacent Slab-on-Grade Floors
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Hourly Solar Radiation Model Suitable for Worldwide Typical Weather File Generation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A new model is developed to predict hourly solar radiation for any climate zone worldwide. The model solar radiation predictions are suitable to generate typical weather files used to evaluate ...
Design Optimization of Energy Efficient Office Buildings in Tunisia
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Optimal and costeffective energy efficiency design and operation options are evaluated for office buildings in Tunisia. In the analysis, several design and operation features are considered including orientation, window ...
Evaluation of Passive Cooling Systems for Residential Buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this paper, passive cooling strategies have been investigated to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing cooling thermal loads and air conditioning energy consumption for residential buildings in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...
Design of Carbon-Neutral Residential Communities in Kuwait
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this paper, a general methodology for designing carbon-neutral residential communities is presented. Both energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies are considered in the design approach. First, energy ...