Abstract: Thermomechanical stress and displacement fields for a propagating crack in functionally graded materials (FGMs) are developed using displacement potentials and asymptotic analysis. The shear modulus, ...

Abstract: The underfloor air distribution (UFAD) system, which is a building energy-saving technology, is an air-conditioning system that enables maintenance of the indoor temperature with a relatively low supply air flow rate. UFAD ...

Abstract: In many office buildings, an air-handling unit (AHU) in a variable air volume (VAV) system is operated using discharge air temperature (DAT) simply fixed at a particular set point. However, this simply fixed control causes ...