Abstract: In contrast to building energy conversion equipment, less improvement has been achieved in thermal energy distribution, storage and control systems in terms of energy efficiency and peak load ...

Abstract: A simplified ice storage system model was developed in which the icemaking mode is reflected by a higher power consumption per unit cooling than in chilled-water mode. The performance of four ...

Abstract: This paper surveys past and current research of optimal control for central chilled water plants with ice thermal energy storage. The motivation for thermal energy storage in commercial buildings ...

Abstract: The siting and operation of hazardous waste management facilities require permits from federal, state, and local agencies. These include permits for land use, water, and air discharges and facility operation. Because of ...

Abstract: An Eulerian procedure that avoids both interpolation and iteration is proposed for determining the departure points of trajectories. It is applicable to semi-Lagrangian models formulated either on the plane or on the sphere. ...

Abstract: A technique is presented for meteorological modeling in which all variables are held on an unstaggered grid, but the winds are transformed to a staggered C grid for the gravity wave calculations. An important feature is ...

Abstract: This paper describes an investigation of the economic performance of a central chiller plant with thermal energy storage (TES) operating in a hotel in California and an office building in Wisconsin for the following three ...

Abstract: This paper describes a macroanalytic approach to energy management in buildings. Conventionally, energy improvement measures are designed and deployed in buildings, expecting and typically achieving energy savings from ...

Abstract: The primary objective of this paper and its companion is to give the practicing engineer tools for quick design of steel and composite girders in flexure and shear and to provide a reference to aid with the transition to ...