Publications associées à Tirage thermique

Impact of Standard versus Tracked-based User Behavior into Energy Simulations of Open-Space Offices

Dolaana Khovalyg, Verena Marie Barthelmes, Arnab Chatterjee

This simulation-based study aimed to contribute to gaining knowledge on how much the deviation between occupant-related input by the national standard and by insitu measurements might impact predictions of heating/cooling needs in offices. Analysis was per ...

2023

Review on ventilation rates in the ventilated air-spaces behind common wall assemblies with external cladding

Dolaana Khovalyg, Mohammad Rahiminejad

For many decades, ventilated cavities in wall assemblies of buildings have been essential for creating moisture resilient constructions by allowing airflow within the air gap to promote drying. In addition to that, the airflow in the cavity can enhance the ...

2021

Kinetic processes in the high-temperature pressure-infiltration of Al into Al2O3

Andreas Mortensen, Ludger Weber, Marta Fornabaio, Gionata Schneider

We explore the influence (i) of the interaction between aluminium and alumina, and (ii) of sodium impurities present in Bayer alumina, on the pressure infiltration of alumina particle preforms with molten aluminium. At 1000°C or above, although the alumini ...

2020

Power-to-methane via co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2: The effects of pressurized operation and internal methanation

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Stefan Diethelm, Ligang Wang, Tzu-En Lin, Hanfei Zhang

This paper presents a model-based investigation to handle the fundamental issues for the design of co-electrolysis based power-to-methane at the levels of both the stack and system: the role of CO2 in co-electrolysis, the benefits of employing pressurized ...

2019

Urban greening archetypes at the European scale

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Nahid Mohajeri Pour Rayeni, Cynthia Houmani, Ismaël Krafess

Urban greening has great ecological, social and economic benefits for the built environment. It also has significant impacts on the microclimate and urban energy balance. In this study, we quantify the impacts of urban greening on the ground surface temper ...

IOP Science2019

Model-based interpretation of floor vibrations for indoor occupant tracking

Ian Smith, Yves Sylvain Gilles Reuland, Slah Drira

Information regarding occupant flows inside buildings is beneficial for applications such as thermal-load control, market research and security enhancement. Existing methodologies for occupant tracking involve data-driven techniques that rely either on rad ...

2019

Power-to-fuels via solid-oxide electrolyzer: Operating window and techno-economics

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Stefan Diethelm, Ligang Wang, Tzu-En Lin

Power-to-fuel systems via solid-oxide electrolysis are promising for storing excess renewable electricity by efficient electrolysis of steam (or co-electrolysis of steam and CO2) into hydrogen (or syngas), which can be further converted into synthetic fuel ...

2019

Progressive activation of degradation processes in solid oxide fuel cells stacks: Part I: Lifetime extension by optimisation of the operating conditions

Daniel Favrat, Jan Van Herle, Arata Nakajo

The degradation of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) depends on stack and system design and operation. A methodology to evaluate synergistically these aspects to achieve the lowest production cost of electricity has not yet been developed. A repeating unit mod ...

Elsevier2012

A new building energy model coupled with an urban canopy parameterization for urban climate simulations-part I. formulation, verification, and sensitivity analysis of the model

Alain Clappier, Andrea Krpo

The generation of heat in buildings, and the way this heat is exchanged with the exterior, plays an important role in urban climate. To analyze the impact on urban climate of a change in the urban structure, it is necessary to build and use a model capable ...

2010

Assessing the natural ventilation potential of the Basel region

Mario Germano

A method is proposed to assess the natural ventilation potential (NVP) of the Basel Region, Switzerland, by taking into account the most comprehensive set of factors involved in natural ventilation. These factors are either driving forces, such as wind pre ...

2007

Multicriteria assessment of natural ventilation potential

Claude-Alain Roulet, Mario Germano

A method is proposed to assess the natural ventilation potential by taking into account the most comprehensive set of factors involved in natural ventilation. These factors are either driving forces, such as wind pressure and stack effect, or constraints, ...

2006

Qualitative modelling of the natural ventilation potential in urban context

Mario Germano

The two objectives of natural ventilation in buildings are the improvement of indoor air quality and thermal comfort. The methodology proposed hereafter provides an assessment of the natural ventilation potential for indoor air quality, while taking into c ...

EPFL2006

Experimental study on the concept of liquid cooling for improving fire resistance of FRP structures for construction

Thomas Keller, Craig Tracy

This paper presents experimental studies on the fire behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite laminates and unloaded cellular FRP components with internal liquid cooling. The experiments were conducted to verify the objective of liquid cooling ...

2005

In-vivo fluence rate effect in photodynamic therapy of early cancers with tetra(m-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin

Hubert van den Bergh, Georges Wagnières, Alain Woodtli

Several parameters affect clin. trials in photodynamic therapy and influence the therapeutic outcome. Beside drug dose, light dose, drug-light interval and other variables, the fluence rate is a parameter that can influence the therapeutic results. In this ...

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