Application of passive wall systems for improving the energy efficiency in buildings: A comprehensive review

H Omrany, A Ghaffarianhoseini… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The building sector accounts for approximately 40% of total global energy usage. Energy
consumption for space heating and cooling makes up 60% of the total consumed energy in …

Thermal energy storage in building integrated thermal systems: A review. Part 2. Integration as passive system

L Navarro, A De Gracia, D Niall, A Castell, M Browne… - Renewable energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy consumption trends in residential and commercial buildings show a significant
increase in recent decades. One of the key points for reducing energy consumption in …

Numerical analysis on the cooling performance of a ventilated Trombe wall combined with venetian blinds in an office building

Z Hu, W He, X Hong, J Ji, Z Shen - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
Using a Trombe wall with venetian blinds (VBTW) as a cooling system in an office building
with split-type air conditioner and simultaneously considering the requirements of outdoor …

Thermal and hydraulic analysis on a novel Trombe wall with venetian blind structure

W He, X Hong, X Wu, G Pei, Z Hu, W Tang, Z Shen… - Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims to present a CFD investigation into the heat transfer and friction
characteristic of a Trombe wall equipped with venetian blinds. This involved (1) …

[PDF][PDF] A study of a hybrid solar heat storage wall (Trombe wall) utilizing paraffin wax and water

MT Chaichan, KI Abaas… - Journal of Research in …, 2016 - researchgate.net
In this study, a simple storage wall (Trombe wall) was built and tested in winter days in
Baghdad City. The wall area was 1 m2 facing south. The wall consisted of wooden box …

Numerical investigation of the heating performance of normal and new designed Trombe wall

M Rabani, V Kalantar - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Springer
In this paper a numerical comparison has been made between the heating performance of
the new designed and normal Trombe wall under Yazd (Iran) desert climate. The new …

Numerical modelling of effect of channel width on heat transfer and ventilation in a built-in PV-Trombe wall

Y Su, B Zhao, F Lei, W Deng - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The heat transfer and air flow rate in a built-in PV-Trombe wall with vertical inlet were
numerically simulated based on CFD method. Effect of channel width on heat transfer and …

The state of the art for technologies used to decrease demand in buildings: thermal energy storage

A De Gracia, C Barreneche, AI Fernández… - Energy Performance of …, 2016 - Springer
The high energy consumption in the building sector, especially for heating and cooling, has
promoted new and more restrictive energy policies around the world, such as the new …

Parede Trombe: estudo experimental comparativo de desempenho térmico para aquecimento e arrefecimento na cidade de São Paulo

CF Bianco - 2016 - teses.usp.br
O objeto desta pesquisa é o desempenho térmico do sistema passivo parede Trombe para
aquecimento e arrefecimento. O objetivo é avaliar o desempenho térmico dessa tecnologia …

Energy Performance for a Residential Building: comparison between seasonal method (national) and monthly method (PHPP)

DSS Teles - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Under the pressure of saving energy, the world is seeking different ways to pursue a
sustainable development concept. Buildings are a sector which plays one of the most …