Tropical climates and the interplay between IEQ and energy consumption in buildings: A review

A Verma, V Gupta, K Nihar, A Jana, RK Jain… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can impact human health, well-being, and productivity.
This paper reviews the couplings between IEQ which consists of thermal, acoustic, visual …

Indoor thermal responses and their influential factors——impacts of local climate and contextual environment: A literature review

J Zhang, J Huang, F Zhang, S Liang, L Chun… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor thermal comfort/perception (ITC) would be affected by contextual factors. The present
article reviewed findings (thermal responses represented by neutral temperature, NT) of ITC …

Effect of water mist stimulation on dynamic thermal response of pedestrians in summer

Y Gao, L Ge, T Zhong, X Meng - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to reduce the heat stress caused by urban heat island and local overheating of the
city, the spray cooling system is arranged in the streets. The purpose of this study was to …

Machine learning for advanced design of nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes

M Fetanat, M Keshtiara, ZX Low… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although the incorporation of nanoparticles into ultrafiltration polymeric membranes has
shown promising outcomes, their commercial implementation has yet to be fulfilled due to …

Assessment of macroclimate and microclimate effects on outdoor thermal comfort via artificial neural network models

J Zhang, F Zhang, Z Gou, J Liu - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Outdoor thermal comfort is significantly affected by climate, including macroclimate, local
climate, and microclimate. However, the combined impacts of macroclimate and …

Physiological sensing of personal thermal comfort with wearable devices in fan-assisted cooling environments in the tropics

C Cen, S Cheng, NH Wong - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort prediction with physiological parameters has been getting increasing
attention due to the advances in wearable sensing technology. Previous studies in chamber …

Impact of urban morphology on outdoor air temperature and microclimate optimization strategy base on Pareto optimality in Northeast China

J Zhang, P Cui, H Song - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The urban microclimate is affected by the urban morphology parameters. The objective of
this study was to investigate the correlation between air temperature and urban morphology …

Machine learning for design of thin-film nanocomposite membranes

M Fetanat, M Keshtiara, R Keyikoglu, A Khataee… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel machine learning approach is proposed for estimation of the permeate
flux and foulant rejection in nanocomposite filtration membranes. Nine independent …

Investigation of outdoor thermal comfort prediction models in South China: A case study in Guangzhou

Z Fang, Z Zheng, X Feng, D Shi, Z Lin, Y Gao - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A suitable outdoor thermal environment can encourage people to partake in outdoor
activities, which, in turn, reduces building energy consumption. This can be achieved by …

Thermal environment and thermal comfort in metro systems: A case study in severe cold region of China

C Wang, C Li, L Xie, X Wang, L Chang, X Wang… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban rail transit in China has been booming, and improving the comfort of the riding
environment is critical to ensuring its long-term development. However, few studies have …