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Thermal comfort and energy consumption in modern versus traditional buildings in Cameroon: A questionnaire-based statistical study

Nematchoua, Modeste Kameni; Tchinda, René; Orosa, José A. - In: Applied Energy 114 (2014) C, pp. 687-699

The present article reports the results of a questionnaire-based statistical study of subjective answers by inhabitants regarding thermal comfort and energy consumption in their area of residence. This study was conducted in five towns of four Cameroon regions with different climatic conditions...

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Smart meter adoption and deployment strategy for residential buildings in Indonesia

Chou, Jui-Sheng; Gusti Ayu Novi Yutami, I - In: Applied Energy 128 (2014) C, pp. 336-349

For countries pursuing sustainable development and energy efficiency, the use of smart meters is considered a first step in allowing residential consumers to remotely control their energy consumption, and a promising technology for conserving limited energy resources. However, despite the...

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An experimental investigation on reverse-cycle defrosting performance for an air source heat pump using an electronic expansion valve

Qu, Minglu; Xia, Liang; Deng, Shiming; Jiang, Yiqiang - In: Applied Energy 97 (2012) C, pp. 327-333

When an air source heat pump (ASHP) operates in heating mode, frost can be accumulated on the surface of its finned outdoor coil. Frosting deteriorates the operation and energy efficiency of the ASHP and periodic defrosting becomes necessary. Currently the most widely used standard defrosting...

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Analysis of thermal and electrical performance of a hybrid (PV/T) air based solar collector for Iraq

Amori, Karima E.; Taqi Al-Najjar, Hussein M. - In: Applied Energy 98 (2012) C, pp. 384-395

The electrical and thermal performance of a typical single pass hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) air collector is … solar radiation on the performance of the hybrid collector. The approved model is applied for a winter day (22 January 2011 …

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Performance and fuel conversion efficiency of a spark ignition engine fueled with iso-butanol

Irimescu, Adrian - In: Applied Energy 96 (2012) C, pp. 477-483

investigated the effect of fueling a port injection engine with iso-butanol, as compared to gasoline operation. Performance levels …

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Performance enhancement of vapor recompression heat pump

Waheed, M.A.; Oni, A.O.; Adejuyigbe, S.B.; Adewumi, B.A.; … - In: Applied Energy 114 (2014) C, pp. 69-79

option to boost the plant performance. However, in situation where such streams are not available within the plant premises …

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Effect of induced cross flow on flow pattern and performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Jiao, Kui; Bachman, John; Zhou, Yibo; Park, Jae Wan - In: Applied Energy 115 (2014) C, pp. 75-82

pattern and performance. In this study, three-dimensional numerical simulations are carried out to investigate the effect of … induced cross flow on the flow pattern and performance of a PEMFC with a previously proposed and experimentally studied novel … in improving PEMFC performance. …

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Heating performance characteristics of a dual source heat pump using air and waste heat in electric vehicles

Ahn, Jae Hwan; Kang, Hoon; Lee, Ho Seong; Jung, Hae Won; … - In: Applied Energy 119 (2014) C, pp. 1-9

in electric vehicles. However, the heating performance of a single source heat pump has yet to be improved at low outdoor …. The performance of the dual source heat pump was measured at various operation modes: air source-only, waste heat-only and … dual heat source. The heating performance of the dual source heat pump was higher than those of the single source heat …

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Performance analysis of a two-stage desiccant cooling system

Tu, Rang; Liu, Xiao-Hua; Jiang, Yi - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 1562-1574

Multi-stage desiccant systems are an effective way to improve the performance of desiccant dehumidification systems … heat pump. The performance of a heat pump-driven two-stage desiccant wheel system is analyzed in this paper. Models of the … desiccant wheel and heat pump systems are utilized to predict system performance. The effects on system performance of the …

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Estimation of performance variation of future generation IGCC with coal quality and gasification process – Simulation results of EU H2-IGCC project

Mansouri Majoumerd, Mohammad; Raas, Han; De, Sudipta; … - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 452-462

quality and the selection of gasifiers on the overall performance of the baseline configuration of the IGCC plant. Four … performance of the plant. Simulation results show that slurry-fed gasifiers are not suitable for lignite coal, while dry …

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