Books by Keyword: Thermal Performance

Description: This special edition delves into the complexities and highlights some advancements in the applied approaches to investigating heat and mass transfer in various engineering systems, analyses some approaches for assessment of the structural integrity of engineering structures and investigates properties of optical materials. The edition will be helpful to a wide range of scientists and engineers.

Description: The 62nd issue of the journal includes articles that describe the latest research results in materials science, including alloys and composites, solar energy concentrator design, power electronic engineering, building materials and level service analysis in the trading company.

Description: This volume collects papers that acquaint readers with numerical and experimental investigation results of heat and mass transfer processes and fatigue failure materials and structural elements in the various technical systems.

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This journal volume presents results on the investigation of the characteristics of polycrystalline silicon thin film for solar cells and the development of the electrical model of an electrochemical cell with solid polymer electrolyte. Readers can also look at the results of the design and experimental investigation of cube satellite, pico hydro generator for the low energy consumption, and agricultural drone. The structural elements of these devices were produced by 3D printing technologies. The volume also presents the results of an experimental investigation of the thermal performance of the smart passive cooling roof system for residential buildings.

Description: The book is collected from papers that were presented at the 2019 4th International Seminar on Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (ISAMSE 2019, August 16-18, 2019, Shanghai, China) and it introduces the recent research results in the area of materials science and technologies of materials processing. We hope this collection will be useful and interesting for many researchers and engineers in their professional activity.

Description: The 47th volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" contains articles describing the research results in the fields of development of new building materials and construction technologies, environmental impacts assessment of modern building technologies and materials, and also the implementation of sustainable technologies in architecture and building industry. The articles will be useful for many engineers as well as for academic teachers and students majoring in architecture and modern construction.

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Development of the material-technological base in the field of architecture and  construction is progressing faster than in the previous periods. Based on the potential of new materials and technologies, it is possible to create advanced architecture and engineering building systems. Integration of advanced materials, technologies and construction systems creates a high-quality architectural construction with optimum performance in the presence as well as in the future. Nevertheless, improper application of high quality materials in the wrong environment may cause a defect.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 20th Thermophysics 2015, October 14-16, 2015, Terchova, Slovakia. The 30 papers reflect recent achievements on different problems of heat transfer in liquid, solid and gaseous substances and computational methods for their solving as well as methods of materials thermophysical properties measurements. Theoretical methods are illustrated with comprehensive examples from practical applications.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 9^th International enviBUILD 2014 Conference, September 18-19, 2014, Brno, Czech Republic.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 99 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Building Materials and Components,
Chapter 2: Energy Performance of Buildings,
Chapter 3: Retrofitting and Revitalization of Buildings,
Chapter 4: Sustainable Building and Environmental Assessments,
Chapter 5: Hygrothermal Performance of Buildings,
Chapter 6: Indoor Climate, Thermal Comfort and Ventilation,
Chapter 7: Daylighting and Insolation,
Chapter 8: Acoustics and Noise Protection.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering (ICEEEE 2013), January 18-19, 2013, Hangzhou, China.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The papers in this collection disclose the latest developments in the field of energy engineering and environmental engineering. In particular, the papers cover topics of energy engineering, environmental engineering, advanced materials science and other correlation technique.