Article
Construction & Building Technology
Chenjiyu Liang, Xianting Li, Lin Fang, Takema Nakazawa, Toshio Tanaka
Summary: In this study, a fresh air handling unit with exhaust air heat recovery is constructed using grade matching of loads and waste and natural energies. The improved system configuration, determined under different typical fresh air parameter conditions, ensures efficient operation throughout the year. Numerical models show that the proposed system achieves higher energy efficiency and a shorter payback period compared to the traditional system.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Maciej Besler, Wojciech Cepinski, Piotr Keskiewicz
Summary: This paper describes a study on improving microclimate parameters in dairy cows' barns using a direct-contact air, gravel, ground heat exchanger (GAHE). Through computer simulations and comparison with a baseline model, the changes in microclimate parameters throughout the year were investigated, and the benefits of GAHE use were indicated.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Brian Considine, John Gallagher, Prashant Kumar, Aonghus McNabola
Summary: Numerical analysis of commercial AHU inlets revealed that the design of AHU inlets has significant implications on indoor air quality and building energy consumption, with potential to positively impact both aspects through inlet design.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
F. Cruz-Peragon, F. J. Gomez-de la Cruz, J. M. Palomar-Carnicero, R. Lopez-Garcia
Summary: This work presents the optimal design of a hybrid ground source heat pump (GSHP) that takes into account thermal imbalance and space limitation for the ground heat exchanger field (GHE) in an official building. The study utilizes experiments and modeling to simulate the behavior of the GHE and seeks to find a balance between energy savings and internal rate of return through design optimization.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Gaetan Pavard, Aurelie Joubert, Yves Andres, Pierre Le Cann
Summary: This study investigates the evolution of filtration efficiency in an AHU fitted with bag filters over a 12-month period. The results show that the filtration efficiency remains constant throughout the study, while the filter pressure drop increases. The particulate filtration efficiency and microbial filtration efficiency are found to be quite comparable for a particle diameter.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Piotr Michalak
Summary: The energy analysis of an air handling unit with a cross-flow heat exchanger in an office building in Poland revealed fluctuating efficiency of heat and cold recovery across different months, with annual averages of 65.2% and 64.6% respectively. Net energy savings varied from -0.46 kWh/m(2) to 5.60 kWh/m(2) across different months.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Chenjiyu Liang, Xianting Li, Wenxing Shi, Baolong Wang
Summary: This paper proposed a LDAHU system assisted by liquid desiccant for efficient operation in both summer and winter, achieving energy savings and improved performance compared to traditional systems. The LDAHU system showed significant improvements in performance in both summer and winter compared to conventional systems, with long-term energy savings advantages.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Nuno R. Martins, Peter J. Bourne-Webb
Summary: This study proposes the use of personal comfort systems (PCS) and natural ventilation (NV) to reduce the thermal load imbalance in a cooling-dominated building. Building energy simulations show that hybridization with NV or PCS can increase the energy efficiency of the GSHP system, but only the combination of both NV and PCS can fully meet the thermal load.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Antonio Rosato, Francesco Guarino, Mohammad El Youssef, Alfonso Capozzoli, Massimiliano Masullo, Luigi Maffei
Summary: This study investigates the performance of a single-duct dual-fan constant air volume air-handling unit (AHU) during Italian cooling and heating seasons and analyzes its operation and key operating parameters under different fault conditions.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Tao Hai, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Jasni Mohamad Zain, A. S. El-Shafay, Mohsen Sharifpur
Summary: This study numerically analyzes an air conditioning system in a building using phase change materials. The focus is on reducing extra heat entering the building by studying the PCM discharging process at night. The results show that increasing tube diameter enhances PCM freezing time, while increasing Re value reduces freezing time.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
S. F. Ahmed, G. Liu, M. Mofijur, A. K. Azad, M. A. Hazrat, Yu-Ming Chu
Summary: This paper reviews the physical and hybrid EAHE modelling techniques used in buildings, highlighting their prospects, benefits, progress, and challenges. The study found that hybrid modelling is more effective than physical models, but requires consideration of operational conditions and key parameters during model development. In terms of generalization capability and training data, physical models have advantages.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Hyeon Jin Jee, Sang Hun Yeon, Jiwon Park, Yeobeom Yoon, Kwang Ho Lee
Summary: An AI-based real-time prediction and control model was developed to optimize condenser water temperature and discharge air temperature set-points in a water-cooled AHU system. The ANN model, utilizing embedded MATLAB neural network objects, could determine optimal temperature set-points based on outdoor air wet-bulb temperature. Compared to the conventional fixed temperature algorithm, the ANN-based optimized control reduced total cooling energy consumption by 22%.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Construction & Building Technology
Nuno R. Martins, Peter J. Bourne-Webb
Summary: Climate change will increase cooling demands in buildings, affecting the efficacy of passive solutions. Building energy simulations often overlook the changing climate. In this study, updated weather files were used to reassess the impact of climate change on a hybridized heat pump system and the results showed increased cooling loads and heat build-up in the ground. However, the GSHP-NV-PCS approach remained a resilient solution with significant energy reduction potential.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Fatin Zafirah Mansur, Nor Amalin Keling, Jia Hui Ang, Ali Salehabadi, Saffa Riffat, Yusri Yusup, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad
Summary: The study found that increasing airflow rate decreased system efficiency but increased recovered energy. Higher intake air temperatures resulted in improved efficiency and recovered energy, while increased intake relative humidity led to decreased system efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Md Sazan Rahman, Jingjing Han, Gaoming Ge, Md Shamim Ahamed, Huiqing Guo
Summary: Selecting the best dehumidifier for greenhouse growers is challenging due to high costs, emerging technologies, and variations in crop species, weather climate, and greenhouse sizes. This study compared the field performance of a newly developed state point liquid desiccant dehumidifier with two other commercial dehumidification technologies in ornamental and tomato greenhouses. The results showed that no single dehumidification technique was both technically effective and cost-saving year-round, highlighting the importance of combining low-cost technologies with internal dehumidification technology in cold regions.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Chenglin Zhang, Qunfei Zhang, Wentao Shi, Weidong Wang, Jiajie Xu, Feifei Pang
Summary: The study proposes a recursive scheme relying on mobile bistatic sonar to estimate target location and clock bias accurately by acquiring measurement information at multiple time steps. Orthogonal transformation ensures computational efficiency and numerical reliability, while the CRLB is derived as a lower bound on estimating errors under Gaussian noise.
IET RADAR SONAR AND NAVIGATION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Wenbo Shi, Zhousuo Zhang
Summary: This study presents a new contact characteristic parameters model for bolted joint interfaces, which overcomes the shortcomings of homogeneous distributions of contact stiffness and damping in previous models. By transforming the contact pressure distribution into normal contact load distribution, it is found that the interfacial contact stiffness and damping exhibit significant inhomogeneous distributions.
TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-lian Liu, Gui-ming Zhang, Si-si Huang, Wen-hui Shi, Lin-xuan Ye, Zhong-lu Ren, Jia-jie Zhang, Shu-wen Liu, Le Yu, Yi-lei Li
Summary: PTEN loss correlates with hypersensitivity to rapalogs in ccRCC cells and could be a marker for rapalog therapy selection in ccRCC patients.
ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Fang Yang, Marcia Dinis, Farnoosh Haghighi, Xuesong He, Wenyuan Shi, Nini Chaichanasakul Tran
Summary: This pilot investigation aimed to study the colonization of Candida albicans (Ca) and Streptococcus mutans (Sm) in adolescents undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy. The study found higher levels of Ca in saliva and occlusal plaque in the FOA group, while the control group had higher levels of Sm. Additionally, a disruption in the relationship between Ca and Sm was observed in the FOA group, indicating that the presence of FOAs disturbs the colonization of these pathogens in the oral cavity.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chuang Wang, Jinying Du, Zhijie Liang, Jialiang Liang, Zhiwei Zhao, Fuyi Cui, Wenxin Shi
Summary: The study investigated the removal efficiency and mechanism of fluoroquinolones using the VUV/Fe2+/PMS process, showing excellent performance at wide initial pH range. The degradation pathways of fluoroquinolones and main inorganic byproducts were thoroughly studied in this synergistic activation process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Bing Zhang, Xin Mao, Xiaomin Tang, Heli Tang, Bing Zhang, Yu Shen, Wenxin Shi
Summary: This study compares the application of modified microbial flocculants (MMFs) with conventional organic flocculants in mitigating membrane fouling. The results show that MMF has better performance in pollutant removal and membrane fouling control. The study also reveals that cake layer formation is the main mechanism of membrane fouling and MMF can reduce the accumulation of foulants on the membrane surface. Correlation analysis indicates that total phosphorus, polysaccharide, zeta potential, and particle size have the greatest correlation with fouling resistance.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Wentao Shi, Chen Dong, Zhou Lin, Bai Ke, Jin Yong
Summary: In this paper, a novel sensor selection method considering uncertainty disturbance is proposed for effective target detection in a multisensor cooperative detection network. The method models the sensor selection problem as a binary form optimization problem and quantifies the factors affecting the selection scheme. The proposed method ensures the minimum number of sensors and improves the accuracy of state estimation, as evidenced by simulation results.
JOURNAL OF SENSORS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Tyler Chozinski, B. Scott Ferguson, William Fisher, Shencheng Ge, Qiang Gong, Hui Kang, John McDermott, Alexander Scott, Wentao Shi, Jeremiah J. Trausch, Thorsten Verch, Matthew Vukovich, Jinpeng Wang, J. Emma Wu, Qin Yang
Summary: This study aims to develop a portable device for affinity assays of viral particles in viral vaccines by combining aptamers, microfluidic devices, and electrochemical detection. By generating and characterizing aptamers and designing/fabricating electrochemical microfluidic devices, CMV concentrations were successfully measured. This work represents a critical first step towards developing simple, affordable, and robust affinity assays for global deployment.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Acoustics
Wentao Shi, Xiangshui Li, Weidong Wang, Weijie Tan, Hui Li
Summary: In this article, a sparse alternating iterative minimization (SAIM) method is proposed to address the direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation problem via a non-ideal acoustic vector hydrophone (AVH) array. The method establishes a non-ideal AVH array model and formulates a new cost function to provide accurate DOA estimation. Extensive numerical simulation and experimental results demonstrate the superior DOA estimation performance of the proposed method.
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Wentao Shi, Zhe Wang, Lu Bian, Yiqing Wu, Mei HuiYa, Yanjun Zhou, Zhijian Zhang, Qing Wang, Peng Zhao, Xiaojie Lu
Summary: This study found that periodic heat stress promotes the differentiation of EMSCs into osteoblasts, and YAP plays a key role in regulating the TG2 response.
STEM CELLS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Wentao Shi, Manali Singha, Gopal Srivastava, Limeng Pu, J. Ramanujam, Michal Brylinski
Summary: Computational modeling is crucial in modern drug discovery, particularly in predicting binding molecules. Pocket2Drug is a promising computational approach that uses data mining and machine learning to predict binding molecules for a given ligand binding site.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Shuai Yue, Yushuai Bai, Zhonghua Du, Huaiwu Zou, Wenhui Shi, Guang Zheng
Summary: This study aims to investigate the dynamic response associated with the impact of a kinetic projectile on the internal structure of an artificial satellite. Through ground damage testing and finite element dynamic simulation, we determined the lateral effect and penetration performance of the projectile, and studied its dynamic behavior when penetrating a honeycomb sandwich panel and multi-layer plates. The ballistic limit velocity of the projectile was found to be 150 m/s, and the deformation of the opening had little relationship with the projectile velocity. Additionally, it was observed that the launch velocity required to meet the damage requirements of the multi-layer plates was within 325 +/- 25 m/s, with higher initial velocities resulting in reduced damage area.
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Qian Li, Jiahua Zheng, Zhongkang Li, Yanlai Xiao, Mingle Zhang, Wenxin Shi, He Gao, Xianghua Huang, Jingkun Zhang
Summary: The 3D-bioprinted engineering ovary, combining drug-free IVA and ADSCs, has the potential to ameliorate impaired ovarian function in rats with POI by promoting angiogenesis and restoration of hormone levels.
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Haifeng Wang, Wei Xue, Weigang Yan, Lei Yin, Baijun Dong, Biming He, Yongwei Yu, Wentao Shi, Zhien Zhou, Hengzhi Lin, Yi Zhou, Yanqing Wang, Zhenkai Shi, Shancheng Ren, Xu Gao, Linhui Wang, Chuanliang Xu
Summary: High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) is a promising treatment for localized prostate cancer. It can selectively destroy cancer cells while preserving surrounding nerves and blood vessels. The study showed that H-FIRE had a lower rate of clinically significant prostate cancer at 6 months compared to other energy platforms.
Article
Business, Finance
Wen Shi, Xiaogang Bi
Summary: This research examines the impact of Buddhism on mergers & acquisitions (M&As) performance using data from 4622 M&A transactions of Chinese public firms between 2004 and 2018. The findings provide ample evidence that acquirers located in regions with a higher intensity of Buddhism achieve better short-term and long-term performance after the merger. Furthermore, the study reveals that state ownership plays a crucial role in mitigating this effect, and the value creation is driven by higher deal completion rates and fewer violation cases for acquiring firms. Finally, the study addresses the issue of endogeneity, and the results remain unchanged.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Samiran Khorat, Debashish Das, Rupali Khatun, Sk Mohammad Aziz, Prashant Anand, Ansar Khan, Mattheos Santamouris, Dev Niyogi
Summary: Cool roofs can effectively mitigate heatwave-induced excess heat and enhance thermal comfort in urban areas. Implementing cool roofs can significantly improve urban meteorology and thermal comfort, reducing energy flux and heat stress.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qi Li, Jiayu Chen, Xiaowei Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the vertical wind conditions as a main external factor that limits the energy assessment of high-rise buildings in urban areas. Traditional tools for energy assessment of buildings use a universal vertical wind profile estimation, without taking into account the unique wind speed in each direction induced by the various shapes and configurations of buildings in cities. To address this limitation, the study developed an omnidirectional urban vertical wind speed estimation method using direction-dependent building morphologies and machine learning algorithms.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xiaojun Luo, Lamine Mahdjoubi
Summary: This paper presents an integrated blockchain and machine learning-based energy management framework for multiple forms of energy allocation and transmission among multiple domestic buildings. Machine learning is used to predict energy generation and consumption patterns, and the proposed framework establishes optimal and automated energy allocation through peer-to-peer energy transactions. The approach contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhances environmental sustainability.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ying Yu, Yuanwei Xiao, Jinshuai Chou, Xingyu Wang, Liu Yang
Summary: This study proposes a dual-layer optimization design method to maximize the energy sharing potential, enhance collaborative benefits, and reduce the storage capacity of building clusters. Case studies show that the proposed design significantly improves the performance of building clusters, reduces energy storage capacity, and shortens the payback period.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Felix Langner, Weimin Wang, Moritz Frahm, Veit Hagenmeyer
Summary: This paper compares two main approaches to consider uncertainties in model predictive control (MPC) for buildings: robust and stochastic MPC. The results show that compared to a deterministic MPC, the robust MPC increases the electricity cost while providing complete temperature constraint satisfaction, while the stochastic MPC slightly increases the electricity cost but fulfills the thermal comfort requirements.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Somil Yadav, Caroline Hachem-Vermette
Summary: This study proposes a mathematical model to evaluate the performance of a Double Skin Facade (DSF) system and its impact on indoor conditions. The model considers various design parameters and analyzes their effects on the system's electrical output and room temperature.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ruijun Chen, Holly Samuelson, Yukai Zou, Xianghan Zheng, Yifan Cao
Summary: This research introduces an innovative resilient design framework that optimizes building performance by considering a holistic life cycle perspective and accounting for climate projection uncertainties. The study finds that future climate scenarios significantly impact building life cycle performance, with wall U-value, windows U-value, and wall density being major factors. By using ensemble learning and optimization algorithms, predictions for carbon emissions, cost, and indoor discomfort hours can be made, and the best resilient design scheme can be selected. Applying this framework leads to significant improvements in building life cycle performance.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2024)
