This study examines natural ventilation with respect to human thermal comfort conditions using a scenario-based, multi-criteria, and multi-interaction analysis. The proposed methodology evaluates the design development process in terms of decisions on building physics and building geometry...

This study examines natural ventilation with respect to human thermal comfort conditions using a scenario-based, multi-criteria, and multi-interaction analysis. The proposed methodology evaluates the design development process in terms of decisions on building physics and building geometry...

In hydropower, the exploitation of small power sources requires the use of small turbines that combine efficiency and economy. Banki-Michell turbines represent a possible choice for their simplicity and for their good efficiency under variable load conditions. Several experimental and numerical...

In this paper a new bucket configuration for a Savonius wind generator is proposed. Numerical analyses are performed to estimate the performances of the proposed configuration by means of the commercial code COMSOL Multiphysics^® with respect to Savonius wind turbine with overlap only....

Notwithstanding the enforcement of ATEX EU Directives (94/9/EC of 23 March 1994) and safety management system application, explosions in the coal sector still claim lives and cause huge economic losses. Even a consolidated activity like coke dry distillation allows the opportunity of preventing...