This paper is to study Weibull distribution and Maximum Entropy Principle applied to fit the wind speed frequency distribution of the intertidal zone anemometer towers. Comparisons of the results from Weibull distribution and Maximum Entropy distribution are made for the characteristics of the...

This paper presents a comprehensive exergy analysis of three circuits and whole system of a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) for both building heating and cooling modes. The purpose is to search out the key potential energy saving components. The analytical formulae of exergy loss, exergy...

Stainless steel mesh (SSM) with four opening sizes (20–80M) were investigated as matrixes of activated carbon air–cathodes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The highest power density of 2151±109mWm−2 (at 5.54±0.14Am−2) was obtained using 40M, with a value 45% higher than 1485±18mWm−2...

If buildings can change “clothes” according to seasons like human being, the energy consumption for their space heating or cooling will be saved greatly. For this purpose, the thermophysical properties of building external wall should be self-adjusted according to outdoor temperature. In...

Due to its large apparent specific heat during the phase change period, microencapsulated phase change material slurry (MPCMS) has been suggested as a medium for heat transfer. In this paper, the convective heat transfer characteristics of MPCMS flowing in a circular tube were experimentally and...

Lightweight envelopes are widely used in modern buildings but they lack sufficient thermal capacity for passive solar utilization. An attractive solution to increase the building thermal capacity is to incorporate phase change material (PCM) into the building envelope. In this paper, a...

Based on the performance analysis of the single stage, the two-stage and the double absorption heat transformer, a new ejection-absorption heat transformer is presented and analyzed in this paper. The results show that it has a simpler configuration than the double absorption heat transformer...

Effect of shape-stabilized phase change material (SSPCM) plates combined with night ventilation in summer is investigated numerically. A building in Beijing without active air-conditioning is considered for analysis, which includes SSPCM plates as inner linings of walls and the ceiling. Unsteady...

Thermal characteristics of shape-stabilized phase change material (SSPCM) wallboard with sinusoidal temperature wave on the outer surface were investigated numerically and compared with traditional building materials such as brick, foam concrete and expanded polystyrene (EPS). One-dimensional...