Handbook on environmental quality /
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| Imprint: | New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009] |
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| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environmental research advances series Environmental research advances series. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11228798 |
Table of Contents:
- HANDBOOK ONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ASSESSMENT OF THE INDOOR THERMAL QUALITY:METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BACKGROUND; 2.1. The Standard EN 15251; 2.2. Beyond the Standard; 3. DEFINITION OF ACCEPTABLETHERMAL COMFORT CONDITIONS; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Metodological Approach; 4. APPROACH TO THE LONG-TERM AUDITING; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Fundamental Aspects Concerning a Long-Term Auditing; 4.3. Hypotheses to Assume that Air TemperatureEquals Operative Temperature; 4.4. Effect of Radiant Temperature and of Glazed Surfaces on Comfort.
- 5. MONITORING PROCEDURE5.1. Characterisation of the Rooms to Be Monitored; 5.2. Choice of the Measuring Instruments; 5.3. Choice of the Representative Roomsand Location of the Measuring Instruments; 5.4. Monitoring Period; 5.5. Additional Measurements; 6. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; 6.1. Long-Term Indices; 6.2. Diagnosis of a Room; 6.3. Classification of a Room; 6.4. Diagnosis of a Whole Building; 6.5. Classification of a Whole Building; 6.6. A Specific Application: Museum Environments; 7. CASE STUDY; 7.1. The Building; 7.2. Definition of the Acceptable Ranges forthe Indoor Operative Temperature.
- 7.3. Choice of the Representative Rooms for the Long-Term Monitoring7.4. Diagnosis of the Representative Rooms; 7.5. Classification of the Representative Rooms; 7.6. Diagnosis of the Whole Building; 7.7. Classification of the Whole Building; 7.8. Results of Subjective Surveys; 7.8.1. Cold Period; 7.8.2. Warm Period; 8. SYMBOLS; 9. REFERENCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ABSTRACT; Keywords:; 1. RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM GROUND SOURCES; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Group Loops; 1.2.1. Open Loop Systems; 1.2.2. Closed Loop Systems; 1.3. Varieties of Heat Pumps.
- 1.3.1. Thermal Storage1.3.2. Air-to-Air Heat Pumps; 1.3.3. Ground and Water Source Heat Pumps; 1.3.3.1. COP; 1.3.3.2. Energy Efficiency Ratios for Heat Pumps; 1.3.3.3. Balance Point; 1.3.3.4. Airflow Requirements; 1.4. Heat Pump Principles; 1.4.1. Heat Sources; 1.4.2. Temperature; 1.4.2.1. Fahrenheit; 1.4.2.2. Celsius; 1.4.2.3. Kelvin; 1.4.2.4. Rankine; 1.4.3. Heat; 1.4.3.1. Specific Heat; 1.4.3.2. Latent Heat; 1.4.3.3. Sensible Heat; 1.4.3.4. Insulator; 1.4.3.5. Conductor; 1.4.3.6. Pressure; 1.5.1. Energy; 1.5.1.1. Enthalpy; 1.5.1.2. Entropy.
- 1.5.1.3. Carnot Engines, Heat Pumps, and Refrigerators1.5.1.4. The Carnot machine; 1.5.1.5. Efficiency; 1.5.1.6. Heat Transfer in Ponds; 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM BIOFUELS AND WASTE; 2.1. Bioenergy Development; 2.2. Combined Heat and Power (CHP); 2.3. Biofuels; 3. SOLAR ENERGY; 4. LOW ENERGY BUILDING CONCEPT; 5. ENERGY SAVING IN BUILDINGS; 5.1. Efficiency Use of Energy; 5.2. Utilise Renewable Energy; 5.3. Reduce Transport Energy; 5.4. Increase Awareness; 6. ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 6.1. High Priority/Low Cost; 6.2. Medium Priority/Medium Cost; 6.3. Long Term/High Cost.