Thermal Evaluation of Indoor Climate and Energy Storage in Buildings

This book presents the most recent advances related to the thermal energy storage system design and integration in buildings. Additionally, modelling, application, synthetization, and characterization of energy efficient building materials is also considered.

There is a need to reduce energy consumption for space cooling and heating via energy efficient solutions/technologies for implementation in the buildings. Thermal energy storage regulates indoor temperature, shifting the peak load to the off-peak hours and reducing the energy need for space cooling and heating. This book presents the most recent advances related to the thermal energy storage system design and integration in buildings. Additionally, modelling, application, synthetization, and characterization of energy efficient building materials are also considered.

Features:

• Provides a deep understanding of thermal energy storage technology and summarizes its utility and feasibility that can be commercially implemented worldwide
• Covers recent advancements related to thermal energy storage system design and integration in buildings
• Discusses modelling, application, synthetization, and characterization of energy-efficient building materials
• Details novel and emerging heat storage materials and their application to energy and environmental processes

• Highlights the need for future research on building comfort in cooling, heating, and ventilation through a green energy perspective This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in mechanical, renewable energy, and HVAC engineering.

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Shailendra Kumar Shukla is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU). He is also Founder Coordinator of the Centre for Energy and Resources Development (CERD), IIT (BHU), and Coordinator of the CST UP Incubation Centre for Grass-Root Innovators at the Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He has developed research collaborations with different institutes in the UK and Japan in the field of thermal engineering and renewable energy technology. He has published more than 100 research papers in high-impact SCI/Scopus journals, five books, and many book chapters in books published by reputed publishers. He has been placed on the boards of editors and reviewers of highly reputed journals. As a writer and researcher, he is best known for his ability to put theoretical things in a practical way.

Recently he has been conferred FRSC, fellow of the Royal Society UK. He has been awarded a Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences JSPS Fellow Award 201415 for Visiting GIFU University, Japan. A recipient of the UGC-TEC Consortium Agreement Award 2010 in Sustainable Energy by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, he is also former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Ranchi University.

Inhalt

1. Advanced Building Materials; 2. Advances in Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings; 3. Progress in Ventilated Walls and Double-Skin Facades for Sustainability; 4. Building-Integrated Greenery System; 5. Bioclimatic Building Technology; 6. Responsive Building Components and Systems; 7. Energy Storage in Building Components; 8. Passive and Active Exploitation of Renewable Energy; 9. Emerging Technologies for HVAC System Efficiency; 10. Resource-Efficient Urban Systems Aimed at Facing Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and Local Climate Change; 11. Well-Being, Thermal Comfort, and Environmental Liveability: Adaptation Studies