Overview
- Presents detailed information on nocturnal cooling technologies for building applications
- Discusses how nocturnal cooling is more promising than diurnal cooling
- Highlights how (future) buildings can be energy efficient and sustainable
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book discusses nocturnal cooling technologies for building applications. Exploiting the natural environment as a renewable and sustainable resource has become a significant strategy for passive energy saving in buildings, and has led to growing interest in the use of passive radiative cooling based on nighttime (nocturnal) and daytime (diurnal) operating periods. Of these, nocturnal cooling is more promising since diurnal cooling is hard to achieve due to the solar radiation effect. As such, this book provides a comprehensive overview of nocturnal cooling for building applications, including a definition, concepts and principles; materials and devices; and cooling systems and configurations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Hasila Jarimi obtained her BSc in Physics from the University Manchester, United Kingdom in 2008 and Ph.D in Applied Sciences specialising in Solar Energy Technology,at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Perlis, Malaysia in 2016. As a passionate Physicist, she is always interested to see how Physics is connected with the real world. Her deep interest in Renewable Energy has been her main motivation in applying Physics in the study of renewable energy. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham United Kingdom.
Professor Riffat is one of the world’s leading experts in sustainable technologies/eco-buildings He holds the posts of Chair of Sustainable Energy and Head of Architecture, Climate and Environment Research Group at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is is also the President of the World Society of Sustainable Energy (WSSET). He has a wide range of experience of renewable energy/sustainable technologies, eco-cities/sustainable buildings, heat pumps/ cooling systems, energy storage and heat powered power cycles. He has published over 650 refereed papers. He has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Oxford for his research contribution in the field of heat pumps and ventilation technology. He is named as the inventor on 30 International Patents.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nocturnal Cooling Technology for Building Applications
Authors: Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5835-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5834-0Published: 08 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-5835-7Published: 28 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 70
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Building Construction and Design, Structural Materials, Sustainable Development, Building Physics, HVAC, Energy Materials