The impacts of advanced glazing units on annual performance of the Trombe wall systems in cold climates

2022 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 101983
Author(s):  
Arash Pourghorban ◽  
Hedyeh Asoodeh
Keyword(s):  
Cold Climates ◽  
Trombe Wall

scholarly journals An Innovative Trombe Wall for Winter Use: The Thermo-Diode Trombe Wall

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Szyszka ◽  
Piero Bevilacqua ◽  
Roberto Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Cold Climates ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Zero Energy Building ◽  
Trombe Wall

The use of passive solutions for building envelopes represents an important step toward the achievement of more efficient and zero-energy building targets. Trombe walls are an interesting and viable option for the reduction of building energy requirements for heating, especially in cold climates. This study presents the experimental analysis of an innovative Trombe wall configuration, named a thermo-diode Trombe wall, which was specifically designed to improve the energy efficiency by providing a proper level of insulation for the building envelope. Such a design is essential in cold climates to limit the thermal losses whilst increasing solar heat gains to the heated spaces. An experimental campaign was conducted from December to March that involved monitoring the external climatic conditions and the main thermal parameters to assess the thermal performance of the proposed solution. The results demonstrated that in the presence of solar radiation, the thermo-diode Trombe wall was able to generate significant natural convection inside the air cavity, with temperatures higher than 35 °C in the upper section, by providing consistent heat gains for the indoor environment, even on cold days and for hours after the end of the daylight. The efficiency, relative to the incident solar radiation, reached 15.3% during a well-insolated winter day.

Methane production enhancement of a family-scale biogas digester using cattle manure and corn stover under cold climates

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 101163
Author(s):  
W.E. Abd Allah ◽  
M.A. Tawfik ◽  
Atul A. Sagade ◽  
Shiva Gorjian ◽  
K.A. Metwally ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corn Stover ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Cold Climates

scholarly journals Decarbonizing rural residential buildings in cold climates: A techno-economic analysis of heating electrification

2021 ◽  
pp. 111284
Author(s):  
Filippo Padovani ◽  
Nelson Sommerfeldt ◽  
Francesca Longobardi ◽  
Joshua M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Cold Climates

Dynamic heat preservation at night for a Trombe wall with a built-in panel curtain in Western China

Solar Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 284-299
Author(s):  
Liqiang Hou ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Tang Liu ◽  
Liu Yang ◽  
Yinping Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western China ◽  
Trombe Wall ◽  
Heat Preservation

A novel disinfected Trombe wall for space heating and virus inactivation: Concept and performance investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 116789
Author(s):  
Hao Xie ◽  
Bendong Yu ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jie Ji
Keyword(s):  
Space Heating ◽  
Virus Inactivation ◽  
Trombe Wall ◽  
And Performance

Moisture conditions in highly insulated outdoor ventilated crawl spaces in cold climates

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miimu Matilainen ◽  
Jarek Kurnitski
Keyword(s):  
Cold Climates ◽  
Moisture Conditions

Risk factors for susceptibility to varicella in newly arrived adult migrants in Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
pp. 1695-1707 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. GREENAWAY ◽  
J. F. BOIVIN ◽  
S. CNOSSEN ◽  
C. ROSSI ◽  
B. TAPIERO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Varicella Vaccination ◽  
Cold Climates ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Tropical Country ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Recent Arrival ◽  
Household Crowding ◽  
Source Countries ◽  
Vaccination Period

SUMMARYVaricella occurs at an older age in tropical compared to cold climates. Migrants from tropical countries provide the opportunity to gain insights into observed global differences in varicella epidemiology. Severity of varicella increases with age thus, description of risk factors for varicella susceptibility will identify those who would benefit most from vaccination. A total of 1480 migrants, with a mean age of 32 years, were recruited in the pre-vaccination period (2002–2004) in Montreal, Canada. A questionnaire was administered and serum varicella antibodies were measured. Overall 6% were susceptible and ranged from 0·8% to 14·1% in subgroups. Risk factors for susceptibility were younger age, recent arrival, and originating from a tropical country. This could be modified by conditions that increased the probability of person-to-person spread of varicella through direct contact in source countries such as larger community size or household crowding. Many new young adult migrants would benefit from targeted varicella vaccination programmes.

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