As a novel energy-saving and maneuvering device for ships, the gate rudder system (GRS) functions similarly to an accelerating duct. While providing additional thrust, its independently controllable rudder blades on either side of the propeller also...
In light of global climate change and China’s commitment to carbon neutrality by 2060, this study explores energy-saving and decarbonization design optimization for educational buildings, with a specific focus on a high school canteen in Nanjin...
In the face of global climate change, there is a pressing and significant need to find low-carbon solutions for China’s construction industry. This research focuses on green public buildings in Dalian, a municipality situated in northern China....
The construction industry is a high-pollution and high-energy-consumption industry. Energy-saving designs for residential buildings not only reduce the energy consumed during construction, but also reduce long-term energy consumption in completed res...
Solar Decathlon is a multi-disciplinary international competition that integrates energy-saving design strategies to design, build and operate zero-energy solar houses. This study focused on the 15 entries in the third Solar Decathlon China. It summa...
With the increasingly severe problems of global climate change and resource scarcity, sustainable development has become an important issue of common concern in various industries. The construction industry is one of the main sources of global energy...
Zhalantun city is located in a severely cold region of China. The cold climate and long winter bring challenges to the energy-saving design of rural dwellings in this area, while the poor economic conditions restrict the application of energy-saving...
The rural residences of Northwest China are characterized by a state of high energy consumption and low comfort due to the limited economic level and awareness of energy-saving compared with the urban residences. To remedy this, appropriate passive d...
In China, a surging urbanization highlights the significance of building energy conservation. However, most building energy-saving schemes are designed solely in compliance with prescriptive codes and lack consideration of the local situations, resul...
Multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) methods have a significant influence on decision-making in a variety of strategic fields, including science, business and real-life studies. The problem of evaluation in green building energy-saving de...
Sustainable blank dimension design is the key to the implementation of green industrial development. However, blank dimension design only considers the blank production factor of the blank dimension design stage, which cannot guarantee the blank prod...
This paper explores the applications and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in building envelopes and interior space design. The relevant literature was searched using databases such as Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, and CNKI, and 89 st...
With the promotion of national fitness, the requirements for regulating indoor environments during non-competition periods are low and relatively flexible under the trend of composite sports buildings. To maximize the use of natural ventilation and l...
The construction industry is one of the main areas of energy consumption and carbon emissions, and strengthening research on the thermal performance of building facades can effectively promote energy conservation and emission reduction. Compared with...
In recent years, due to increasing energy costs and deteriorating environmental conditions, manufacturing enterprises have become more concerned with energy efficiency. This paper is dedicated to minimizing energy consumption while maintaining the ta...
The blank’s dimensions are an important focus of blank design as they largely determine the energy consumption and cost of manufacturing and further processing the blank. To achieve energy saving and low cost during the optimization of blank di...
To mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) and release the low carbon potential of green walls, we analyzed the cooling and energy-saving performance of different green wall designs. Envi-met was applied as the main simulation tool, and a pedestrian str...
Space layout design has been recognized as a key technical challenge in achieving low-energy and low-carbon rural houses. Adjustment of room location can influence building energy performance and is subject to both meteorological and design parameter...
Carbon-neutral architectural design focuses on rationally utilizing the building’s surroundings to reduce its environmental impact. Resilient ventilation systems, developed according to the thermal comfort requirements of building energy-saving...
In the distributed information fusion of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the filtering accuracy is commonly negatively correlated with energy consumption. Therefore, a class of distributed consensus Kalman filters was designed to balance the contrad...
In response to the future net zero emissions plan in Taiwan, the campus shoulders the university’s social responsibility and educational significance. Recently, energy conservation and carbon reduction have become common goals for every campus....
The lack of energy-saving design in national fitness centers has affected low-cost operation and indoor comfort. Existing studies mainly focus on the impact of lighting and heat on energy consumption in sports stadiums, highlighting the need for the...
Design for sustainable behavior has become more important for product or service design considering environmental sustainability in the use stage. The goal of this work is to specifically help design for encouraging energy-saving behavior in selectin...
A pre-swirl fin (PSF), pre-swirl duct (PSD) and wake-equalizing duct (WED) energy-saving devices (ESD) are designed for the Duisburg Test Case (DTC). To this aim, a simulation-based design optimization method, combining RANSE analyses (ship resistanc...
Shanghai Tower has become a new landmark of Shanghai. In the current trend advocating green building and energy efficiency, considerations of wind loads and thermal characteristics of the perimeter structure of Shanghai Tower are crucial. This paper...
Electric light has been widely adopted in numerous applications, including signage, display, and illumination. Enhancing its efficiency and quality has been the focal point until now. Long exposure to intensive blue-light-enriched white light is, how...
Owing to environmental regulations, ships are equipped with a pre-swirl stator (PSS), which is one of the most effective energy-saving devices (ESDs) that is widely applied to various kinds of ships. It improves energy efficiency by recovering the ro...
In factories, energy conservation is a crucial issue. The co-fabrication space is a modern-day equivalent of a new factory type, and it makes use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as sensors, software, and online connectivity, to keep track o...
The escalating global heatwave crisis demands urgent advancements in high-efficiency, energy-saving cooling technologies. Radiative cooling (RC) paints, capable of passively dissipating heat through the atmospheric transparent window (ATW, 8–13...
Current centralized urban water supply depends largely on energy consumption, creating critical water-energy challenge especially for many rapid growing Asian cities. In this context, harvesting rooftop rainwater for non-potable use has enormous pot...
In the context of increasingly deteriorating global ecological conditions and rising carbon emissions from buildings, campus architecture, as the primary environment for youth learning and living, plays a crucial role in low-carbon energy-efficient d...
To address the issues of excessive heat loss from the roofs of multi-span greenhouses and high energy consumption for heating during winter production, we propose an approach for the external insulation of the roof of multi-span glass greenhouses and...
The thermal environment quality of office buildings has an important role because thermal comfort is directly related to human productivity. Thermal comfort conditions are influenced by climate, location, and the built environment; hence, comfort sta...
To reduce the power consumption of rotary tillage and enhance the operational quality of rotary tillage, a rotary blade that imitates the surface of a pufferfish was designed through reverse engineering. The bump structure on the pufferfish surface w...
In order to save the large amount of energy consumption associated with traditional water-bath LNG vaporizer, this paper proposes a novel design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) vaporizer by comprehensively applying the exothermic property of hydrog...
The multi-blade centrifugal fan is commonly used in modern building ventilation and air-conditioning system. However, it does not readily satisfy the increasing demand for energy saving, high efficiency or noise reduction. Its performance is inherent...
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Due to the global warming crisis, the spread of various infectious diseases is worsening, with mosquito-borne contagious diseases posing a significant threat. While many residential and public spaces contain plants, often for greening the environment...
With the increasing energy consumption in buildings, the proportion of energy consumption in public buildings continues to grow. As an essential component of public buildings, sports buildings are receiving more attention regarding energy-saving tech...
The key factors in the energy-saving design of a building’s exterior in Taiwan are the thermal performance of the roof and window glazing. This study used the eQUEST software to investigate how different types of roof construction, window glasses and...
Heating ventilation and air conditioning systems account for over one-third of building energy usage, especially for public buildings, due to large indoor heat sources and high ventilation and thermal comfort requirements compared to residential buil...
Seismic regulations of developing countries are often grounded on rules of more experienced countries. The Lebanese regulations refer to four foreign codes, this excess of guidelines generating confusion and conflicting design choices. Moreover, the...
Since fuel prices account for approximately 40% of a ship’s operating costs, shipping companies worldwide have made significant efforts to save energy on board such as introducing new technologies or machine operation methods. Many ship operators hav...
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the most energy-intensive industries. Every stage of wastewater treatment consumes energy, which is the primary contributor to WWTP costs. Adsorbents and process optimization are critical for energy savi...
This paper presents advanced Compact Hybrid Planetary Transmission Drive (CHPTD) as a solution for the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Proper architecture and elements were designed to achieve the functions of PHEV. The parameters of powertra...
Blanks, an important raw material for the manufacturing industry, are semi-finished products for further processing. The energy consumption and processing efficiency in the process of blank production and use can be determined to a great extent in th...
In the context of the ongoing global warming, with environmental concerns regarding the greenhouse gas emissions due to our increasing energy consumption, smart energy management solutions have gained popularity as they have the potential to reduce o...
With the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, fossil energy is becoming increasingly exhausted. Optimizing energy structure and saving energy and reducing consumption are the top priority. With the rapid development of modern science and techno...
The conventional urea-based process for hydrazine hydrate production faces challenges including low product yield and high energy consumption. To overcome these limitations, we propose an innovative integrated approach combining jet reactor technolog...
With the compact circuit layout and small size, hydraulic manifolds sometimes cause high pressure loss. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the pressure loss under different circumstances with various geometry features and present solutions t...
This study’s goals are divided into two categories. The first is to design and build an excavator equipped with parallel electrical linear actuators. The second is to generate and test a PSO-based and a PFM-based path for this excavator in orde...
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