Protected crop production is rapidly expanding in the Mediterranean Basin, and particularly Morocco. Increased local overseas demand for these products led to a rapid development greenhouse usage encouraged by government policies. The aim of this study investigate key design parameters that affect thermal behavior heating/cooling energy need situated Agadir (Morocco). include cladding material ...

An 'active façade' responds to (and anticipates on) changing indoor and outdoor conditions. To assess the potential of such a façade for minimising energy consumption and improving indoor comfort, a simplified building simulation model has been developed, that combines the simplicity and understanding of easy to use programs with the flexibility and possibilities of advanced programs. To valida...

Modern lifestyle, industrialization and economy thrive on energy which is getting expensive overtime. Thermosyphon based systems are getting attraction for their promising heat transfer efficiency and zero energy utilization. Refrigerants having ozone depletion potential (ODP) and high Global Warming Potential (GWP) have been banned or under time bared permission under Montreal (1987) and Kyoto...

In a field test of hybrid desiccant cooling system (HDCS) linked to gas engine cogeneration (the latter is hereafter referred as the combined heat and power (CHP) system), in operation mode, exhaust remained latent removal was insufficient. this study, performance an HDCS simulated at humidity ratio 10 g/kg conditioned spaces for increasing dehumidification capacity rotor. Simulation models CHP...

TRNSYS is a common tool that has been recently used to model and simulate greenhouse energy demand utilization using building simulation (BES). Previously, single thermal point was for validation, ignoring the distribution of climate parameters, especially temperature. Temperature variation often leads stratification, prompting researchers propose volume discretization in dynamic simulations. I...