The compound parabolic concentrator is a promising technology for efficient solar irradiation exploitation at low- and medium-temperature levels. This collector type can be used in series of applications, such as cooling, desalination, industrial process heat applications. work presents novel that satisfying efficiency low cost due to the use flat glazing not an evacuated tube receiver. More sp...

The performance of tempered vacuum glazing (TVG) strongly depends on the structural parameters and degree damage products. In this paper, attention was paid to six indicators which had a major influence TVG, new evaluation were derived from them using principal component analysis (PCA). particular, hierarchical clustering (HCA) based Euclidean distance measurement enabled TVG products be classi...

In Belgian Malinois dogs, a 38-base pair variable number tandem repeat in the dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3) is associated with behavior changes in Malinois. By additional sequencing in SLC6A3, we identified an intronic 12-nucleotide poly(A) insertion ("PolyA(22)") before the terminal exon that was associated with seizure, "glazing over" behaviors, and episodic biting behaviors in a sample ...

Air leakage through the building enclosure can have a significant impact on heating and cooling loads. Unfortunately, the measurement of air leakage through enclosure systems and components can be very difficult in practice. Inaccurate quantification of air leakage can affect building performance and may lead to incorrectly-sized mechanical systems and unreliable results from whole building ene...

Glass curtain walls are used in modern buildings as envelopes for wide surfaces due to a multitude of aspects. In glass curtain walls, tensile brittle panels are connected through mechanical or adhesive joints with steel frameworks or aluminum bracing systems, and due to the interaction of several structural components, the behaviour of the so assembled system is complex to predict, especially ...

Offices and retail spaces are among the most energy-intensive building typologies. Designing office buildings without proper consideration of their form, orientation, envelope, and other variables can lead to a considerable increase in energy usage. This research investigates how integrated usage of an atrium and courtyard can improve a building’s energy performance. Thermal performance of both...