International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

2006 - 2025

Current editor(s): Saffa B. Riffat

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2017, volume 12, articles 4

Investigation of the effects of ambient temperature and dimensional parameters on the performance of solar chimney power plants pp. 335-348

Alibakhsh B Kasaeian, Masoomeh Amirifard, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi and Fazel Kasaeian

Feasibility of a vertical photovoltaic system on a high-rise building in Malaysia: economic evaluation pp. 349-357

Azhar Ghazali, Elias Salleh, Lim Chin Haw, Sohif Mat and Kamaruzzaman Sopian

Towards green cities in developing countries: Egyptian new cities as a case study pp. 358-368

Ibrahim Hegazy, Wael Seddik and Hossam Ibrahim

Overview of working fluids and sustainable heating, cooling and power generation technologies pp. 369-382

Saffa Riffat, Devrim Aydin, Richard Powell and Yijun Yuan

A parametric study of transcritical CO2 simple cooling cycle and combined power cycle pp. 383-391

Anjan Kumar Sahu, Neeraj Agrawal and Prasant Nanda

Experimental investigation of evacuated heat pipe solar collector efficiency using phase-change fluid pp. 392-399

Wenbo Fang, Saffa Riffat and Yupeng Wu

Solar powered green campus: a simulation study pp. 400-410

Akshay Suhas Baitule and K Sudhakar

The impact of the building envelope on the energy efficiency of residential tall buildings in Saudi Arabia pp. 411-419

Noura Ghabra, Lucelia Rodrigues and Philip Oldfield

Annual performance comparison between solar water heating system and solar photovoltaic/thermal system—a case study in Shanghai city pp. 420-429

T Zhang, Q Z Zhu, W He, G Pei and J Ji

2017, volume 12, articles 3

GHG reduction and energy efficiency analyses in a zero-energy solar house archetype pp. 225-232

Claudia Terezinha Oliveira, Fernanda Antonio, Geraldo Francisco Burani and Miguel Edgar Morales Udaeta

The living building: integrating the built environment with nature evaluating the Bibliotheca of Alexandria according to the challenge imperatives pp. 244-255

Ibrahim Hegazy, Wael Seddik and Hossam Ibrahim

Feasibility of vertical photovoltaic system on high-rise building in Malaysia: performance evaluation pp. 263-271

Azhar Ghazali, Elias Ilias Salleh, Lim Chin Haw, Sohif Mat and Kamaruzzaman Sopian

Experimental and numerical study of a PCM window model as a thermal energy storage unit pp. 272-280

Benjamin Durakovic and Muris Torlak

Rammed earth walls in Mediterranean climate: material characterization and thermal behaviour pp. 281-288

Susana Serrano, Lídia Rincón, Belen González, Antonia Navarro, Montserrat Bosch and Luisa F. Cabeza

Innovative concretes for low-carbon constructions: a review pp. 289-309

Antonella D'Alessandro, Claudia Fabiani, Anna Laura Pisello, Filippo Ubertini, A. Luigi Materazzi and Franco Cotana

On the development, testing and performance evaluation of energy efficient coatings for buildings pp. 310-322

Charikleia Anestopoulou, Chrysanthi Efthymiou, Dimitris Kokkonis and Mattheos Santamouris

Stratum ventilation — a low-carbon way to thermal comfort and indoor air quality pp. 323-329

Zhang Lin

Removal of carbon dioxide in the indoor environment with sorption-type air filters pp. 330-334

Shih-Cheng Hu, Angus Shiue, Shu-Mei Chang, Ya-Ting Chang, Chao-Heng Tseng, Chuang-Cheng Mao, Arson Hsieh and Andrew Chan

2017, volume 12, articles 2

Analysis of environmental performance of indoor living walls using embodied energy and carbon pp. 67-74

Sam C. M. Hui and T. C. Ma

Sensitivity analysis of the probability-based inverse modeling method for indoor contaminant tracking pp. 75-83

Zhiqiang (John) Zhai and Xiang Liu

Evolving ICA and HGAPSO algorithms for prediction of outlet temperatures of constructed solar chimney pp. 84-95

Mehran Ghalamchi, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi and Mehrdad Ghalamchi

Energy efficiency opportunities in the service plants of cast iron foundries in Italy pp. 96-109

Renato M. Lazzarin and Marco Noro

Experimental evaluation of a liquid desiccant air conditioning system for tri-generation/waste-heat-driven applications pp. 110-125

Theo Elmer, Mark Worall, Shenyi Wu and Saffa Riffat

A smart building material for low/zero carbon applications: heat insulation solar glass—characteristic results from laboratory and in situ tests pp. 126-135

Erdem Cuce and Saffa B. Riffat

Developments in the quality of treated greywater supplies for buildings, and associated user perception and acceptance pp. 136-140

K. Hyde, M.J. Smith and K. Adeyeye

Design and performance analysis of a zero-energy settlement in Greece pp. 141-161

Fabrizio Ascione, Nicola Bianco, Rosa Francesca De Masi, Maria Dousi, S. Hionidis, S. Kaliakos, Elena Mastrapostoli, Michael Nomikos, Mattheos Santamouris, Afroditi Synnefa, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli and Kostantina Vassilakopoulou

Modeling and performance analyses of fin-and-tube heat exchanger operating under frost conditions pp. 162-170

Yi-Guang Chen, Qing-Yang Jiang, Ji-Chun Yang, Jing-Xin Hou and Xiao-Yan Wu

Efficiency increase in carbon dioxide refrigeration technology with parallel compression pp. 171-180

H. Fritschi, F. Tillenkamp, R. Löhrer and M. Brügger

Wireless Energy Behaviour monitoring (Wi-be) for office buildings pp. 181-188

Li Shao, Robert Foster, Michael Coleman, Kate Irvine, Mark Lemon and Yang Hao

Validation of integrated performance model for sustainable envelope performance assessment and design pp. 189-207

Joseph Iwaro, Abrahams Mwasha and Pramenath Narinesingh

Impacts of dynamic interactions on the predicted thermal performance of earth–air heat exchangers for preheating, cooling and ventilation of buildings pp. 208-223

Guohui Gan

2017, volume 12, articles 1

Nanofluid and nanocomposite applications in solar energy conversion systems for performance enhancement: a review pp. 1-23

K.S. Reddy, Nikhilesh R. Kamnapure and Shreekant Srivastava

Desalination technology selection using multi-criteria evaluation: TOPSIS and PROMETHEE-2 pp. 24-35

P. Vivekh, M. Sudhakar, M. Srinivas and V. Vishwanthkumar

Experimental study on indoor air thermal equilibrium model of the tent pp. 36-42

Lili Zhang, Yan Yu, Long Xu, Wei Zhang and Qiong Shen

Investigation on the heat transfer of energy piles with two-dimensional groundwater flow pp. 43-50

Wenke Zhang, Hongxing Yang, Lin Lu and Zhaohong Fang

Thermal performance evaluation on vacuum insulation panels in composite building envelope under large temperature variations pp. 51-53

Ankang Kan and Jin Hu

Thermodynamic and economic evaluation of a small-scale organic Rankine cycle integrated with a concentrating solar collector pp. 54-65

Milad Ashouri, Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, Roghaye Ghasempour, M.H. Ahmadi and Michel Feidt

2016, volume 11, articles 3

The performance and in-use experience of low to zero carbon technologies in an experimental energy home pp. 283-295

Nina Hormazábal, Mark Gillott and Brian Ford

Towards clean and sustainable distributed energy system: the potential of integrated PEMFC-CHP pp. 296-304

I. Aleknaviciute, T.G. Karayiannis, M.W. Collins and C. Xanthos

Investigating the potential of adding thermal mass to mitigate overheating in a super-insulated low-energy timber house pp. 305-316

Lucelia Rodrigues, Vasileios Sougkakis and Mark Gillott

Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of the Atkinson engine by using NSGA-II pp. 317-324

Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Arash Shafaei, Milad Ashouri and Somayeh Toghyani

Applying a sophisticated approach to predict CO2 solubility in brines: application to CO2 sequestration pp. 325-332

Mohammad Ali Ahmadi and Alireza Ahmadi

Improving photovoltaics performance by using yellow petroleum jelly as phase change material pp. 333-337

Yuli Setyo Indartono, Aryadi Suwono and Fendy Yuseva Pratama

Numerical assessment of energy contribution by building integrated photovoltaics in a commercial/office building refurbishment in UK pp. 338-348

C.U. Ikedi, M.I. Okoroh and A.M. Dean

Endoreversible modeling and optimization of multistage isothermal chemical engines under linear mass transfer law via Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman theory pp. 349-362

Shaojun Xia, Lingen Chen and Fengrui Sun

Performance study of a static low-concentration evacuated tube solar collector for medium-temperature applications pp. 363-369

Guiqiang Li, Gang Pei, Yuehong Su, Jie Ji, Dongyue Wang and Hongfei Zheng

Alternative coating technologies for metal–ceramic nanocomposite films: potential application for solar thermal absorber pp. 370-374

F. Bensebaa, D. Di Domenicantonio, L. Scoles, D. Kingston, P. Mercier and G. Marshall

Effects of thermocouples’ physical size on the performance of the TEG–TEH system pp. 375-382

Fankai Meng, Lingen Chen and Fengrui Sun

Heating load and COP optimization of a double resonance energy selective electron (ESE) heat pump pp. 383-392

Zemin Ding, Lingen Chen and Fengrui Sun

Effect of the working liquid to the capillary pumped loop performance pp. 393-399

Nikolaos A. Avgerinos, Dionissios P. Margaris and Demos T. Tsahalis

Newly invented biobased materials from low-carbon, diverted waste fibers: research methods, testing, and full-scale application in a case study structure pp. 400-415

Julee A Herdt, John Hunt and Kellen Schauermann

Review of heat pipe heat exchangers for enhanced dehumidification and cooling in air conditioning systems pp. 416-423

K. S. Ong

A comprehensive assessment of sectoral energy consumption in the UK: past, present and future pp. 424-430

Erdem Cuce and Saffa B. Riffat

Design and optimization of a thermoacoustic heat engine using reinforcement learning pp. 431-439

Jurriath-Azmathi Mumith, Tassos Karayiannis and Charalampos Makatsoris

2016, volume 11, articles 2

Investigation of the effect of design parameters on power output and thermal efficiency of a Stirling engine by thermodynamic analysis pp. 141-156

Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi and Mehdi Mehrpooya

Mean-line modeling and CFD analysis of a miniature radial turbine for distributed power generation systems pp. 157-168

Kiyarash Rahbar, Saad Mahmoud and Raya K. Al-Dadah

Performance analysis of a cascaded solar Organic Rankine Cycle with superheating pp. 169-176

Jie Zhu and Hulin Huang

Spanish photovoltaic learning curve pp. 177-183

Maria Rosario Garzón Sampedro and Carlos Sanchez Gonzalez

Experimental study of a capillary pumped loop in comparison with the prediction of a 3D CFD pp. 184-192

Nikolaos A. Avgerinos, Dionissios P. Margaris and Demos T. Tsahalis

Energy saving potential of indirect evaporative cooler under Indian climates pp. 193-198

J.K. Jain and D.A. Hindoliya

Development of a nano-heat transfer fluid carrying direct absorbing receiver for concentrating solar collectors pp. 199-204

Ashley Toppin-Hector and Harjit Singh

Hybrid hydrogen PEM fuel cell and batteries without DC–DC converter pp. 205-210

Jinlei Shang, Kevin Kendall and Bruno G. Pollet

Energy and exergy analysis of passive solar distillation systems pp. 211-221

K.R. Ranjan, S.C. Kaushik and N.L. Panwar

Design and commission a zero-carbon building for hot and humid climate pp. 222-234

Trevor S.K. Ng, Raymond M.H. Yau, Tony N.T. Lam and Vincent S.Y. Cheng

A feasible energy-saving analysis of a new system for CO2 cryogenic capture pp. 235-239

Shuhong Li, Jie Ding, Xiaosong Zhang, Deyuan Cheng, Xinyu Hu and Xianliang Li

Simultaneous synthesis of heat exchanger network with the non-isothermal mixing pp. 240-247

Zhao Liang, Yin Hongchao and Huo Zhaoyi

Performance of U-tube solar water heater with vertical and inclined panels pp. 248-253

K.S. Ong, W.L. Tong and J.K. Choong

An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system pp. 254-265

Mahmoud Shatat, Saffa Riffat and Guohui Gan

Capturing atmospheric carbon: biological and nonbiological methods pp. 266-274

Panchsheela Nogia, Gurpreet Kaur Sidhu, Rajesh Mehrotra and Sandhya Mehrotra

Thermal analysis of PCM-filled glass windows in hot summer and cold winter area pp. 275-282

Shuhong Li, Yingying Zhou, Kecheng Zhong, Xiaosong Zhang and Xing Jin

2016, volume 11, articles 1

Thermodynamic optimization of a triple-shaft open intercooled-recuperated gas turbine cycle. Part 1: description and modeling pp. 1-7

Lingen Chen, Wenhua Wang and Fengrui Sun

Economic feasibility evaluation of solar distillation systems based on the equivalent cost of environmental degradation and high-grade energy savings pp. 8-15

K. R. Ranjan and S. C. Kaushik

Thermal modeling and experimental validation of solar tunnel dryer: a clean energy option for drying surgical cotton pp. 16-28

N. L. Panwar, S. C. Kaushik and Surendra Kothari

Thermodynamic optimization of a triple-shaft open intercooled, recuperated gas turbine cycle. Part 2: power and efficiency optimization pp. 29-34

Wenhua Wang, Lingen Chen and Fengrui Sun

Thermochemical cooling system based on adsorption pumping pipe pp. 35-41

Saffa Riffat, Yuehong Su and Yate Ding

Power and power density analyzes of an endoreversible modified variable-temperature reservoir Brayton cycle with isothermal heat addition pp. 42-53

Junhua Wang, Lingen Chen, Yanlin Ge and Fengrui Sun

Transient simulation of a solar absorption cooling system pp. 54-60

Akshaya Budania, Suhail Ahmad and Sanjeev Jain

Toolbox engineering software for the analysis of sunlight on buildings pp. 61-65

A. Márquez-García, M. Varo-Martínez and R. López-Luque

Electricity use in the commercial kitchen pp. 66-74

S. Mudie, E.A. Essah, A. Grandison and R. Felgate

Energy performance of a residential building-integrated micro-cogeneration system upon varying thermal load and control logic pp. 75-88

G. Ciampi, A. Rosato, M. Scorpio and S. Sibilio

An integrated approach for sustainable design and assessment of residential building envelope: part II pp. 89-108

Joseph Iwaro, Abrahams Mwasha, Rupert G. Williams and William Wilson

Control of micro-CHP and thermal energy storage for minimising electrical grid utilisation pp. 109-118

John Allison, Gavin Bruce Murphy and John Mark Counsell

Effect of flow pulsation on energy consumption of a radiator in a centrally heated building pp. 119-129

M. Embaye, R.K. AL-Dadah and S. Mahmoud

Simulating the influence of microclimatic design on mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect in the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area of China pp. 130-139

T. Shen, D. H. C. Chow and J. Darkwa