Browsing by Author "Culp, Charles"
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Huang, Yao (2014-05-08)The heat transfer behaviors of non-Newtonian fluids under laminar flow conditions in circular tubes are presented in this study. The constant wall heat flux is considered as a boundary condition for dilute polymer solutions ...
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Xu, Chen (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)District Cooling Systems (DCS) have been widely applied in large institutions such as universities, government facilities, commercial districts, airports, etc. The hydraulic system of a large DCS can be complicated. They ...
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Vadali, Phani Arvind (2022-04-20)The aggregation of data from connected smart thermostats installed in a huge number of residential buildings has expedited the remote detection and diagnosis of faults in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) ...
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Kulkarni, Aditya Arun (2012-02-14)Re-commissioning, retro-commissioning, Continuous Commissioning® (CC®) are examples of successful systematic processes implemented in buildings to reduce overall building energy consumption, and improve efficiency of systems ...
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Liu, Jingjing (2010-03-24)This thesis has improved Baltazar's methodology for potential energy savings estimation from retro-commissioning/retrofits measures. Important improvements and discussions are made on optimization parameters, limits on ...
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Shahsavari, Fatemeh (2021-08-04)This research addresses the challenges associated with conventional methods of performance-based building design, i.e., ignoring the existing uncertainties and lacking a systematic framework to incorporate risk assessment ...
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Investigation of a Radiantly Heated and Cooled Office with an Integrated Desiccant Ventilation Unit Gong, Xiangyang (2009-05-15)Radiant heating and cooling has a reputation of increasing the comfort level and reducing the energy consumption of buildings. The main advantages of radiant heating and cooling are low operational noise and reduced fan ...
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Yousif, Shermeen Ahmed Yousif (2019-05-24)As the number of design candidates in generative and design optimization systems is often excessive and overwhelming, with similar and redundant shapes of design candidates evolving, there is a need for an articulation ...
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Sinvhal, Swapnil (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)It is a time consuming task to generate textures for large 3D terrain surfaces in computer games, flight simulations and computer animations. This work explores the use of cellular automata in the automatic generation of ...
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Kim, Hyojin 1981- (2012-11-14)This study developed and applied a field test to evaluate the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)/United States Green ...
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Im, Piljae (2010-07-14)A methodology to develop an easy-to-use toolkit for the preliminary design of high performance schools in hot and humid climates was presented. The toolkit proposed in this research will allow decision makers without ...
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Cho, Sool Yeon (2010-10-12)A procedure has been developed for the preliminary selection of high-performance systems for office buildings in hot and humid climates. High-performance building systems and components were surveyed for buildings in the ...
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Zhu, Yiwen (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Typical energy audits are sufficiently expensive and time-consuming that many owners and managers of buildings are not willing to invest the time and money required for a full audit. This dissertation provides a methodology ...
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Christman, Kevin D. (2011-08-08)In preliminary building energy assessments, it is often desired to estimate a motor's input power. Motor power estimates in this context should be rapid, safe, and noninvasive. Existing methods for motor input power ...
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Wilson, Zachary (2022-12-14)Growing demand for renewable energy has brought to light promising energy harvesting techniques. One technique that is proving to be the future of energy storage is latent heat thermal energy storage. Thermal energy storage ...
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Keshavarz, Mohammadreza (2018-11-09)The objective of this research is to investigate the soil behavior surrounding a typical fullscale pile foundation of a large building under cyclic thermal loading from the application of geothermal foundation technology ...
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Negandhi, Vanita K (2015-08-10)This dissertation presents the results of a study to determine the operational control, energy performance and comfort conditions associated with passive chilled beams for office buildings in a humid climate and to develop ...
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Bible, Mitchell (2011-10-21)An energy analysis was performed on the Texas A & M University at Qatar building in Doha, Qatar. The building and its HVAC systems were modeled using EnergyPlus. Building chilled water and electrical data were collected ...
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Alpuerto, Lance Gabriel (2016-12-07)With the recent advancements of photovoltaic (PV) material, the previous limits of solar applications have been surpassed. These developing technologies allow for implementation on nonplanar surfaces. The implications of ...
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Tan, Xiaowei (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This record of study summarizes the work accomplished during the internship at the Energy Systems Laboratory of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. The internship project was to develop a tool to optimize the building ...