Advances in Energy and Built Environment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Comparative Study of Earth Air Tunnel and Borehole Heat Exchanger Applied for Building Space Conditioning

   • Shiv Lal, S. C. Kaushik

   Pages 1-12

3. Advances in Reliability of Solar PV Systems

   • Anil K. Rai

   Pages 13-21

4. Exergy Analysis of Dedicated Mechanically Subcooled Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle Using HFC-R134a, HFO-R1234ze and R1234yf

   • Shyam Agarwal, Akhilesh Arora, B. B. Arora

   Pages 23-42

5. The Effect of Eco-friendly Refrigerants on Performance of Vapor Compression Refrigeration System with Dedicated Mechanical Subcooling

   • Naushad Ahmad Ansari, Akhilesh Arora, Samsher, K. Manjunath

   Pages 43-54

6. Performance Analysis of ORC with Environment-Friendly Working Fluids Novec 649 and R1233zd[E] as Alternative to R245fa

   • Pradeep Kumar Jain, Akhilesh Arora, B. B. Arora

   Pages 55-67

7. Identifying Deterrents to Greening Existing Buildings

   • Devendra Pratap Singh, Ekta Singh

   Pages 69-86

8. Field Investigation on the Orientation of 11.2 kWp Rooftop-Based PV System for Hot-Humid Location of India

   • Bibekananda Jena, Renu Sharma

   Pages 87-97

9. Rural Electrification Using Hybrid Solar and Biogas System in Phulwaria Village, Bihar: A Case Study

   • Sushmita Mohapatra, Saurabh Agrawal, Himanshu Ranjan

   Pages 99-109

10. Electricity Demand Forecasting Using Regression Techniques

    • Tanveer Ahmad Wani, Mohd Shiraz

    Pages 111-121

11. Improvement of Energy Efficiency of Isolated Wind Power System Based on Voltage Indices Using ANFIS Tuned STATCOM

    • A. Gandhar, S. Gupta, S. Gandhar

    Pages 123-132

12. Improvement of Voltage Stability of Renewable Energy Sources-Based Microgrid Using ANFIS-Tuned UPFC

    • S. Gandhar, Jyoti Ohri, Mukhtiar Singh

    Pages 133-143

13. Analysis, Design, and Comparison of Different Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPVT) System for Indian Meteorological Condition

    • Amit Kumar Dash, Sanjay Agrawal, Sanjay Gairola, Shweta Shukla

    Pages 145-157

14. Nonlinear Coupled Ion Acoustic Wave (IAW) with Inertial Alfvén Wave (AW): An Application to Solar Coronal Heating

    • B. K. Das, R. Prasad, Tanveer Ahmad Wani

    Pages 159-165

15. Embodied Energy and Carbon Emissions of Pavements: A Review

    • Sharon T. Abey, Sreevalsa Kolathayar

    Pages 167-173

16. Life Cycle Energy Analysis of a 3.4 kWp Stand-Alone Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System in Eastern India

    • Sonali Goel, Bibekananda Jena, Renu Sharma

    Pages 175-183

17. Carbon Balance and Emission Factor for the Cookstoves

    • Harshika Kumari

    Pages 185-193

18. Greywater Recycle and Reuse for Domestic and Irrigation Purposes

    • Rosysmita Bikram Singh, J. Sai Priya, K. Amrutha Varshini, S. Praneeth Kumar

    Pages 195-202

19. Evaluation of Natural Ventilation Potential for Indoor Thermal Comfort in a Low-Rise Building in Arid and Semi-arid Climates of India

    • K. N. Patil, S. C. Kaushik, Ayush Aggarwal

    Pages 203-221

20. Hybrid Absorption Cycles for Solar Cooling

    • S. C. Kaushik, Akhilesh Arora, Manoj Dixit

    Pages 223-239

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018). The book presents results of experimental investigations into the latest topics related to energy and built environment. The topics covered include green and clean technologies, zero energy buildings, solar energy, energy conservation and heat recovery, and solar architecture. The contents of this book will be beneficial to students, researchers and professionals working in the area of energy and built environment engineering. 

• Solar energy
• Energy conservation
• Green and clean technology
• Heat recovery
• Solar architecture
• TRACE 2018

• Hunan University, Changsha, China

  Guoqiang Zhang

• Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India

  N. D. Kaushika

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

  S. C. Kaushik

• Amity University, Noida, India

  R. K. Tomar

Dr. Guoqiang Zhang is a professor at Hunan University, China, where he is currently the dean of Institute for Sustainable Urbanization and Construction Innovation. He is also the director of the National Center for International Research Collaboration in Building Safety and Environment of Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and the deputy director of Key Lab of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency of Ministry of Education of China. He is also a member of the academic committee of Hunan University, and an editorial member of the Journal of Hunan University. Due to his contribution to Sustainable Built Environment Education, Research and Practice, Dr. Zhang received special government allowance from the State Council in China. He has made valuable contributions towards sustainable education and science communication, research, social service and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements.

Dr. N. D. Kaushika, formerly professor, Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and subsequently director of reputed engineering institutions in Delhi and National Capital Region, is a specialist in renewable energy and environment. He is a recipient of the Hariom Prerit S. S. Bhatnagar Research Endowment Award for research in energy conservation in 1987. Currently, he is a visiting research professor at the Institute of Technological Engineering and Research of SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India. He is an author of five books and has contributed articles in several reputed journals and books chapters in several books by international publishers.

 

Dr. S. C. Kaushik received his Ph.D. in Plasma Science from IIT Delhi after his distinguished First Position in Master's degree in science (electronics) from Meerut University. His fields of research include plasma science, thermal science and engineering, energy conservation and heat recovery, solar refrigeration and air conditioning, solar architecture, and thermal storage and power generation. He has made 
significant contributions in these fields as evident by his about 500 research articles in journals of repute at the national and international level. He is a pioneer in exergy analysis and finite time thermodynamics of energy systems, and a leading expert on alternative refrigeration and air conditioning technologies. Dr. Kaushik has co-authored ten books and also edited two volumes. His specific contributions to energy systems have been recognized by several awards to his credit viz. Young Scientist UNESCO Award, Hariom Prerit S. S. Bhatnagar Award, Divyajyoti Science and Technology Award, Top Academic Research Performer in Energy, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam GOLD Medal Research 
Award and outstanding Research Faculty Award in India. He is Member of ISES (Australia) and IIR (France), and a Life Member of various other professional societies like SESI, PSSI, ISTE, ISHRAE and ISME. He has been former Head, Centre for Energy Studies 2007-2010 and at present Emeritus Professor at CES, IIT DELHI.

Dr. R.K. Tomar received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and is currently, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, India. His research interests include artificial intelligence applications in buildings and sustainable built environment. He has a combined experience of 27 years in industry and academia in various capacities. He has published several research articles in international peer-reviewed journals.

 

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