Cool power : natural ventilation systems in historic buildings / Carla Balocco and Giuseppe Grazzini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balocco, Carla.

Contributor:

Grazzini, Giuseppe, 1949-

Series:

Energy science, engineering and technology series.

Energy science, engineering and technology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural ventilation.

Historic buildings--Heating and ventilation.

Historic buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural ventilation in buildings, generally belongings to bio climatic design, can provide a comfortable indoor climate and major possibilities for energy saving and reducing energy consumption due to mechanical ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Contents:

Intro

COOL POWER: NATURAL VENTILATIONSYSTEMS IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS

CONTENTS

LISTS OF FIGURES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

NATURAL COOLING TECHNIQUESIN HISTORIC BUILDINGS

NATURAL COOLING TECHNIQUESIN A HISTORIC MANSION

ABSTRACT

2.1. THE NATURAL COOLING SYSTEM

2.2. THE TRENTO-CARLI VILLAS

2.3. COOLING SYSTEM

2.4. COOLING POWER

2.5. CONCLUSION

THE ANCIENT NATURAL VENTILATIONSYSTEM OF THE OLD MARCHESEBUILDING IN PALERMO

3.1. THE EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN

3.2. CFD FEM SIMULATION

RESULTS

THE ANCIENT NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEMIN THE PITTI PALACE IN FLORENCE

4.1. HISTORY

4.2. INVESTIGATED ROOMS AND THE PHYSICAL SCALE MODEL

4.3. BOUNDARY LAYER WIND TUNNEL TESTS

4.4. FUNDAMENTAL RESULTS

4.5. CFD FEM SIMULATION

4.6. RESULTS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61122-444-6

OCLC:

669502310