A review on courtyard design criteria in different climatic zones

Groundwater Vulnerability in Different Climatic Zones

Design methodology of passive houses in different climatic zones in Italy

The "Passivhaus" standard has become a set of rules and suggestions that allow any architect or engineer to design a house with very low or zero energy consumption. The simple application of the "Passivhaus" building code does not necessarily mean that the expected comfort conditions will be achieved, since the rules were first developed in colder climates, which are very different from the Med...

Modelled effects of precipitation on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones

The ongoing changes in the global climate expose the world’s ecosystems not only to increasing CO2 concentrations and temperatures but also to altered precipitation (P) regimes. Using four well-established process-based ecosystem models (LPJ, DayCent, ORCHIDEE, TECO), we explored effects of potential P changes on water limitation and net primary production (NPP) in seven terrestrial ecosystems ...

Metals complexation with humic acids in surface water of different natural–climatic zones

Humic acids extracted from different soils. The stability constants of metal humates and acid dissociation constant humic acids were calculated. Forms of metals in natural waters was determined with use account their chemical composition and content and properties of organic matter. We assessed metals speciation in water objects with account for competitive reactions resulting in formation of h...

A review on design criteria for vortex tubes

In this study, the past investigations of the design criteria of vortex tubes were overviewed and the detailed information was presented on the design of them. Vortex tubes were classified and the type of them was described. All criteria on the design of vortex tubes were given in detail using experimental and theoretical results from the past until now. Finally, the criteria on the design of t...