This work presents an experimental study of the dynamic performance a CO2 water-to-water heat pump in domestic hot water production system. A facility was developed and used to characterize time evolution COP this pump, heating stratification processes hot-water storage tank, global Results showed that, when strategies based on promoting reach Ri ?40, such as use vertical tank filling velocitie...

In the building sector, 40% of final energy is used for heating and cooling. Up to 75% this in residential buildings. It necessary take a step forward reduce share consumption, particular through use efficient technologies their integration into system renovation buildings, which major challenge future research field. An important technology achieving goal heat storage, where phase change mater...

large capacity cylindrical tanks are used to store a variety of liquids. their satisfactoryperformance during earthquake is crucial for modern facilities. in present paper, the behavior of cylindricalconcrete tanks under harmonic excitation is studied using the finite element method. liquid sloshing, liquidviscosity and wall flexibility are considered and additionally excitation frequency, liqu...

Good quality water supplies and safe sanitation in urban areas are a big challenge for governments throughout the world. Providing adequate water quality is a basic requirement for our lives. The colony forming units of the bacterium Legionella pneumophila in potable water represent a big problem which cannot be overlooked for health protection reasons. We analysed several methods to program a ...

The paper deals with the block-oriented approach in modelling of a solar domestic hot water system. Due to the linking possibility to other technological processes (greenhouse, dryer, etc.) the Matlab+Simulink software was decided to use. The entire model consists of the sub-system models as collector, heat exchanger and storage tank. The governing heat and mass transfer equations are given alo...

In case of energy storage air conditioning system, due to load fluctuation, the traditional control methods can't obtain good effect, the model predictive control method can realize the optimization control system, and can overcome the influence of load fluctuation. In order to realize the predictive control, need to study model of air conditioning system. Ice storage air-conditioning system, b...

UNLABELLED Avian and possum fecal droppings may negatively impact roof-harvested rainwater (RHRW) water quality due to the presence of zoonotic pathogens. This study was aimed at evaluating the performance characteristics of a possum feces-associated (PSM) marker by screening 210 fecal and wastewater samples from possums (n = 20) and a range of nonpossum hosts (n = 190) in Southeast Queensland,...