A new measurement technique for the determination of the heat transfer coefficient and the film cooling effectiveness is presented. It is based on a regression of multiple transient liquid crystals experiments using an electrical heater-foil producing a nonhomogeneous surface heat flux. This is particularly interesting for film-cooled surfaces where each cooling hole in the heater-foil leads to...

Now days, air conditioning systems are a must for almost every commercial and residential building to achieve comfortable indoor conditions. The increasing energy demand, and increasing oil prices and pollution levels raise the need for alternative air conditioning systems which can efficiently utilize renewable energy resources. The liquid desiccant-based air conditioning method is pollution f...

Abstract The original intention of daylight saving time (DST) was to save energy required for artificial lighting. This one-hour shift in working hours, however, also impacts the current and future heating cooling demand buildings, which is yet be thoroughly investigated. Here, time-induced archetype offices across United States are simulated 15 cities different representative concentration pat...