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Title Handbook on environmental quality / Evan K. Drury and Tylor S. Pridgen, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Environmental research advances series
Environmental research advances series.
Contents HANDBOOK ONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ASSESSMENT OF THE INDOOR THERMAL QUALITY:METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BACKGROUND; 2.1. The Standard EN 15251; 2.2. Beyond the Standard; 3. DEFINITION OF ACCEPTABLETHERMAL COMFORT CONDITIONS; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Metodological Approach; 4. APPROACH TO THE LONG-TERM AUDITING; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Fundamental Aspects Concerning a Long-Term Auditing; 4.3. Hypotheses to Assume that Air TemperatureEquals Operative Temperature; 4.4. Effect of Radiant Temperature and of Glazed Surfaces on Comfort
5. MONITORING PROCEDURE5.1. Characterisation of the Rooms to Be Monitored; 5.2. Choice of the Measuring Instruments; 5.3. Choice of the Representative Roomsand Location of the Measuring Instruments; 5.4. Monitoring Period; 5.5. Additional Measurements; 6. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; 6.1. Long-Term Indices; 6.2. Diagnosis of a Room; 6.3. Classification of a Room; 6.4. Diagnosis of a Whole Building; 6.5. Classification of a Whole Building; 6.6. A Specific Application: Museum Environments; 7. CASE STUDY; 7.1. The Building; 7.2. Definition of the Acceptable Ranges forthe Indoor Operative Temperature
7.3. Choice of the Representative Rooms for the Long-Term Monitoring7.4. Diagnosis of the Representative Rooms; 7.5. Classification of the Representative Rooms; 7.6. Diagnosis of the Whole Building; 7.7. Classification of the Whole Building; 7.8. Results of Subjective Surveys; 7.8.1. Cold Period; 7.8.2. Warm Period; 8. SYMBOLS; 9. REFERENCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ABSTRACT; Keywords:; 1. RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM GROUND SOURCES; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Group Loops; 1.2.1. Open Loop Systems; 1.2.2. Closed Loop Systems; 1.3. Varieties of Heat Pumps
1.3.1. Thermal Storage1.3.2. Air-to-Air Heat Pumps; 1.3.3. Ground and Water Source Heat Pumps; 1.3.3.1. COP; 1.3.3.2. Energy Efficiency Ratios for Heat Pumps; 1.3.3.3. Balance Point; 1.3.3.4. Airflow Requirements; 1.4. Heat Pump Principles; 1.4.1. Heat Sources; 1.4.2. Temperature; 1.4.2.1. Fahrenheit; 1.4.2.2. Celsius; 1.4.2.3. Kelvin; 1.4.2.4. Rankine; 1.4.3. Heat; 1.4.3.1. Specific Heat; 1.4.3.2. Latent Heat; 1.4.3.3. Sensible Heat; 1.4.3.4. Insulator; 1.4.3.5. Conductor; 1.4.3.6. Pressure; 1.5.1. Energy; 1.5.1.1. Enthalpy; 1.5.1.2. Entropy
1.5.1.3. Carnot Engines, Heat Pumps, and Refrigerators1.5.1.4. The Carnot machine; 1.5.1.5. Efficiency; 1.5.1.6. Heat Transfer in Ponds; 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM BIOFUELS AND WASTE; 2.1. Bioenergy Development; 2.2. Combined Heat and Power (CHP); 2.3. Biofuels; 3. SOLAR ENERGY; 4. LOW ENERGY BUILDING CONCEPT; 5. ENERGY SAVING IN BUILDINGS; 5.1. Efficiency Use of Energy; 5.2. Utilise Renewable Energy; 5.3. Reduce Transport Energy; 5.4. Increase Awareness; 6. ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 6.1. High Priority/Low Cost; 6.2. Medium Priority/Medium Cost; 6.3. Long Term/High Cost
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/14/2020)
Subject Environmental quality.
Air quality.
Water quality.
Indoor air pollution.
Environmental degradation.
air quality.
indoor air pollution.
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
Air quality
Environmental degradation
Environmental quality
Indoor air pollution
Water quality
Form Electronic book
Author Drury, Evan K., editor
Pridgen, Tylor S., editor
LC no. 2020685354
ISBN 9781617285158
1617285153