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Life cycle assessment of desiccant – Dew point evaporative cooling systems with water reclamation for poultry houses in hot and humid climate
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Desiccant – dew point evaporative based cooling systems is known to be an effective system for the ventilation and cooling of poultry houses in hot and humid climates. However, they suffer from high water consumption that ...
A sustainable localised air distribution system for enhancing thermal environment and indoor air quality of poultry house for semiarid region
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Academic Press
, 2021 , Article)
This work compares the performance of three passive cooling systems in meeting thermal and indoor air quality requirements in a poultry house located in semi-arid climate. The first two systems are a direct evaporative ...
Comparative analysis of sustainable desiccant – Evaporative based ventilation systems for a typical Qatari poultry house
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Direct evaporative cooling is the typically adopted ventilation system in poultry houses in hot climates. This type of cooling is inefficient during period of relatively high humidity resulting in degraded thermal comfort ...
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ...
Performance assessment of evaporatively-cooled window driven by solar chimney in hot and humid climates
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This study investigates the application of the evaporatively-cooled window system in hot and humid climates and assesses its seasonal performance and benefits in terms of energy savings. The validated system is a hybrid ...
Technical review of green roofs in hot arid region: Case of Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2021 , Article)
Greening the city and its buildings is not a new notion, in fact it is an old-traditional system that is re-discovered to improve damaged impact on the urban environment in a smart-sustainable way. Greening has its roots ...
Evaluation of smart irrigation systems in hot-arid climates for green roofs and walls: case of Doha, Qatar
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Emerald Publishing
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: The study aims to develop recommendations for optimal Internet of things (IoT) based solutions for a smart precision irrigation automation platform using morphological thinking (MT). The smart irrigation system ...
Street re-design for the adoption of autonomous vehicles: case of the city of Doha, Qatar
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Emerald Publishing
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: There is lack of knowledge about how the existing streets need to be redesigned and the infrastructural changes that need to be made to adopt autonomous vehicles. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ...
The design and applications of an innovative irrigation system for biofacades in hot arid climates
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Assessment of water requirements through physical sustainable means is essential to ensuring water security, which is at high risk in desert climates such as Doha, Qatar. The water requirements of biofacade systems are met ...
The (IM)-possible mosque: Spatial mutation and identity needs in northern Ireland
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Emerald Publishing
, 2012 , Article)
Over more than thirty years of violent conflict, Northern Ireland had an intense sectarian violence due to the political-religious opposition between its Catholic and Protestant communities. The history of the Muslim ...