Passive thermal performance prediction and multi-objective optimization of naturally-ventilated underground shelter in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mukhtar, Azfarizal, Ng, Khai Ching, Yusoff, Mohd Zamri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
• Subjects: TA174 Engineering design
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/72022/1/72022_Passive%20thermal%20performance%20prediction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72022/2/72022_Passive%20thermal%20performance%20prediction_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72022/3/72022_Passive%20thermal%20performance%20prediction_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72022/; http://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.02.022
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The impact of global warming has urged a prudent spending of energy in the building sector nowadays. In general, a typical HVAC system consumes about 60%e70% of the total energy consumption of a building. Therefore, designing an energy-efficient HVAC system is essential to alleviate the worsening gr...