A study on thermal characteristic and sleeping comfort of a hybrid solar heating system applied in cold rural areas

Zhao, Dongsheng; Ji, Jie; Yu, Hao; Zhao, Xudong

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.10.027

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“…To overcome those challenges, reference was made to Lin and Deng (2008), who measured total insulation values for bedding materials commonly used in subtropical environments by applying a selection of bedding, sleepwear, and mattresses to a prostrate thermal mannequin in an environmental chamber [15]. Their method has guided most recent research on sleeping environments [49], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], [55], and [56], particularly in hospitals [32], [17], and [16]. Two combinations of garments (i.e.…”

Section: Fig 4 Standard Patient Room (Single Occupancy) Layout At Imc...mentioning

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Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates

Alotaibi

Southwood

et al. 2020

Building and Environment

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Section: Fig 4 Standard Patient Room (Single Occupancy) Layout At Imc...mentioning

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Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates

Alotaibi

Southwood

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Building and Environment

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“…For a novel solar energy heating system combining the solar thermal storage tank and the traditional Kang, the thermal storage tank without thermal insulation heats the room by natural heat dissipation, and the setting of the flue under the thermal storage tank can also make full use of the waste heat of the smoke [93]. Zhao et al [94] explored the practicability of a hybrid solar heating system combining a solar Kang subsystem and a solar air heating subsystem in rural buildings in Qinghai Province by field measurement and simulation. The results indicated that the indoor temperature of the test room can be improved by up to 6 • C when the ambient temperature was 7.8 • C (average), moreover, the area of collectors, thermal insulation, and an appropriate operation strategy were important factors.…”

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“…In addition, the heating pattern of part time and part space is required in rural residences. To some extent, bed warming may be effective and suitable [94].…”

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Review of Heating Methods for Rural Houses in China

Zheng

2018

Energies

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With the continuous development of the social economy, residents living in rural China pay more attention to the heating quality and require a comfortable and healthy indoor thermal environment in winter. The existing traditional heating methods cannot meet the high-quality heating demands. Although the new heating methods based on clean energy can satisfy the needs of residents in terms of energy saving, environmental protection and thermal comfort, they have not been widely used due to their high initial investment, the misunderstanding of principal functions and the perceived difficulty of application. This study firstly summarizes various available heating methods for rural areas from aspects of technical characteristics, environmental friendliness, indoor comfort, and economy. Then it gives advice for government and relevant institutions to increase publicity for new heating methods. It aims to provide a theoretical basis and feasible suggestions for the selection of heating methods for rural residents in China. It also aims to provide theoretical policy making references for the transformation of the original rural heating methods.

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“…In other words, the transmission of solar irradiation can be exploited to elevate indoor temperatures in cold weather. [ 6 ] Moreover, the reflection of solar irradiation can prevent indoor environments from undesired increases in temperature. To further decrease the temperature, it is possible to implement objects that can passively dissipate heat to outer space via the atmospheric long‐wave infrared (LWIR) transparency window (λ ≈ 8–13 µm).…”

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Vapor–Liquid Transition‐Based Broadband Light Modulation for Self‐Adaptive Thermal Management

Zhang

Yang

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Adv Funct Materials

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Considerable research efforts have aimed to control indoor temperatures to improve daily life and industrial production. However, current strategies, which involve active regulation of energy input or passive regulation of sunlight transmission, cannot control indoor temperatures under all weather conditions. Herein, a self-adaptive thermal management device (STMD) that uses solar energy (heating) and radiative cooling (cooling) by exploiting the temperature differences across the device is reported. The adaptive heating and cooling functions are achieved by modulating sunlight transmittance and reflectance using a porous SiO 2 coating separated/merged with a refractive index-matched liquid which serves as a shutter. As a result, the STMD in the opaque mode exhibits low transmittance and in the transparent mode exhibits sufficiently high solar transmittance. Taking advantage of this self-regulated shuttering mechanism, the developed STMD enables i) an increase of ≈10 °C relative to the ambient temperature under a solar intensity of 400 W m −2 in cold weather and ii) a temperature reduction of ≈5 °C under a solar intensity exceeding 900 W m −2 in hot weather. The described design strategy offers an approach for constructing smart light-controlling devices and thermal-controlling building materials.

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A study on thermal characteristic and sleeping comfort of a hybrid solar heating system applied in cold rural areas

Abstract: A study on thermal characteristic and sleeping comfort of a hybrid solar heating system applied in cold rural areas,

Cited by 21 publications

References 28 publications

Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates

Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates

Review of Heating Methods for Rural Houses in China

Vapor–Liquid Transition‐Based Broadband Light Modulation for Self‐Adaptive Thermal Management

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