Deep skin architecture : design potentials of multi-layered architectural boundaries / by Carl, Timo, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Ecologies of skin and depth -- Radiant milieu -- Ecologies of encounter : deep skins -- Discussion and conclusion -- German summary.…”
Get full text

Radiative heat transfer in participating media : with MATLAB codes / by Yadav, Rahul, Balaji, C. (Mechanical engineer), Venkateshan, S. P., SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Review of Literature -- Mathematical Formulation -- Radiative Heat Transfer in Cylindrical Geometries -- Radiative Heat Transfer in Conical Geometries -- Radiative Heat Transfer in Three Dimensional Geometries -- AI Based Solution to Practical Radiant Heating Problems -- Conclusions And Future Perspective.…”
Get full text

Atlas of meteor showers : a practical workbook for meteor observers / by Bagnall, Philip M., SpringerLink (Online service)

Get full text

Outdoor thermal comfort in urban environment : assessments and applications in urban planning and design / by Lau, Kevin Ka-Lun, Tan, Zheng, Morakinyo, Tobi Eniolu, Ren, Chao (Professor of architecture), SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Effects of Urban Geometry on Mean Radiant Temperature.…”
Get full text

Desiccant-assisted cooling : fundamentals and applications / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…An Introduction To Solid Desiccant Cooling Technology -- Status of Liquid Desiccant Technologies and Systems -- Mathematical Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer in Regenerators with Desiccant Materials -- Influence of Altitude on the Behavior of Solid Desiccant Dehumidification System -- The Performance of Desiccant Wheels for Desiccant Air-Conditioning -- Separate Sensible and Latent Cooling -- Membrane-based liquid-to-air energy exchangers -- Adsorption/Desorption Characteristics of Solid Particles in Desiccant Bed for Different Design Configurations -- Desiccant dehumidification integrated with hydronic radiant cooling -- Desiccant Cooling.…”
Get full text

Transport phenomena in multiphase flows / by Mauri, Roberto, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “….- Free Convection -- Radiant Heat Transfer -- Anti diffusion -- Stationary Diffusion.- Appendices A? …”
Get full text

La dose al paziente in diagnostica per immagini by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…La dose radiante e l'appropriatezza dell'imaging /…”
Get full text

Charles Olivier and the Rise of Meteor Science / by Taibi, Richard, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Herschel, and Stationary Radiants -- Chapter 20: The First Assignment: Discredit Stationary Radiants -- Chapter 21: Top Achievers 1914-1925 -- Chapter 22: Challenges for Olivier and the American Meteor Society -- Chapter 23: The Rise of Astrophysics -- Chapter 24: Membership roster 1919-1929 -- Chapter 25: Advances Made by the American Meteor Society 1919-1929 -- Chapter 26: The Best of Times During the Worst of Times -- Chapter 27: The Man at Mid-Life -- Chapter 28: The Astronomer at Mid-Life -- Chapter 29: Organizing Observatory Staff for the Leonids -- Chapter 29: Organizing Observatory stff for the Leonids -- Chapter 30: Membership Roster 1930-1936 -- Chapter 31: How the Meteor Quest Was Won -- Chapter 32: What the AMS Accomplished -- Chapter 33: Citizen Scientists Caught Meteor Fever -- Chapter 34: Contemporary Meteor Organizations in the United States -- Chapter 35: Outside the USA: A Survey of Meteor Astronomers and Organizations -- Chapter 36: Summing Up: Olivier at Mid-Life -- Chapter 37: Who Were These Men and Women? …”
Get full text

William Frederick Denning : grand amateur and Doyen of British meteor astronomy / by Beech, Martin, 1959-, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Prologue -- Contents -- 1 A Man of Parts -- Bibliography -- 2 In Quest of Meteors -- 2.1 The Stationary Radiant Debate -- 2.1.1 The Epsilon Arietids: A Case Study -- 2.2 The Observer at Work -- 2.2.1 The Observations of Shooting Stars Notebook -- 2.2.2 Fireballs Galore -- 2.3 Correspondence -- 2.4 Meteor Physics -- 2.5 Meteorites -- Bibliography -- 3 The Heavens Provide -- 3.1 Telescopes: Big Versus Small -- 3.2 Comets -- 3.3 The Planets -- 3.3.1 Jupiter and Its Red Spot -- 3.3.2 Saturn and Its White Spots -- 3.4 Novae and Nebulae -- 3.5 Wasps, Birds, and Natural History…”
Get full text

The politics of emotional shockwaves / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Making and Breaking Our Shared World: a phenomenological analysis of disorientation as a way of understanding our collective emotions in distributed cognition, Pablo Fernandez and Roberto Casati -- 11. The Radiant Indifference of Being: The Mystic Fable of The Passion According to G.H, Nicolas de Warren. .…”
Get full text

Future city architecture for optimal living / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Hidden surface effects: Radiant temperature as an urban and architectural comfort culprit (F. …”
Get full text

CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…4 Evacuated Tube-Based SPT (ET-SPT) -- 5 Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) -- 6 CPC Geometrical Model -- 7 Integrated CPC ET-SPT Receiver -- 8 Ray-Tracing Simulations -- 9 Results and Discussions -- 9.1 Radiant Flux on the Receiver with and Without CPC -- 9.2 Recuperative Spillage Losses -- 9.3 Optical Energy Distribution -- 10 Summary -- References -- Nanofluids Application in Solar Thermal Collectors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Solar Thermal Collectors -- 1.2 Thermal Performance Modeling of Solar Collectors -- 1.3 Heat Transfer Criteria of Solar Collector -- 1.4 Nanoparticles and Properties…”
Get full text

Light polarization and multiple scattering in turbid media / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…4 The Bi-directional Reflectance Imaging System -- 4.1 Construction Motivations -- 4.2 Overall Description -- 4.3 Calibration and Characterizations -- 4.4 Example Measurements -- 5 The Bi-directional Reflectance Spectrometer -- 5.1 Construction Motivations -- 5.2 System Descriptions -- 5.3 Characterizations and Calibrations -- 5.4 Typical Measurement Results -- 6 Summary -- References -- Spectropolarimetry of Snow and Ice Surfaces: Measurements and Radiative Transfer Calculation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Radiant Quantities Concerning the Polarization State of Light…”
Get full text

Human health and physical activity during heat exposure / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4: Heat Exposure and Impact on Occupational SettingsIntroduction; Heat as a Population-Based Risk Factor; Heat as an Occupational Risk Factor; Temperature and Humidity; Direct Sun Exposure; Indoor Radiant Heat Sources and Limited Air Movement; Hydration; Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing; Reproductive Effects; Acclimatization and Lack of Exposure; Age; Epidemic Case Study; Activity Modification Guidelines; Heat-Related Illness Prevention Program; Summary; References; Chapter 5: Exertional Heat Illness in the Military: Risk Mitigation; Introduction; Common Scenarios of EHI.…”
Get full text

Towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Contributions from Japan and Germany to Make Cities More Environmentally Sustainable / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…A New Concept for Air-Conditioning in Japan: An All-Air Supplied Induction Radiant Air-Conditioning System and Cool Room.- Part 6: Future Challenges of Planning -- Chapter 17. …”
Get full text

Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) irradiation : from research to clinical settings / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Mode of action, efficacy, and safety of radiant heaters in neonatology -- DERMATOLOGY -- 15. …”
Get full text

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Building Innovations : ICBI 2022 / by International Conference on Building Innovations Poltava, Ukraine ; Baku, Azerbaijan, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Structural Mechanics -- Design Features of Polypropylene Heating Mats and Prospects Their Applying -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods and Materials -- 2.1 Design Features of the Polypropylene Heating Mats -- 2.2 Calculation Example of the Radiant Heating System with Polypropylene Mats -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Investigation of the Moisture Condition of the Outer Wall at the Junction of the Brick Pilasters to the Wall -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials Properties -- 3 Results…”
Get full text

Physical Optics Concepts, Optical Elements, and Techniques / by Giusfredi, Giovanni, SpringerLink (Online service)

Get full text

Proceedings of International Conference in Mechanical and Energy Technology ICMET 2019, India / by International Conference in Mechanical and Energy Technology Noida, India, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…7 Experimental Study to Evaluate the Impact of Insulation with Radiative Shield on the Performance of Panel-Based Radiant Cooling System -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Methodology -- 7.3 Building Description and Sensor Placement -- 7.4 System Description -- 7.5 Results and Discussion -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Important Parameters Influencing Total Quality Management: A Comparative Study -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Parameters of TQM -- 8.2.1 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) -- 8.2.2 Customer Satisfaction and Business Excellence -- 8.2.3 Product Quality…”
Get full text

Removing barriers in environmental comfort in the Global South / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…-- Policies and standards to environmental comfort in the Global South -- Thermal performance of educational establishments in tropical climates: Case study of the Millennium Educational Units of Ecuador -- Bioclimatic comfort strategies for typical Meso-Andean dwellings in Peru -- Adaptive passive measures for tropical climates a case study for Mauritius -- Optimized housing envelopes for Piura, Peru -- Textile Architecture in the tropics: An approach from thermal comfort and implementation feasibility -- Air movement in relation to thermal comfort in naturally ventilated building in the tropics -- Occupant thermal perception of a hybrid system based on ceiling-mounted radiant cooling panels coupled to a roof pond -- Indoor air quality in Latin American buildings -- Daylighting metrics in buildings and the regional aspect -- Perception of light sufficiency and outdoor light availability: a dynamic daylight metric for the tropics -- Daylight strategies in side-lit spaces optimized for different Chilean climate contexts -- Circadian lighting in office spaces: design factors contributing to circadian stimulation -- Impact of urban re-densification on light consumption and energy poverty on the equator, in the city of Quito -- Acoustic comfort and noise control in residential building design -- Acoustic quality of school classrooms in urban areas -- Barriers and challenges in the interior acoustics design of flexible learning spaces -- Energy poverty and thermal adaptation in Chilean social housing -- Energy implications of thermal comfort models in schools in the tropics -- Energy efficiency optimization applying adaptive thermal comfort in a public office building in San Juan, Argentina -- Passive practical constructive measures to counterbalance climate change impacts in low-income housing located in the Tropical Savannah Climate -- Impact of passive design measures on thermal comfort of social housing in the context of climate change in Montevideo, Uruguay -- Thermal adaptation in non-extreme climates to potentially reduce energy consumption -- Promoting well-being in southern latitudes. …”
Get full text