Nocturnal Cooling Technology for Building Applications

Description

This book discusses nocturnal cooling technologies for building applications. Exploiting the natural environment as a renewable and sustainable resource has become a significant strategy for passive energy saving in buildings, and has led to growing interest in the use of passive radiative cooling based on nighttime (nocturnal) and daytime (diurnal) operating periods. Of these, nocturnal cooling is more promising since diurnal cooling is hard to achieve due to the solar radiation effect. As such, this book provides a comprehensive overview of nocturnal cooling for building applications, including a definition, concepts and principles; materials and devices; and cooling systems and configurations. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Overview of Buildings and Passive Cooling Technique (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 1-6 Theory and Mechanism of Nocturnal Cooling (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 7-14 Types and Configurations of Nocturnal Cooling Systems (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 15-22 Performance Studies of Nocturnal Cooling: The State of the Art (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 23-49 Potentials of Nocturnal Cooling in Various Locations/Countries and Climatic Conditions (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 51-61 Challenges, Future Outlook and Opportunities (Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Hasila Jarimi, Saffa Riffat)....Pages 63-66 Back Matter ....Pages 67-70