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Marco Perino
Bio: Marco Perino is an academic researcher from Polytechnic University of Turin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Facade & Vacuum insulated panel. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 137 publications receiving 1676 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the results of an extensive experimental campaign on a climate facade with a mechanically ventilated air gap, carried out at the Department of Energetics at the Politecnico di Torino, are presented.
95 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the main supply jet properties (throw and penetration length) and the draft risk caused by the cold air drop into the occupied zone were evaluated by means of CFD simulations previously validated through an experimental campaign performed in a full scale test room.
79 citations
TL;DR: Multi-objective optimisation analyses for the energy retrofitting of office buildings with PCM-enhanced opaque building envelope components are presented and the optimal thermo-physical properties of PCMs were found to be affected in particular by the operation of the HVAC system.
76 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a bottom-up engineering model that can be used to generate detailed thermal energy demand profiles, at an urban district scale, has been developed, based on samples of the representative building technique.
76 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an extensive measurement campaign performed on an active transparent facade during actual operating conditions is presented, where the main aims of the research were: to assess the actual facade performance, both in terms of energy savings and enhanced comfort conditions, to obtain more detailed knowledge of its thermofluid dynamic behaviour and to highlight the weak points of this relatively new technology that still requires further improvement.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a perspective on the past, present and future of Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) and provide a more detailed view on CFD simulation of pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings.
570 citations
01 Nov 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, two forms of ventilation are discussed: mixing ventilation and displacement ventilation, where the interior is at an approximately uniform temperature and there is strong internal stratification, respectively, and the effects of wind on them are examined.
Abstract: Natural ventilation of buildings is the flow generated by temperature differences and by the wind. The governing feature of this flow is the exchange between an interior space and the external ambient. Although the wind may often appear to be the dominant driving mechanism, in many circumstances temperature variations play a controlling feature on the ventilation since the directional buoyancy force has a large influence on the flow patterns within the space and on the nature of the exchange with the outside. Two forms of ventilation are discussed: mixing ventilation, in which the interior is at an approximately uniform temperature, and displacement ventilation, where there is strong internal stratification. The dynamics of these buoyancy-driven flows are considered, and the effects of wind on them are examined. The aim behind this work is to give designers rules and intuition on how air moves within a building; the research reveals a fascinating branch of fluid mechanics.
559 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of coupled 3D steady RANS simulations for a generic isolated building are validated based on detailed wind tunnel experiments with Particle Image Velocimetry, and the impact of a wide range of computational parameters is investigated, including the size of the computational domain, the resolution of computational grid, the inlet turbulent kinetic energy profile of the atmospheric boundary layer, the turbulence model, the order of the discretization schemes and the iterative convergence criteria.
455 citations
TL;DR: The principle of thermal insulation is by the proper installation of insulation using energy-efficient materials that would reduce the heat loss or heat gain, which leads to reduction of energy cost as the result as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In residential sector, air conditioning system takes the biggest portion of overall energy consumption to fulfil the thermal comfort need. In addressing the issue, thermal insulation is one efficient technology to utilize the energy in providing the desired thermal comfort by its environmentally friendly characteristics. The principle of thermal insulation is by the proper installation of insulation using energy-efficient materials that would reduce the heat loss or heat gain, which leads to reduction of energy cost as the result. This paper is aimed to gather most recent developments on the building thermal insulations and also to discuss about the life-cycle analysis and potential emissions reduction by using proper insulation materials.
423 citations