Cool : how air conditioning changed everything / / Salvatore Basile
| Cool : how air conditioning changed everything / / Salvatore Basile |
| Autore | Basile Salvatore |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 697 |
| Soggetto topico | Air conditioning - Efficiency |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Alfred Wolff
American history Carrier John Gorrie New York City History Popular culture advertising history air conditioner air conditioning history air conditioning architecture climate change cooling man-made weather mechanical ventilation motion picture history radio history television history theater history |
| ISBN |
0-8232-6177-8
0-8232-7178-1 0-8232-6178-6 0-8232-6179-4 |
| Classificazione | ZI 8700 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ice, Air, and Crowd Poison -- 2. The Wondrous Comfort of Ammonia -- 3. For Paper, Not People -- 4. Coolth: Everybody’s Doing It -- 5. Big Ideas. Bold Concepts. Bad Timing. -- 6. From Home Front to Each Home -- 7. The Unnecessary, Unhealthy Luxury (That No One Would Give Up) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786763803321 |
Basile Salvatore
|
||
| New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Cool : how air conditioning changed everything / / Salvatore Basile
| Cool : how air conditioning changed everything / / Salvatore Basile |
| Autore | Basile Salvatore |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 697 |
| Soggetto topico | Air conditioning - Efficiency |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Alfred Wolff
American history Carrier John Gorrie New York City History Popular culture advertising history air conditioner air conditioning history air conditioning architecture climate change cooling man-made weather mechanical ventilation motion picture history radio history television history theater history |
| ISBN |
0-8232-6177-8
0-8232-7178-1 0-8232-6178-6 0-8232-6179-4 |
| Classificazione | ZI 8700 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ice, Air, and Crowd Poison -- 2. The Wondrous Comfort of Ammonia -- 3. For Paper, Not People -- 4. Coolth: Everybody’s Doing It -- 5. Big Ideas. Bold Concepts. Bad Timing. -- 6. From Home Front to Each Home -- 7. The Unnecessary, Unhealthy Luxury (That No One Would Give Up) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807063203321 |
Basile Salvatore
|
||
| New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Energy Performance and Indoor Climate Analysis in Buildings
| Energy Performance and Indoor Climate Analysis in Buildings |
| Autore | Thalfeldt Martin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | History of engineering and technology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
air exchange effectiveness
air jet alternate operation basketball hall building building energy modelling building energy simulation building pressure condition CFD chiller performance chiller plants condenser evaporative precooling control strategy cooling COP corner impinging jet corner mixing ventilation data-driven analysis daylight daylight factor daylight simulations daylight survey decentralized ventilation unit demand response demand side management DHW energy use DHW heating displacement ventilation downdraught draught rate electricity use energy energy efficiency energy flexibility energy performance energy performance modeling energy performance of buildings directive energy signature existing buildings field measurement gray box greenhouse ground source heat pump heating mode heating power HVAC systems hybrid displacement device in situ measurements indoor air quality indoor climate Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) indoor temperature after renovation indoor temperature uniformity ISO 52016-1 ISO 7730 Jaya algorithm load shifting local air change effectiveness meteorological reanalysis data mixing ventilation monitoring measurements Monte Carlo method multiple sensor nodes occupant behavior optimal energy management outdoor air personalized ventilation Pro-GET-onE H2020 qualitative control retirement home rooftop air conditioners satellite-based solar radiation data single room ventilation unit sizing skin temperature smart buildings smart grid smart readiness indicator space heating stack effect standard use stratification student dormitories thermal analysis thermal comfort tracer gas TRNSYS user behavior user input data ventilation ventilation renovation wind pressure |
| ISBN | 3-03921-380-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367742703321 |
Thalfeldt Martin
|
||
| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits
| Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits |
| Autore | Hou Cynthia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
History of engineering and technology
Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
"Renovation Wave"
agency theory architecture biomass BREEAM-NL building energy performance building energy retrofits building energy retrofitting building energy system optimization building information modelling (BIM) CO2 emissions cooling energy performance evaluation energy transition energy-efficiency facility management fossil fuel green building certification greenhouse gas heat pump heating incentives KPI LCOH life cycle emission life-cycle cost RACI matrix refurbishment renewable energy retrofit renovation retrofit survey transaction costs well-being |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585934603321 |
Hou Cynthia
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives"
| Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives" |
| Autore | van Hoof Joost |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (646 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Humanities
Social interaction |
| Soggetto non controllato |
active ageing
AFCCQ age in place age-friendliness age-friendly age-friendly cities Age-Friendly Cities age-friendly cities and communities age-friendly communities age-friendly homes age-friendly transport age-friendly urban public transport ageing ageism aging aging in place ambient assisted living assisted living facilities awareness care services models case studies citizen science cluster analysis co-creation Cochrane community connectedness consultation-liaison psychiatry consumers cooling coronavirus Coronavirus COVID-19 cross-cultural research cycling daily life activities monitoring dementia design guidelines design hacking digital digital citizenship digital data layer digital technology displacement dwellings e-health elderly environmental design evaluating smart cities initiatives evidence-based ex-prisoners experiments family gender general hospital gentrification gerontechnology gerontology Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities governance group living health health information healthy ageing heating homes housing human centred design human-centered design ICT indicators innovation intergenerational communication internet of things isolation Kazan later life law loneliness long-term care machine learning medicines mobility justice n/a neighbourhoods older adults older adults care older citizens older offenders older people organizational environment participation participatory action research participatory video design patent person-centered care personalised ageing perspective of older adults photovoice physical activity physical environment physical environment/space planning policy Polynesian population prisoners prisons psycho-geriatrics public policies on smart cities qualitative research quality improvement quality of life questionnaire rebellion regulations relational leadership review Romania rural planning Russia seniors smart ageing smart cities smart cities initiatives smart city smart ecosystem smart islands smart mobility social environment social inclusion social isolation social prescribing social relationships social robots spatial survey Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Te Tiriti o Waitangi technology technology limitation and acceptance thermal comfort tools UK urban ageing urban planning urbanisation use of technology validation walking wearable technology well-being World Health Organization |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557372003321 |
van Hoof Joost
|
||
| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Finite-Time Thermodynamics
| Finite-Time Thermodynamics |
| Autore | Berry R. Stephen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Economics, finance, business & management |
| Soggetto non controllato |
a-thermal cycle
averaged binary fluids biochemistry biological communities biophysics calorimetry carnot cycle complexity conservatively perturbed equilibrium contact temperature cooling critical phenomena cyclic mode diversity dynamical systems economics efficiency efficiency of thermoelectric systems elimination method endoreversible engine endoreversible thermodynamics energy flux density entropy behavior entropy flow entropy flux density entropy generation rate entropy production extreme value finite time thermodynamics finite-time thermodynamics generalized radiative heat transfer law generalized winds heat engines heat transfer hydrogen atom ideal gas law information geometry of thermodynamics irreversibility Landauer's principle macroentropy maximum power maximum power regime maximum work output microentropy minimal energy dissipation minimum of thermal conductivity modeling momentary equilibrium multi-objective optimization multiobjective optimization n/a nano-size engines new and modified variables nonequilibrium thermodynamics optimal control optimal motion path optimal processes optimization otto cycle Otto cycle Pareto front path information piston motion optimization power quantum engine quantum friction quantum heat engine quantum refrigerator quantum thermodynamics radiative energy transfer radiative entropy transfer reacting systems reconstruction reversible computing shortcut to adiabaticity Silicon-Germanium alloys simulation slow time SO2 yield stability stirling engine sulfuric acid decomposition thermodynamic curvature thermodynamic cycles thermodynamic length thermodynamics tubular plug-flow reactor two-stream grey atmosphere van der Waals equation very long timescales |
| ISBN | 3-0365-4950-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910619468303321 |
Berry R. Stephen
|
||
| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Heat Transfer in Engineering
| Heat Transfer in Engineering |
| Autore | Lee Moo-Yeon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
History of engineering & technology
Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system
artificial neural network battery Bejan number CFD cooling cooling and heating mode current economic efficiency energy saving heat exchanger heat generation heat pump heat transfer characteristics heating performance high-pressure chiller hot water HVAC hybrid nanofluid internal combustion engine internal short laminar convective heat transfer light-duty commercial electric vehicle lithium-ion Lorentz force magnetohydrodynamics MHD pump microchannel microplate heat exchanger nail penetration parallel particle shape performance evaluation criteria performance evaluation criterion performance index power power generation real-time polymerase chain reaction secondary flow serial single particle nanofluid system performance temperature thermal abuse thermal efficiency thermal stress thermodynamic analysis thermoelectric generator system thermoelectric module thermoelectric system truncated twisted tape uniformly heated tube waste heat waste heat recovery |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566478303321 |
Lee Moo-Yeon
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Modern Approaches to Non-Perturbative QCD and other Confining Gauge Theories
| Modern Approaches to Non-Perturbative QCD and other Confining Gauge Theories |
| Autore | Antonov Dmitry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abelian projection
center vortex model center vortices chiral symmetry confinement confinement models cooling cores dark energy dark matter dense matter effective field theory Effective String Theories ensembles and effective fields finite temperature galaxy rotation curves gauge theory halos higher order theories lattice field theory Lattice Gauge Theories lattice gauge theory lattice QCD localization low surface brightness magnetic catalysis magnetic disorder magnetic flux symmetry magnetic monopoles mass-density monopole monopoles n/a phase transitions profiles pure Yang-Mills theory QCD quantum chromodynamics quark condensate spontaneous symmetry breaking topological interactions topological solitons topology ultralight axion particles vacuum structure |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566474803321 |
Antonov Dmitry
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
New Training Strategies and Evaluation Methods for Improving Health and Physical Performance
| New Training Strategies and Evaluation Methods for Improving Health and Physical Performance |
| Autore | Matias Catarina Nunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology, life sciences
Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adapted sport
adductor longus adipose tissue aerobic exercise amputee soccer arm crank assessment athletes back squat balance bioelectrical impedance biomechanics BIVA block start block velocity body composition cardiorespiratory responses cooling countermovement jump cycling deoxyhemoglobin kinetics disability effort EMG endurance environment exercise fat mass fatigue feet stance female field-based tests front squat gait speed gluteus maximus impairment initial acceleration judo kinematics kinetics lactate lean soft tissue MENS muscle mass muscle oxygenation n/a near-infrared spectroscopy obesity older people oxygen consumption PAP patients phase angle physical activity physical fitness quadriceps R-Xc graph recovery repeated sprint ability resistance exercise resistance training RM Sarcopenia somatotype sports performance spot reduction sprint first stance sprint first two steps sprint running sprint start sprinters strength training subjective health status support leg thermal total body water track and field training training programs upper body vector analysis vector length VO2 kinetics walking weight training |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910576884603321 |
Matias Catarina Nunes
|
||
| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Metal Processing
| Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Metal Processing |
| Autore | Sommitsch Christof |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
304
additive manufacture additive manufacturing Al2O3 Al2O3-ZrO2 all-position automatic tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding aluminium alloy anisotropy austenitic stainless steel burst fracture carbon steel casting cellular automaton cold roll-beating forming compass search composite computational efficiency contact stress continuous cooling cooling crystal direction cylindrical cup deep drawing dendritic grain growth diffusion dilatometry distortion draw radius drawing force dual phase steel earing EN AW-6060 experimental validation FEM FEM simulation finite element analysis finite element method flow cures flow stress fracture toughness calculation method genetic algorithm heating hot deformation hot dip galvanizing line hot-rolled stainless steel integrity identification intermetallics lap joint limiting drawing ratio (LDR) LS-DYNA material damage material model mechanical properties mechanical property metal casting microstructure Mises stress model fitting modified embedded-atom method molecular dynamics molecular dynamics simulation multi-objective optimization multivariate analysis nano-cutting NEWUOA numerical simulation optimal welding parameters optimization particle swarm optimization phase transformation phase transformations plastic deformation plasticity forming precipitation hardening aluminium alloys process parameter quantitative prediction quarter buckle reinforced residual stress response surface method (RSM) roll contour optimisation roll stack deflection rupture disc selective laser melting SGI SLM stacking fault stainless stainless steels stress triaxiality strip material flow temperature distribution tensile properties thermal modeling Ti-6Al-4V tin alloy titanium wire ultrasonic drawing undermatched volumetric heat source weld bead geometry work hardening XFEM γ-TiAl alloy |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557749103321 |
Sommitsch Christof
|
||
| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||