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