Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Cabeza, Luisa F."
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3D characterization of a Boston Ivy double-skin green building facade using a LiDAR system
Pérez Luque, Gabriel; Escolà i Agustí, Alexandre; Rosell Polo, Joan Ramon; Coma Arpón, Julià; Arasanz Riba, Roger; Marrero Farré, Bernat; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Gregorio López, Eduard (Elsevier, 2021-09-02)On the way to more sustainable and resilient urban environments, the incorporation of urban green infrastructure (UGI) systems, such as green roofs and vertical greening systems, must be encouraged. Unfortunately, given ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) Literature on the Autism Crisis
Díaz Llobet, Manel; Teixidó Cairol, Mercè; Gil Iranzo, Rosa María; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Aras, Luis Miguel (Springer, 2021)Autism is a neurobiological developmental disorder that is detected at around 3 years old. This disorder affects their communication, socialization, and behavioral skills. Its ratio is 1 per 150 and the possibility is ... -
A comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of different insulation materials for buildings in the continental Mediterranean climate
Llantoy Huamán, Noelia Karin; Chàfer, Marta; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2020)The construction industry is one of the less sustainable activities on the planet, constituting 40% of the total energy demand and approximately 44% of the total material use and the generation of 40-50% of the global ... -
A comparative life cycle assessment between green walls and green facades in the Mediterranean continental climate
Chàfer, Marta; Pérez Luque, Gabriel; Coma Arpón, Julià; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)The building and construction sector is a large contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and consumes vast natural resources. Improvements in this sector are of fundamental importance for national and global ... -
A comprehensive review on sub-zero temperature cold thermal energy storage materials, technologies, and applications: State of the art and recent developments
Yang, Lizhong; Villalobos, Uver; Akhmetov, Bakytzhan; Gil, Antoni; Khor, Jun Onn; Palacios, Anabel; Li, Yongliang; Ding, Yulong; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Tan, Wooi Leong; Romagnoli, Alessandro (Elsevier, 2021)The energy industry needs to take action against climate change by improving efficiency and increasing the share of renewable sources in the energy mix. On top of that, refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump equipment ... -
A correlation of the convective heat transfer coefficient between an air flow and a phase change material plate
Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; David, Damien; Castell, Albert; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Virgone, Joseph (Elsevier, 2013)This paper provides a new correlation to determine the heat transfer coefficient between an air flow and a plate made of phase change material (PCM). This correlation was built for the simulation of heat storage units ... -
A detailed energy analysis of a novel evaporator with latent thermal energy storage ability
Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)The direct integration of phase change materials (PCM) into refrigeration and air conditioning systems through compact modules is an identified literature gap. In response to the literature gap, this paper provides a ... -
A framework for sustainable evaluation of thermal energy storage in circular economy
Abokersh, Mohamed Hany; Norouzi, Masoud; Boer, Dieter; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Gasa, Gemma; Prieto, Cristina; Jiménez, Laureano; Vallès Rasquera, J. Manel (Elsevier, 2021)The circular economy can be promoted as a solution to support the sustainability market position of renewable energy systems. To design a circular and sustainable system, a structured approach is needed. The present study ... -
A framework for the optimal integration of solar assisted district heating in different urban sized communities: A robust machine learning approach incorporating global sensitivity analysis
Abokersh, Mohamed Hany; Vallès Rasquera, J. Manel; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Boer, Dieter (Elsevier, 2020)A promising pathway towards sustainable transaction to clean energy production lies in the adoption of solar assisted district heating systems (SDHS). However, SDHS technical barriers during their design and operation ... -
A new methodological approach for the evaluation of scaling up a latent storage module for integration in heat pumps
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Strehlow, Andreas; Nitsch, Birgo; Frazzica, Andrea; Palomba, Valeria; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)A clear gap was identified in the literature regarding the in-depth evaluation of scaling up thermal energy storage components. To cover such a gap, a new methodological approach was developed and applied to a novel latent ... -
A novel numerical methodology for modelling simple vapour compression refrigeration system
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Moreno Argilés, Pere; Rovira, Ricard; González, Miguel Ángel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2017)The extended use of cooling and refrigeration systems in industrial, building and transport sectors may have a negative impact on the climate change and ozone depletion. Thus, important aspects related to these systems, ... -
A simple model to predict the thermal performance of a ventilated facade with phase change materials
Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Castell, Albert; Fernàndez Camon, César; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2015)Appropriate design and control strategies are crucial for the implementation of certain complex active systems in the building sector. Suitable and user-friendly numerical tools have to be available to architects and ... -
Acoustic insulation capacity of Vertical Greenery Systems for buildings
Pérez Luque, Gabriel; Coma Arpón, Julià; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Urrestarazu, Miguel; Burés, Silvia; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) are promising contemporary Green Infrastructure which contribute to the provision of several ecosystem services both at building and urban scales. Among others, the building acoustic insulation ... -
Active phase change material package for thermal protection of ice cream containers
Oró Prim, Eduard; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)Temperature sensitive products transportation and storage are global issues because of the new lifestyle of the people. Here, the enhancement of the ice cream storage conditions when it is placed outside the freezer is ... -
Adaptation of rammed earth to modern construction systems: Comparative study of thermal behavior under summer conditions
Serrano, Susana; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)Buildings should be understood as a process that consumes energy in all their phases (design, construction, use and end-of-life) and, more specifically, the building envelope is clearly involved in all of them. For this ... -
Advanced Concrete Steam Accumulation Tanks for Energy Storage for Solar Thermal Electricity
Prieto, Cristina; Pérez Osorio, David; Gonzalez-Roubaud, Edouard; Fereres, Sonia; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)Steam accumulation is one of the most effective ways of thermal energy storage (TES) for the solar thermal energy (STE) industry. However, the steam accumulator concept is penalized by a bad relationship between the volume ... -
Advances in sorption systems for energy efficient heating and cooling
Cabeza, Luisa F.; Schossig, Peter (Elsevier, 2017)At present there is important R&D in the field of sorption heating, cooling and thermal energy storage systems going on worldwide. Sorption systems can enable a more efficient use of renewable energies (solar, geothermal, ... -
Advances in the valorization of waste and by-product materials as thermal energy storage (TES) materials
Gutiérrez, Andrea; Miró, Laia; Gil, Antoni; Rodríguez Aseguinolaza, Javier; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Calvet, Nicolas; Py, Xavier; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés; Grágeda, Mario; Ushak, Svetlana; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)Today, one of the biggest challenges our society must face is the satisfactory supply, dispatchability and management of the energy. Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has been identified as a breakthrough concept in industrial ... -
Advances in thermal energy storage for renewable energies integration in the energy system
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Prieto, Cristina; Ziskind, Gennady; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Thermal energy storage (TES) is a key technology to reach a real renewable sources integration in the energy system, helping in the energy transition that the world is facing nowadays. Advances in TES in all areas related ... -
Advances toward a net-zero global building sector
Ürge-Vorsatz, Diana; Khosla, Radhika; Bernhardt, Rob; Chieh Chan, Yi; Vérez, David; Hu, Shan; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Annual Reviews, 2020)The building sector is responsible for 39% of process-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, making net- or nearly-zero energy buildings pivotal for reaching climate neutrality. This article reviews recent advances in ...