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Sustainable energy for world economies (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T. (2010, December). Sustainable energy for world economies. Presented at Energy Options Impact on Regional Security

Energy is inevitable for human life and a secure and accessible supply of energy is crucial for the sustainability of modern societies. Yet mankind now faces challenges of depletion of fossil fuel reserves, global warming and other environmental conc... Read More about Sustainable energy for world economies.

Thermosyphon Heated Thermal Store, the Influences of Valve Opening on flow, an Experimental Analysis. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macbeth, J., Smith, H., Currie, J., & Finlayson, N. (2010, June). Thermosyphon Heated Thermal Store, the Influences of Valve Opening on flow, an Experimental Analysis. Presented at Renewable Energy Research Conference 2010

This paper outlines initial findings from the design of a Thermal Energy Storage
(TES) system whose principal objective is to promote stratification when charged by an
intermittent electrical supply. This concept will offer an efficient solution to... Read More about Thermosyphon Heated Thermal Store, the Influences of Valve Opening on flow, an Experimental Analysis..

An examination of UKCIP02 and UKCP09 solar radiation data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design (2010)
Journal Article
Tham, Y., Muneer, T., Levermore, G., & Chow, D. (2011). An examination of UKCIP02 and UKCP09 solar radiation data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32(3), 207-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624410389396

The climate is changing, both globally and in the UK. To adapt effectively, engineers and planners need as much information as possible on how the climate will evolve. The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provided this in 2002 with UKCIP02 and th... Read More about An examination of UKCIP02 and UKCP09 solar radiation data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design.

Sol-air temperature and daylight illuminance profiles for the UKCP09 data sets (2010)
Journal Article
Tham, Y., & Muneer, T. (2011). Sol-air temperature and daylight illuminance profiles for the UKCP09 data sets. Building and Environment, 46, 1243-1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.11.014

To provide information on climate change, the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provided the latest UKCP09data to a resolution of 5 km square grids for the UK. Those datasets were used in this study along with the historical measured data for two... Read More about Sol-air temperature and daylight illuminance profiles for the UKCP09 data sets.

Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater (2010)
Journal Article
Ryan, D., & Burek, S. (2010). Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater. Solar Energy, 84(9), 1676-1684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.018

Passive solar air heaters, such as solar chimneys and Trombe Walls, rely on solar-induced buoyancy-driven (natural) convection to produce the flow of air. Although buoyancy-driven convection is well understood for a single vertical plate, buoyancy-dr... Read More about Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater.