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Experimental study on effective placement of PCM packets in cooling vest to improve performance in warm environment
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Global warming has increased the risk of heat stress of outdoor workers and one measure against heat stress is wearing passive personal cooling clothing. Passive body cooling systems, including phase change material (PCM) ...
Leadership and collaboration in project management education: A case study
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ISEC Press
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
This paper discusses about the importance of practical experience and multidisciplinary collaboration in project management success and the apparent lack of emphasis placed on this within the context of university education. ...
Experimental analysis of double and triple glazed facades with different shading devices in Qatar
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
The design of fully-glazed facades on buildings has become very popular, especially in hot regions where the use of natural ventilation is not recommended. The integration of shading devices to facade surfaces has been ...
Enhanced Thermal Performance of Mosques in Qatar
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Qatar has an abundance of mosques that significantly contribute to the increasing energy consumption in the country. Little attention has been given to providing mitigation methods that limit the energy demands of mosques ...
Improving comfort and productivity of workers at moderate activity and hot environment by means of a PCM cooling vest
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
The effect of using a phase change material (PCM) cooling vest by a worker performing moderate activity in a hot environment is studied through the use of a validated integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat model. The integrated ...
Structural topology optimization considering complexity
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
As topology optimization is a free-form approach to optimizing structural layout, it has a tendency to design structures that are topologically complex. In large-scale structures, this complexity drives construction costs ...