Beyond green façades: active air-cooling vertical gardens
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DOI: 10.1108/sasbe-05-2018-0026
Abstract: Purpose Vertical gardens offer multiple benefits in urban environments, including passive cooling services. Previous research explored the use of “active vertical gardens” as potential evaporative air-cooling units by developing a mathematical model based on the… read more here.
Keywords: active vertical; garden air; vertical gardens; air cooling ... See more keywords
Active Vertical Takeoff of an Aquatic UAV
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2020.3003296
Abstract: To extend the mission duration of smaller unmanned aerial vehicles, this letter presents a solar recharge approach that uses lakes as landing, charging, and standby areas. The Sherbrooke University Water-Air VEhicle (SUWAVE) is a small… read more here.
Keywords: active vertical; takeoff aquatic; vertical takeoff; aquatic uav ... See more keywords
Magneto-thermocapillary-buoyancy convection in a square cavity with partially active vertical walls
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DOI: 10.2298/tsci180126142l
Abstract: Effect of magnetic field on combined surface tension and buoyancy convection in an enclosure with partially active vertical walls is investigated numerically. The active part of the left side wall is at a higher temperature… read more here.
Keywords: vertical walls; buoyancy convection; partially active; active vertical ... See more keywords