Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-34195-3
Verlag: Elsevier Inc

Buch, Englisch, 434 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 743 g

Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies addresses the urgent need for energy-saving and low-carbon solutions in the HVAC industry. With air conditioning accounting for a significant portion of energy consumption, this book explores technologies such as total heat recovery, air dehumidification, PM2.5 purification, and anti-frosting and anti-dewing. The utilization of membranes and coatings in these technologies has shown promising results in efficiency and indoor environment control. It provides a comprehensive overview of these advancements, including principles, material fabrications, performance analysis methods, and design guidelines.

The book fills the gap in the market by offering an up-to-date reference that covers traditional and novel applications of membranes and coatings. It includes applications in areas like total heat recovery, air humidification and dehumidification, PM2.5 filtration, anti-frosting, and self-cleaning. It also provides mathematical models and numerical schemes to address heat and mass transfer challenges. Overall, it serves as a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, and students in the field of built environmental control technologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhang, Li-Zhi

Qi, Ronghui

Cai, Rongrong

Dong, Chuanshuai

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Mechanische und Thermische Verfahrenstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Haustechnik, Gebäudeautomatisierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Regelungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An Introduction to Membrane and coating based Built Environmental Control Technologies
2. Membrane based total heat recovery
3. Membrane based air humidification
4. Membrane based air dehumidification
5. Falling film solution air dehumidification
6. PEM based air dehumidification
7. Electret fiber electrospun membrane for PM2.5 filtration
8. Superhydrophobic coatings for self cleaning
9. Superhydrophobic coatings for anti frosting
10. Membrane based solar driven desalination
11. Membrane based humidity to electricity/H2 conversion

Über Autor(innen)

Cai, Rongrong
Rongrong Cai workS with PM2.5 purification technologies since 2010. Her research interests include: PM2.5 purification technologies; superhydrophobic coating, anti-dusting. She has been the principal investigators for numerous fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China); etc. She has published more than 60 SCI papers in international journals. She was invited to write editorials and perspectives for journals like Energy and Indoor and Built Environment several times.

Zhang, Li-Zhi
Li-Zhi Zhang is a professor at the Key Lab of Heat Transfer and Energy Conversation at the South China University of Technology. He has worked with topics related to energy recovery and heat and mass transfer since 1992. His research interests include: membrane technologies; development of novel functional materials for built environment; self-cleaning surfaces. Professor Zhang has also authored more than 190 papers and 5 books internationally.

Dong, Chuanshuai
Chuanshuai Dong works with desalination and dehumidification technologies since 2014. His research interests include: desalination and hollow fiber membrane technologies; falling film dehumidification. He has been the principal investigators for fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China); etc. He has published more than 40 SCI papers in international journals. He has been awarded several invention awards.

Qi, Ronghui
Ronghui Qi works with falling films dehumidification technologies since 2000. Her research interests include: PEM dehumidification; humidity-to-energy conversion. She has been the principal investigators for numerous fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China, Elite young scholar project); etc. She has published more than 60 SCI papers in international journals. She is the associate editor for International Journal of Green Energy.