Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Nocente, Alessandro"
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Automatic vs Manual Control Strategy for Window Blinds and Ceiling Lights: Consequences to Perceived Visual and Thermal Discomfort
Lolli, Nicola; Nocente, Alessandro; Brozovsky, Johannes; Woods, Ruth; Grynning, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A case study to evaluate the occupants' satisfaction in relation to two different control strategies (fully automatic and manual) for blind and ceiling lights use in cell offices was carried on in Trondheim, Norway. A group ... -
CFD Study of Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation through Perforated Ceiling Panels
Nocente, Alessandro; Arslan, Tufan; Grynning, Steinar; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation (DCV) is a promising concept to address internal air quality and thermal comfort requirements in contemporary buildings. Sound-absorbing perforated ceiling panels are common in office rooms and ... -
Comparative validation of global and climate-specific decomposition models at high latitudes
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Reliable modelling of the solar potential of urban surfaces (i.e. roofs, facades and ground) in the built environment can contribute to boost the exploitation of solar energy. Empirical and quasi-physical models are combined ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of a Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation System through Sound-absorbing Ceiling Panels
Nocente, Alessandro; Grynning, Steinar; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Goia, Francesco (Chapter, 2018)The Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation (DCV) is one of the promising concepts to satisfy ventilation and thermal comfort requirements in modern buildings. This solution allows the injection of a high amount of ventilation air at ... -
Design and performance predictions of plus energy neighbourhoods – Case studies of demonstration projects in four different European climates
Andresen, Inger; Trulsrud, Tonje Healey; Finocchiaro, Luca; Nocente, Alessandro; Tamm, Meril; Ortiz, Joana; Salom, Jaume; Magyari, Ábel; Oeffelen, Linda Hoes-van; Borsboom, Wouter; Kornaat, Wim; Gaitani, Niki (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The article presents the design of four plus energy neighbourhood demonstration projects located in different climate zones in Europe. The demo projects are a part of the Horizon 2020 project ‘syn.ikia’, which aims to ... -
Design of Centrifugal Pump for Produced Water
Foslie, Sverre Stefanussen (Master thesis, 2013)During the spring of 2008, Jón Bergmann Heimisson developed a pump design program in Matlab. The program has been further developed during the work with this thesis, as well as in the author's preceding project thesis, ... -
Global Transformer Architecture for Indoor Room Temperature Forecasting
Clemente, Alfredo; Nocente, Alessandro; Ruocco, Massimiliano (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A thorough regulation of building energy systems translates in relevant energy savings and in a better comfort for the occupants. Algorithms to predict the thermal state of a building on a certain time horizon with a good ... -
In-use conditions of air-tightening materials applied in the air gap of ventilated building envelope constructions: A parametric study for different European climates
Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Nocente, Alessandro; Rüther, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Materials used in the building envelope have to withstand a wide range of varying and harsh conditions over their life cycle. Particular relevance falls upon the materials used for tightening buildings, such as wind barriers ... -
The Influence of Icephobic Nanomaterial Coatings on Solar Cell Panels at High Latitudes
Manni, Mattia; Failla, Maria Chiara; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Solar energy’s penetration at high latitudes has been boosted during recent years, but snow deposits during the winter still limit its exploitation. Therefore, various solutions for snow removal, such as icephobic coatings, ... -
LDV Measurements in Centrifugal Pump Diffuser
Bjørgen, Karl Oskar Pires (Master thesis, 2015)This thesis describes experimental research on the flow inside a vaned diffuser of a centrifugal pump. The measurements were conducted inside one of the ten curved diffuser channels on the single-stage centrifugal pump ... -
Modelling and validation of hygrothermal conditions in the air gap behind wood cladding and BIPV in the building envelope
Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Nocente, Alessandro; Rüther, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Materials used in the building envelope are exposed to a wide range of varying and harsh conditions over extended periods. Knowledge about these precise conditions allows for improving the design of testing schemes and ... -
Multi‐Stage Validation of a Solar Irradiance Model Chain: An Application at High Latitudes
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Evaluating how the sources of uncertainty in solar modelling (e.g., input parameters, developed model chain) can influence the results’ accuracy is one of the main challenges when applied at high latitudes. In this study, ... -
NTNU-SINTEF SolarNet: A solar irradiation monitoring network at high latitudes
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Völler, Steve; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study presents a monitoring network for solar irradiation at high latitudes, called NTNU-SINTEF SolarNet. The network collects, with a time resolution ranging from seconds to hours, solar irradiance data, e.g. global ... -
Optimization of Energy Sharing in a Mixed-use Neighbourhood
Srivastava, Giriraj (Master thesis, 2021)Peak load shaving og energifleksibilitet i moderne nabolag kan redusere klimagassutslippene, nettkapasitet og energipris i stor grad. Likevel er det gjort lite forskning rundt optimalisering av peak load shaving og ... -
Performance variability of solar irradiance model chains applied to building-integrated photovoltaic systems at high latitudes
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The paper investigates a total of 725 combinations of decomposition and transposition models for calculating the solar potential of building-integrated photovoltaics. Model outputs were experimentally validated against ... -
Possibilities and Challenges of Different Experimental Techniques for Airflow Characterisation in the Air Cavities of Façades
Giancola, Emanuela; Maria, Nuria Sánchez; Friedrich, Matthias; Kalyanova Larsen, Olena; Nocente, Alessandro; Avesani, Stefano; Babich, Francesco; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Ventilated façades are applied in both new and existing buildings. It has been claimed that these components help to reduce energy use in buildings and improve occupant comfort. However, their performance strongly depends ... -
Separation Friendly Produced Water Pumps
Nocente, Alessandro (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:263, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Produced water is the largest by-product of the oil and gas industry and its handling represents an important challenge. The fluid is mainly constituted by water, but its high content of sand, salt, sediments and especially ... -
Solar energy digitalization at high latitudes: A model chain combining solar irradiation models, a LiDAR scanner, and high-detail 3D building model
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Kong, Gefei; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Solar mapping can contribute to exploiting more efficiently the solar energy potential in cities. Solar maps and 3D solar cadasters consist of visualization tools for solar irradiation analysis on urban surfaces (i.e., ... -
Temperature and thermal comfort in office spaces: measurements vs. simulations
Lolli, Nicola; Brozovsky, Johannes; Nocente, Alessandro; Grynning, Steinar (Chapter, 2019)A deviation between the calculated and the measured data of energy use in buildings (known as performance gap) has been extensively reported. The aim of this study is to identify the underlying causes of the deviation ... -
Validation of decomposition models for solar irradiance at high latitudes: A preliminary study
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The accurate estimation of buildings' solar potential contributes to boost the exploitation of solar energy at high latitudes. The decomposition of global irradiation into the direct and diffuse fractions is a fundamental ...