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Building Simulation Applications BSA 2019 - Proceedings of 4th IBPSA-Italy conference
Full text linkUnlike the previous editions,the fourth Building Simulation Applications BSA 2019 Conference took place in June, from 19th to 21st, instead of during the winter period. For the biennial conference hosted by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IBPSA Italy had to double its efforts, considering its concurrent commitment to the organization of Building Simulation 2019 in Rome. Even so, BSA 2019 featured more than 60 participants and around 130 different authors, with a significant presence of delegates from abroad and, in particular, from Austria. A different review process was introduced, with the full paper submission and review following the conference. Based on this, only 40 out of the 54 works presented during the conference in two parallel sessions were accepted for inclusion in this proceedings book
Building Simulation Applications BSA 2015 - Proceedings of 2nd IBPSA-Italy conference
Full text linkBuilding Simulation Applications 2015 was the second IBPSA-Italy regional conference on building performance simulation, which took place for the second time at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano from 4 to 6 February 2015. Almost 100 attendees, 198 authors, 67 presentations, and 4 keynote speakers confirmed not only the interest in building simulation, but also the enhancement of the level of detail, the extension of the size and application range of the domain of investigation and the increase in the level of accuracy and generality of the results. In particular, four sections were devoted to the detailed modelling of phenomena and components (advanced modelling, solar radiation, energy systems and envelope modelling), three to the integrated and non-energy performance analysis (lighting and user behavior), three to the optimization techniques for high performance buildings and retrofit, and two to the development and validation of new tool
Building Simulation Applications BSA 2017 - Proceedings of 3rd IBPSA-Italy conference
Full text linkBuilding Simulation applications (BSA) 2017 was the third IBPSA-Italy conference on building performance Simulation to take place at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, from
8th to 10th February 2017. The main topics dealt with were the impact of micro-climate conditions on building performance, detailed modelling of physical phenomena and building
system components, optimization techniques for high performance buildings, energy retrofit and advanced HVAC controls, integrated performance analysis, and visual and
thermal comfort assessment.It featured more than 100 participants and more than 75 presentations, about 40 % of which from abroad – Austria, US, South Korea, Ireland, Switzerland
and the UK, among the first contributors. In addition, besides researchers, it also hosted a half-day special roundtable discussion about the potential and limitations of a set of simulation tools, attended by about 80 practitioners, to discuss the opportunities opened up to professionals by the use of building simulation, as well as the main barriers preventing its broader diffusion
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA
Full text linkBuilding Simulation is the premier international event in the field of building performance simulation. An exceptional opportunity to share information about simulation tools and applications, present and get updates about recent achievements and new developments in the research, illustrate case studies and share best practices, join special programs for students and practitioners, network during session and social programs
Building Simulation Applications BSA 2022 - Proceedings of 5th IBPSA-Italy conference
Full text linkThe participation of about 100 attendees at the fifth Building Simulation Applications BSA2022 Conference, one of the first IBPSA conferences held entirely in presence after the pandemic outbreak, can certainly be claimed as a step forward in the process of overcoming the constraints and limitations imposed by the years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
11 conference sessions in two parallel tracks, 66 presentations reporting the contributions by more than 180 authors are some of the most significant
figures of this event. In addition, confirming an international profile and its inclusivity call, the Conference saw a small but significant presence of
delegates from abroad, especially from Austria and India.
As the previous editions, BSA 2022 focused on providing an overview of the latest applications of building simulation in the following three main
fields: the use of simulation for building physics applications, such as building envelope and HVAC system modelling and their design and operation
optimization; global performance and multi-domain simulations; the development through simulation of new methodologies, regulations, as well as new
calculation and simulation tools.
Nonetheless, the times urged to address indoor air quality, the main topic of this edition, emphasizing the role of simulation to assess strategies able to
ensure healthy and safe indoor conditions for occupants
Adsorption of H2S on residual biomass gasification char
No full textChar is the solid by-product of biomass gasification. Plant owners usually dispose of it at a cost, but its high carbon content and surface area could make it suitable for further applications. In this work, we studied its potential to adsorb hydrogen sulphide (H2S), a common pollutant, e.g. present in the producer gas of gasification, as well as in biogas from anaerobic digestion. We tested different samples of char collected from commercial gasification plants in South Tyrol (Italy). The adsorption was reproduced in a lab-scale fixed bed reactor. The results highlights that all samples could capture hydrogen sulphide, showing different adsorption performance. The surface area of the char and the ash amount seem to affect the removal capacity, although other properties of the materials are probably important. The inlet concentration of hydrogen sulphide does not influence the adsorption capacity significantly
Waste to biofuel through hydrothermal carbonization
No full textIn this paper, the potentialities for energy purposes of “off-specification compost” (EWC 19.05.03) are studied. This is a residual byproduct from the treatment of the organic fraction of the municipal solid wastes that is not usable as soil improver according to the current Italian law. Hydrothermal carbonization is here evaluated as a candidate for the recovery of this residual fraction and for its transformation into an energetically exploitable material. For this purpose, the performances of the process were studied at different conditions of temperature and residence time, and analyses on the solid and the gaseous phases were executed. Considerations about the applicability of the process at real scale are presented at the end of the paper
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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