Enviaments recents

• Design, automation and remote management of a water purification plant 

  Amante García, Beatriz; Canals Casals, Lluc; Mera Clavijo, Francisco Javier (2018-01)
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  This study presents a water purification plant that uses the waste cake from the process of oil extraction of Moringa oleifera seeds. The particularity of this purification plant is that it should be autonomous to work in ...
• A review on the present situation of wastewater treatment in textile industry with membrane bioreactor and moving bed biofilm reactor 

  Yang, Xuefei; Crespi Rosell, Martin; López Grimau, Víctor (2018-01-29)
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  Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is one of the advanced treatment technologies used in industrial wastewater treatment due to its various advantages over conventional biological processes. Recently, the application of MBR in ...
• Application of distributed optical fiber sensors for the health monitoring of two real structures in Barcelona 

  Barrias, Antonio Jose de Sousa; Rodríguez, Gerardo; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi (2018-07)
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  The versatility and ease of installation of Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors (DOFS) compared with traditional monitoring systems are important characteristics to consider when facing the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) ...
• In situ measurement of façades with a low U-value: avoiding deviations 

  Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta (2018-04-17)
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  In situ measurements of low thermal transmittance façades are required to ensure compliance with en- ergy performance strategies for new nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) and with energy policies for the transition of ...
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  Relative humidity vertical profiling using lidar-based synergistic methods in the framework of the Hygra-CD campaign 

  Labzovskii, Lev D.; Papayannis, Alexander; Binietoglou, Ioannis; Banks, Robert F.; Baldasano Recio, José María (2018-02-14)
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  Accurate continuous measurements of relative hu- midity (RH) vertical profiles in the lower troposphere have become a significant scientific challenge. In recent years a synergy of various ground-based remote sensing instru- ...
• Estimation of a room ventilation air change rate using a stochastic grey-box modelling approach 

  Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Giretti, Alberto (2018-08)
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  The measurement of ventilation air change rate is a difficult, expensive task in buildings. Usually, the tracer-gas mass balance equation is used to determine ventilation air change rates. This method uses an ordinary ...
• Assessing the influence of operating conditions and thermophysical properties on the accuracy of in-situ measured U-values using quantitative internal infrared thermography 

  Tejedor Herrán, Blanca; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta (2018-07-15)
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  Within the European context, most of the current residential building stock does not fulfil minimum thermal requirements and needs to be refurbished urgently. Quantitative internal infrared thermography can provide valuable ...
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  Communication key performance indicators for selecting construction project bidders 

  Forcada Matheu, Núria; Serrat Piè, Carles; Rodríguez Puente, Sonia; Bortolini, Rafaela (2017-11)
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  It is vital to select the right project bidders, as this affects the success of a project. Although there are numerous methods for assessing bidders, communication is rarely taken into account. This paper discusses the ...
• Light pollution offshore: Zenithal sky glow measurements in the mediterranean coastal waters 

  Ges Cros, Xavier; Bará Viñas, Salvador; García Gil, Manuel; Zamorano, J; Ribas, Salvador; Masana, Eduard (2018-05)
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  Light pollution is a worldwide phenomenon whose consequences for the natural environment and the human health are being intensively studied nowadays. Most published studies address issues related to light pollution inland. ...
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  Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess the environmental and economic performance of using recycled gypsum cement and recycled aggregate to produce concrete: the case of Catalonia (Spain) 

  Suárez, Sindy; Calderón Valdiviezo, Lucrecia Janneth; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Roca Ramon, Xavier (2018-06-01)
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  The production of virgin raw materials used in construction and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are key environmental issues in the construction industry. Portland cement and concrete are used ...
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  Embedded distributed optical fiber sensors in reinforced concrete structures: a case study 

  Barrias, Antonio Jose de Sousa; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2018-04)
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  When using distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) on reinforced concrete structures, a compromise must be achieved between the protection requirements and robustness of the sensor deployment and the accuracy of the ...
• Reduced-order modeling for energy performance contracting 

  Giretti, Alberto; Vaccarini, M.; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Fuertes Casals, Alba; Jones, Rory (2018-05-15)
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  Buildings subject to Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) are usually quite complex public buildings, sometimes relatively old and usually barely documented from the technical standpoint. Gathering comprehensive and reliable ...

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