This research investigates a solar thermal system and a solar photovoltaic system which produces local energy, by incoming solar radiation, to meet the energy consumption demand of a residential building in the arctic region. The study on the use of the solar systems in the arctic areas is rare and often doubted. So, to analyze the potential of solar energy, a study case of an existing building block ...

This article presents using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to analyze the flow around porous fences. The feasibility of applying 2D and 3D models was assessed with respect to corresponding wind tunnel experiments. Comparisons between the flow structures on leeward of the fence as predicted by CFD models and the wind tunnel measurements were discussed. Velocity values for the two ...

Missing or incomplete documentation for management, operation, and maintenance can become a problem in relation to both cost and quality. This thesis presents demands and responsible roles in given such documentation and uses the new standard SN/TS 3456:2018 Documentation for management, operations, maintenance and development (FDVU-documentation) to prepare a checklist/control-form for this ...

Småhusbransjen er et segment i bygge- og anleggsbransjen, en bransje som mellom år 2000 og 2016 opplevde en nedgang i effektivitet og produktivitet på 10 prosent. Denne nedgangen skyldes mange forskjellige faktorer, men blant annet ulike byggemetoder, dårlig planlegging og logistikk har ført til at det tar lengre tid å bygge en bolig i dag. Økt fokus på effektivisering ved boligbygging er et populært ...

I samarbeid med oppdragsgiver K.Lund, ble det under dette prosjektet utført en analyse av det indirekte 3 rørssystemet ved Kanalen i Trondheim. Målet med oppgaven var å se på om det er store differanser på investeringskostnader og varmetap i de forskjellige systemene for vannbåren varme. Med holdepunkter i referanseanlegget ble det gjort analyse og simuleringer av de andre systemene. Resultatene ...

Samspill i norsk bygg- og anleggsbransje øker i omfang. Hensikten med samspillsmodellene er å sørge for mer innovasjon i byggeprosjekter, samtidig som modellen skal motivere til kostnadseffektive løsninger. Tema for denne oppgaven er hvordan samspill kan nyttiggjøres i byggeprosjekter, og hvilke utfordringer og fordeler samspill kan medføre for byggherre. Oppgaven tar også for seg karakteristiske ...

The purpose of the measurements was to document whether the school had an acceptable indoor climate. An ''ørebro''-examination was performed as an indicator of which parameters might be appropriate to investigate. Using the survey, measurements of CO2, air temperature, PMV, relative humidity and airflow were made. The results that emerged showed that the school had a generally acceptable indoor ...

This thesis includes a literature study where the focus is concrete theory and how additives affect the durability of the concrete. In addition, there will be a practical part where the largest part of the task will undergo mainly on the concrete laboratory. Two different mixtures will be mixed. A reference mixture (Ref.B35) and another mixtue with the same recipe, but this will contain an additive ...

More and more underground spaces were used in 21st century because of rapid urbanization, traffic problems, etc. Underground city, metro, tunnel, mine, industrial and agriculture engineering, civil air defence engineering need large underground spaces. Underground spaces with different thermal, ventilation and lighting environments may cause comfort, health and safety problems. Concrete problems ...

In this paper, the inhibitory effects of added hydrogen in reactor headspace on fermentative hydrogen production from acidogenesis of glucose by a bacterium, Clostridium acetobutylicum, was investigated experimentally in a batch reactor. It was observed that hydrogen itself became an acute inhibitor of hydrogen production if it accumulated excessively in the reactor headspace. A mathematical model ...