Springer Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019): Volume II: Heating, Ventilation, Air ... (Environmental Science and Engineering)

Product Description This book presents selected papers from the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019), with a focus on HVAC techniques for improving indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of heating and cooling systems. Presenting inspiration for implementing more efficient and safer HVAC systems, the book is a valuable resource for academic researchers, engineers in industry, and government regulators. From the Back Cover This book presents selected papers from the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019), with a focus on HVAC techniques for improving indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of heating and cooling systems. Presenting inspiration for implementing more efficient and safer HVAC systems, the book is a valuable resource for academic researchers, engineers in industry, and government regulators. About the Author Zhaojun Wang is a full professor at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. She received her degrees from Tianjin University, Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Harbin Institute of Technology, China. She worked at the University of California at Berkeley, U.S., as a visiting scholar during 2007–2008. She serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Building and Environment. She also serves as the reviewer of several international journals including Indoor Air and Building and Environment and Energy and Buildings. She worked as the member of International Scientific Committee and the section chair of Indoor Air 2005, COBEE 2012, ISHVAC 2013, Indoor Air 2014, SuDBE 2015, ISHVAC-COBEE 2015, COLD CLIMATE 2015, IAQVEC 2016, and ISHVAC 2017 international conferences. Her research expertise focuses on thermal comfort, indoor air quality and ventilation, energy-efficient heating system, and building energy analysis. She was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Province and the Ministry of Education Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas, etc. She took part in some projects funded by the National Science and Technology Support Key Projects of China and two international programs. She has published three books and over 120 technical papers. She also translated a book. Yingxin Zhu is a professor and the vice-dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China. She received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University in 1984 and 1989, respectively. She worked in Nagoya University, Japan, as a fellow of JSPS (Japan Society of Promoting Science) during 1992–1993 and a guest professor in 2002. Currently, she is the Vice-Head of the Key Lab of Ministry of Education on Eco-Urban Planning and Green Building Research, the Chair of National Steering Committee for Higher Education in HVAC, the Vice-Chair of National Board of Accreditation for HVAC Education, a fellow of ISIAQ Academy, and a fellow of IBPSA. She has served on the editorial boards of several international journals. Her research interests are sustainable buildings and thermal comfort. She has led a number of important projects funded by the Chinese government including a key NSFC project “Fundamental research on thermal comfort in dynamic thermal environment” and the 11th, 12th, and 13th Five-year National Plan Research Projects on sustainable building. She is a leader (operative agent) of IEA-EBC Annex 69 “Strategy and Practice of Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Low Energy Buildings.” She has published 70 research papers in international journals and over 100 research papers in peer-reviewed journals in Chinese. Peng Wang is an associate professor at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He received his B.E. degree from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 2003, and his M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. He worked as a visiting scholar at the T