Exergy Analysis of the Air Handling Unit at Variable Reference Temperature: Methodology and Results

Author: Vytautas Martinaitis, Giedre Streckiene, Juozas Bielskus
Publisher: Springer
Published: 03/30/2023
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9783030978433

About the Author
Vytautas Martinaitis, ORCID: 0000-0002-5875-111X, VILNIUS TECH, Dept. Building Energetics, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA. Dr. Habil. Vytautas Martinaitis is working as a Professor, Chief investigator at the Department of Building Energetics of VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania. In 1972, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas (Lithuania) received the EQF level 7 diploma as a Certified Civil Engineer (HVAC) and started his professional activities. He is since 1989 with VILNIUS TECH. Research filed: energy use and supply systems for indoor climate of sustainable housing, thermodynamics, exergy and life cycle analysis, energy efficiency including policy. V. Martinaitis is a supervisor of many prepared and defended PhD theses in energetics and power engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering research fields. He is an author of 4 inventions, 4 patents, monograph "Thermodynamic model of Building a life-cycle analysis" and 200 scientific papers. Giedre Streckiene, ORCID: 0000-0003-0651-2720, VILNIUS TECH, Dept. Building Energetics, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA. She obtained the qualification of environmental engineer (2004), graduated with a MSc degree in Energetics (2006). In 2006, she started to work in energy efficiency consultancy company and study as doctoral student at VILNIUS TECH. Here she defended her PhD thesis on thermal storages in CHP plants (2011). Currently she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, works in projects related to energy efficiency and conducts research in the area of energy engineering. Main research areas are: thermodynamic analysis, exergy, renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, thermal energy storage. 15 years of scientific experience in fields of HVAC analysis and simulation; an author of 3 patents, 50 scientific papers. Juozas Bielskus, ORCID: 0000-0003-0087-1554, VILNIUS TECH, Dept. Building Energetics, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA. He has a master's degree in energetics (2012) and defended a PhD thesis Thermodynamic and Functional Efficiency Analysis of Solar Energy Using Indoor Climate System (2017) in VILNIUS TECH. His research covers the application and development of knowledge of engineering thermodynamics, mechanics of fluids, heat transfer in solving problems of increasing the efficiency of energy consumption and utilisation of renewable energy sources in buildings. He is an author of 4 patents, has 30 scientific papers.