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Experimental evaluation of CO2/R-152a mixtures in arefrigeration plant with and without IHX
Elsevier Ltd (2024-03-01)In recent years, CO2-based mixtures have been considered as a way to improve the performance of refrigerating plants using pure CO2 as refrigerant. Combining CO2 with a fluid with higher critical temperature generates a ... -
Contribution of Social Services to Inclusive Urbanism
Hapres (2024-02-28)Background: The United Nations 2030 Agenda involves a multifactorial system through 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The 11th is directly linked with urban sustainability, but all the goals should be considered. The ... -
Sustainability-oriented stimuli and their effects on circularity and novelty in conceptual design (Epub ahead of print)
Taylor and Francis Ltd. (2024-02-14)The controlled provision of stimuli during idea generation is considered effective to boost creativity in early design phases. As the interest for sustainable product development and circular design is growing, this paper ... -
Experimental assessment of CO2/R-152a mixtures in a refrigeration plant with integrated mechanical subcooling
Science Direct (2024-02-01)During the last years, CO2 utilization has grown in the refrigeration sector, especially in medium and large size plants. These cycles have implemented complex architectures to improve their energetic performance and be ... -
Revealing the Community's Interpretation of Place: Integrated Digital Support to Embed Photovoice Into Placemaking Processes
Cogitatio Press (2024-01-16)Rising the quality of life through improving existing living environments remains one of the critical tasks of contemporary urban design. The quality of life is, in part, a subjective matter and shall thus be approached ... -
Participatory Budgeting and Placemaking: Concepts, Methods, and Practices
Cogitatio Press (2024-01-16)Participatory budgeting has arisen as an interesting form of citizen participation in urban development and, thus, as a new way of exercising placemaking and grassroots democracy. In this article, we provide an analysis ... -
Influence of subcooling in R-449A supermarket refrigeration system and screening of refrigerant mixtures for its energetic and environmental improvement
Elsevier (2024-01-10)Current demands of the cooling sector are focused on using refrigerants with a low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and increasing energy efficiency in vapour compression installations. The main objectives of this paperwork ... -
Experimental evaluation of the CO2-based mixtures CO2/R32, CO2/R1234yf and CO2/R1270 in a transcritical refrigerating plant considering the effect of the internal heat exchanger (IHX)
Elsevier (2024-01-05)Using CO2 mixtures results in a simple but effective solution to increase the critical temperature of CO2 and reduce its working pressures. However, the overall effect of these mixtures on the global performance of the ... -
Caracterización del parque edificatorio residencial de los pisos térmicos frío y templado en Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de Geografía (2024-01-01)El crecimiento demográfico en los municipios de Colombia ha influido notablemente en la calidad de la vivienda. Este artículo tiene como objetivo proponer un método para caracterizar el parque edificatorio residencial de ... -
Identifying Users’ Needs to Design and Manufacture 3D-Printed Upper Limb Sockets: A Survey-Based Study
MDPI (2024)The development of prosthetic arms has increased in recent years, particularly with the growth of 3D printing technologies. However, one of the main weaknesses of 3D-printed prosthetics is the prosthetic socket, which ... -
A Roof Refurbishment Strategy to Improve the Sustainability of Building Stock: A Case Study
MDPI (2024)The aging of the building stock in most cities highlights the relevance of refurbishment to achieve sustainability. Current refurbishment practices are often short-sighted and do not encompass holistic strategies beyond ... -
Efficiency of biological and mechanical-biological treatment plants for MSW: The case of Spain
Elsevier (2024)Biological and mechanical biological treatment plants combine mechanical and biological treatments to recover the greatest possible amount of materials from municipal solid waste (MSW) and biostabilize the organic fraction ... -
Repair index of energy-related products: Application to capsule coffee machines
Elsevier (2024)In recent years, the European regulatory framework related to sustainable products has evolved to promote the circular economy, with a special emphasis on repair strategies to reduce raw material consumption and e-waste ... -
A metric for assessing the upgradability and adaptability of circular concepts
Elsevier (2024)This study proposes a metric for assessing the upgradability and adaptability of circular design concepts. Both design strategies are part of the design for slow loops, which is based on extending the life of products as ... -
Numerical modelling of surface aeration and N2O emission in biological water resource recovery
Elsevier (2024)Biokinetic modelling of N2O production and emission has been extensively studied in the past fifteen years. In contrast, the physical-chemical hydrodynamics of activated sludge reactor design and operation, and their impact ... -
Design of Virtual Hands for Natural Interaction in the Metaverse
MDPI (2024)The emergence of the Metaverse is raising important questions in the field of human–machine interaction that must be addressed for a successful implementation of the new paradigm. Therefore, the exploration and integration ... -
Análisis de la NOM-083-SEMARNAT-2003 y su proyecto de modificación 2021 bajo categorías de sostenibilidad. aplicación a tres sitios de disposición final
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (2024)El Diario Oficial de la Federación en México publicó el 10 de mayo de 2021 el “Pro-yecto de Modificación de la NOM-083-SEMARNAT-2003” (Proyecto-083-SEMAR-NAT-2021), para la correcta disposición de los residuos sólidos ... -
sEMG-Based Robust Recognition of Grasping Postures with a Machine Learning Approach for Low-Cost Hand Control
MDPI (2024)The design and control of artificial hands remains a challenge in engineering. Popular prostheses are bio-mechanically simple with restricted manipulation capabilities, as advanced devices are pricy or abandoned due to ... -
Using Event-Related Potentials to Evidence the Visual and Semantic Impact: A Pilot Study with N400 Effect and Food Packaging
MDPI (2024)Packaging design is pivotal in motivating consumer decisions, as a key communication tool from creation to purchase. Currently, the interpretation and evaluation of packaging’s impact are shifting toward non-traditional ...