A5002476304- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Phase Change Materials Research
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
- Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
- Topology Optimization in Engineering
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- African Studies and Ethnography
Université Laval
2016-2025
Médecins du Monde
2012
Université du Québec à Montréal
2012
Southern Methodist University
2008
Duke University
2003-2004
Université de Sherbrooke
2003
This paper presents a procedure for minimizing the cost of shell-and-tube heat exchanger based on genetic algorithms (GA). The global includes operating (pumping power) and initial expressed in terms annuities. Eleven design variables associated with geometries are considered: tube pitch, layout patterns, number passes, baffle spacing at centre, inlet outlet, cut, tube-to-baffle diametrical clearance, shell-to-baffle bundle outer diameter, shell diameter. Evaluations exchangers performances...
Novel intelligent systems to assist the energy transition and improve sustainability people’s life can be deployed at different scales, ranging from a house an entire region. University campuses are interesting intermediate size (big enough matter small tractable) for research, development, test training on integration of smartness all levels, which led emergence concept “smart campus” over last few years. This review article proposes extensive analysis scientific literature smart decade...
Arctic and subarctic communities currently face major unique energy housing challenges. However, the perceptions, needs, adaptive strategies of occupants related to consumption comfort in their dwellings are not well known. In this study, 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted Inuit community Quaqtaq (Nunavik, Quebec, Canada) investigate occupants' experiences, observations, perceptions on these topics. The topics discussed covered comfort, window opening, use curtains, usage...
The objective of this paper is to develop a new framework assess the risk energy poverty by combining probabilistic occupant behavior model, building and an evaluation method. Monte Carlo simulations 3,000 profiles yielded cost distributions among households potentially occupying specific dwelling, which can then be compared recognized thresholds (2M method). This work was repeated for three dwellings (average, code-compliant, high-performance) different tariffs. Results indicate that...
This paper presents a model for estimating the total cost of shell-and-tube heat exchangers (HEs) with condensation in tubes or shell, as well designing strategy minimizing this cost. The optimization process is based on genetic algorithm. global includes energy (i.e. pumping power) and initial purchase exchanger. choice best exchanger its annualized Eleven design variables are optimized. Ten associated HE geometry: tube pitch, layout patterns, baffle spacing at center, inlet outlet, cut,...