Álan Rodriguez-Ake
Álan Rodriguez-Ake
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Álan Rodriguez-Ake has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Balaji Kumar
School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore institute of technology
1 shared publication - Daniel Sauceda
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
1 shared publication - Irving Hernández-López
Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Col. Centro, Hermosillo CP 83000, Sonora, Mexico
1 shared publication - Ivan Hernández Pérez
División Académica de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
1 shared publication - Ivett Zavala-Guillén
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada CICESE, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada CP 22860, Baja California, Mexico
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
Experimental Thermal Assessment of a Trombe Wall Under a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate of Mexico
The conventional Trombe wall (TW) with concrete construction has been shown to enhance the indoor environment of buildings in cold and Mediterranean climates. Thus, a TW is an option for reducing energy consumption related to thermal comfort for buildings in the northwestern region of Mexico, characterized by arid and semi-arid conditions with low winter temperatures. The thermal behavior of the TW and a conventional facade (CF) of concrete were compared when installed in the southern wall of reduced-scale test boxes in Ensenada, B.C. Unlike other research works available in the literature, which typically monitored a data point measure of the wall and room temperatures, the present study measured the temperature of key components: the absorber wall, the air at the bottom and top vents, the glass cover, and the air at the cross-section plane of the TW test box. The results showed that the TW increases the air temperature through its channel up to C and yields a maximum thermal efficiency of 84% during a sunny winter week. Further, the indoor air temperature at the midpoint of the TW test module is up to C greater than the obtained on the CF-test module; therefore, the TW improved the thermal comfort conditions during winter.Open AccessExperimental Thermal Assessment of a Trombe Wall Under a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate of Mexico
The conventional Trombe wall (TW) with concrete construction has been shown to enhance the indoor environment of buildings in cold and Mediterranean climates. Thus, a TW is an option for reducing energy consumption related to thermal comfort for buildings in the northwestern region of Mexico, characterized by arid and semi-arid conditions with low winter temperatures. The thermal behavior of the TW and a conventional facade (CF) of concrete were compared when installed in the southern wall of reduced-scale test boxes in Ensenada, B.C. Unlike other research works available in the literature, which typically monitored a data point measure of the wall and room temperatures, the present study measured the temperature of key components: the absorber wall, the air at the bottom and top vents, the glass cover, and the air at the cross-section plane of the TW test box. The results showed that the TW increases the air temperature through its channel up to C and yields a maximum thermal efficiency of 84% during a sunny winter week. Further, the indoor air temperature at the midpoint of the TW test module is up to C greater than the obtained on the CF-test module; therefore, the TW improved the thermal comfort conditions during winter.