• Evaluation of a novel 3-pipe solution for hydronic heat distribution in passive-house standard apartment buildings 

      Lundblad, Jonathan; Andreassen, Nora; Olsen, Johanna; Chaudhuri, Arnab (SINTEF Proceedings;9, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The energy efficiency of new buildings in Norway has been steadily improved over the last decades, but with less heating, hydronic heating systems have adversely increased in price. Lessening electric power consumption in ...
    • Evaluation of design interventions for hospitality and privacy at inpatient wards 

      AnneMarie, Eijkelenboom; Blok, Geke (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – Inspired by the strong vision of the hospital organization on hospitality, a new hospital was built with the intention to provide an open environment which supports privacy and interaction between the occupants. ...
    • Evaluation of hospital ward layouts in recent norwegian hospitals 

      Fronczek-Munter, Aneta; Mo, Tone Opdahl; Dahl, Unni; Konstante, Rita; Tradin, Hilde (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – This paper presents current results from evaluations of two recently built Norwegian hospitals and aims towards collecting data to develop guidelines for hospital ward layouts. Background – There is a growing ...
    • Evaluation of Personalized Thermal Conditioning Chair in Net Zero Energy Building Office 

      Hanazono, Shintaro; Kubota, Yuki; Nobe, Tatsuo (SINTEF Proceedings;9, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The net Zero Energy Building (ZEB) aims to promote a productive working environment with high occupant satisfaction while minimizing energy input. Personal air-conditioning is a technology which can significantly contribute ...
    • Evaluation of Results from SDR Campaigns and Pilot Data 

      Vevelstad, Solrun Johanne; Grimstvedt, Andreas; Haugen, Geir; Wiig, Merete; Vernstad, Kai (SINTEF Proceedings;7, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      For ethanolamine (MEA) many degradation products have been identified and quantified, and the formation of these compounds at different process conditions should be verified. This short paper shows that lab scale experiments, ...
    • Experimental and CFD investigation of fractal distributor on a novel plate and frame ion‐exchanger 

      He, Gonggiang; Kochergin, Vadim; Li, Yuehao; Nandakumar, Krishnaswamy (SINTEF Proceedings;2, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Conventional pressure based flow distributors face challenges in the form of operational limits as their low outlet density and non-uniform flow distribution path, often act as bottleneck in the overall chemical equipment ...
    • Experimental and numerical investigation of a bubbling dense gas‐solid fluidized bed 

      Yang, Lei; Padding, J.T.; Kuipers, J.A.M. (SINTEF Proceedings;2, Chapter, 2017)
      Eulerian models incorporating kinetic theory of granular flow (KTGF) are widely used to simulate gassolids flow. The most widely used KTGF models have been derived for dilute flows of slightly inelastic, frictionless ...
    • Experimental and numerical studies on thermal performance of an office cubicle having gypsum boards coated with PCM-enhanced spackling 

      Vik, Tor Arvid; Madessa, Habtamu Bayera; Chaudhuri, Arnab; Aamodt, Andreas; Phengphan, Chakkrit; Afriyie, Ebenezer Twumasi (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      PCM enhanced wallboards on internal surfaces of building spaces is an attractive solution for improvement of thermal performance in buildings. This work deals with using a novel spackling compound as a primer coating ...
    • Experimental and numerical study on single droplet breakage in turbulent flow 

      Shi, Jing; Herø, Eirik Helno; Solsvik, Jannike; Jakobsen, Hugo Atle (SINTEF Proceedings;2, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Droplet size distributions in liquid-liquid turbulent flow are determined by droplet breakage and coalescence. The current understanding of these processes are not sufficient. An experimental study on single droplet breakage ...
    • Experimental Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Ethanolamine 

      Buvik, Vanja; Strimbeck, Richard; Knuutila, Hanna K. (SINTEF Proceedings;7, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The environmental impact of ethanolamine, a common amine for carbon dioxide capture, was experimentally investigated in laboratory scale microcosms. By exposing the plant-soil systems to varying amounts of ethanolamine, ...
    • Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Injection Pressure and Clay Smear on Fault Reactivation for Co2 Storage 

      Griffiths, Luke; Park, Joonsang; Cerasi, Pierre; Edvardsen, Laura; Wüstefeld, Andreas (SINTEF Proceedings;7, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Induced microseismicity from subsurface engineering projects such as geothermal heat exploitation and CO2 storage can be a show-stopper and halt the development of a site. While microseismicity correlates with fluid injection ...
    • Experimental Investigation of the Spread of Airborne CFU in a Research-OR under Different Air Flow Regimes using Tracer Particles 

      Schumann, Lukas; Hartmann, Anne; Hofer, Valeria; Kriegel, Martin (SINTEF Proceedings;9, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Aim of this experimental study is to compare different types of ventilation in operating rooms (OR) regarding the highest possible patient protection against airborne germs based on particle counting. Tracer particles with ...
    • Experimental modelling of metallurgical processes 

      Gerbeth, Gunter; Eckert, Sven (SINTEF Proceedings;2, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Metallurgical processes often involve multi-phase flows of molten metals or molten slags. No doubt, CFD is a powerful tool to describe such flows, but for complex flow phenomena experimental data are needed for code ...
    • Experimental Study of Co2 Two-Phase Flow Regime in a Large Diameter Pipe 

      Andersen, Hilde; Svendsen, Hedda E.S.; Solum, Stine; Yang, Zhilin; Teberikler, Leyla; Solvang, Svein; Vreenegoor, Loek (SINTEF Proceedings;7, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      An experimental study was carried out on two-phase CO2 flow in Equinor’s multiphase flow rig in Porsgrunn, Norway. This facility was recently upgraded for CO2 applications. This paper presents the experimental results on ...
    • Experimental Study of the use of Particles for Tracking the Interfaces in Primary Cementing of Concentric and Eccentric Wells 

      Taheri, Amir; Ytrehus, Jan David; Taghipour, Ali; Lund, Bjørnar; Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin (SINTEF Proceedings;4, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this study, our recent and new approach for detailed tracking of the interface between well fluid and cement by using particles is investigated. The particles can enable us to know the precise location of the interface ...
    • Experimental Study on the Surgical Microenvironment in an Operating Room with Mixing Ventilation under Positive and Negative Pressure 

      Bi, Yang; Heggebø, Frida Josefine; Harsem, Trond Thorgeir; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Aganovic, Amar; Cao, Guangyu (SINTEF Proceedings;9, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, negative pressure operating room (NPOR) are strongly recommended to be applied to prevent spreading virus from infected patients to adjacent rooms during surgery procedures. However, ...
    • Experimental study on the thermal plume from a surgeon in an operating room with mixing ventilation during COVID-19 pandemic 

      Heggebø, Frida Josefine; Bi, Yang; Harsem, Trond Thorgeir; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Cao, Guangyu (SINTEF Proceedings;9, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Following the outbreak of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019, studies show positive results in protecting the surgical staff from patients infected by COVID-19 in operating rooms (ORs) with negative pressure. A negative pressure ...
    • Exploring possibilities to quantify the qualitative description of occupant behaviour 

      Dziedzic, Jakub; Yan, Da; Novakovic, Vojislav (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)
      Human behaviour is a multidisciplinary subject that is being investigated by numerous scientists around the world. The ability to understand and forecast reactions can be beneficial for all scientific branches that are ...
    • Exploring the Concept of Customer-Perceived Intimacy in Healthscapes 

      Martens, Carmen; Herssens, Jasmien; Delcourt, Cécile (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Background —It is recognized that servicescapes (i.e., the manmade physical surroundings in which a service takes place) both affect customer and employee attitudes and behaviours. This is particularly the case in healthcare ...
    • Extremely fast simulations of heat transfer in fluidized beds 

      Lichtenegger, Thomas; Priker, Stefan (SINTEF Proceedings;2, Chapter, 2017)
      Besides their huge technological importance, fluidized beds have attracted a large amount of research because they are perfect playgrounds to investigate highly dynamic particulate flows. Their overall behavior is determined ...