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Chilled-beam journal paper showcased at ASHRAE
Our paper Experimental study on the performance evaluation of active chilled beams in heating and cooling operation under varied boundary conditions published in the Journal of Science and Technology of the Built Environment was showcased in the ASHRAE Newsletter of June 30, 2020.
Student won third-place prize at REHVA World Student Competition
Rohit Upadhyay won third prize at REHVA World Student Competition 2019 in Romania:
Congratulations Rohit!
Best paper award at ASHRAE Winter Conference 2019
MASc Graduate Rohit Upadhyay got awared at the ASHRAE 2019 Winter Conference on his paper after presenting his paper on a field study of Active Chilled Beams (ACB). He will be representing ASHRAE at the REHVA conference in May.
“A supervisor’s guidance opens the door to research opportunities for graduate students… However, it is pretty much up to each student’s curiosity, resourcefulness, and initiative to grab this opportunity to launch him/her to reach his/her full potential”
Congratulations Rohit!
Graduate Scholarships available
British Columbia Graduate Scholarship (BCGS) Program available for applicants that demonstrate academic excellence. The scholarships are merit-based. See application forms below:
Student paper received a special recognition at ASHRAE Conference
The paper entitled Performance Evaluation of Active Chilled Beam in Real Office Conditions in a High-Performance Building in Heating by MASc Rohit Upadhyay has been selected to receive special recognition at the ASHRAE Conference, in Atlanta, January of 2019! Furthermore, his paper received the top student paper award at the conference!
After the ASHRAE Conferences and Expositions Committee has reviewed all of the approved conference papers written by students, the Committee has determined that Rohit’s paper is deserving of recognition.
EQuiSIM Lab under construction…
The EQuSim Lab is under construction. The objectives of the Lab are the following:
- Training, demonstration, research
- Conduct tests and experiments on advanced residential ventilation systems:
- Design, construction, operational issues & optimization
- indoor air quality, ventilation, & contaminant removal effectiveness
- Effects of location of supply and return register
- Effects of poor balancing
- Effects of duct air leakages (lower air flows than designed)
- Effects of closed/open doors
- Effects of different types and locations of transfer grilles
- Effects of warm versus cold supply air temperature, warm/cold walls, envelope air-rightness
- Develop and calibrate multi-zone airflow network & computational fluid dynamics simulation models
- Optimize ventilation: supply/return location, amount of outdoor air, etc.
- Investigate ventilation effectiveness & reliability of ventilation systems:
- Active: balanced, exhaust w/ducted makeup air
- Passive: natural ventilation
- Hybrid: exhaust w/passive air inlets, exhaust w/leakage air inlets
- Develop & implement demand-controlled ventilation strategies
- Investigate zonal models for room level control and thermostat location