Abstract
There is a growing awareness among the general public, energy developers, and governments worldwide to look for renewable and alternative energy systems that capable of reducing the amount of carbon emissions. In response to the scenario, the last century has seen tremendous progress in technological development of low carbon technologies and green energy resources for building applications. The deployment of these technologies not only contributes to a significant percentage of carbon dioxide emission reduction, but also aids to reduce energy consumption and mitigate environmental impact. The need for such eco-friendly technologies in buildings has underpinned significant increases in the application of wind-driven ventilation techniques. This includes turbine ventilator, a wind-driven ventilation device or air extractor that is commonly used in attic, rooftop spaces or loft to facilitate ventilation, control high energy consumption, and improve indoor environment. In order to gain a deeper understanding into existing knowledge in this field, this paper discusses low carbon technology concept and characteristics of turbine ventilator. Furthermore, physical and operating parameters that influence its performance are also discussed.
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This research is supported by USM RUI Grant (1001/PTEKIND/811229) and Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) (203/PTEKIND/6730116) Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
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Tan, Y.C., Ismail, M., Ahmad, M.I. (2016). Turbine Ventilator as Low Carbon Technology. In: Ahmad, M., Ismail, M., Riffat, S. (eds) Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Building and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31840-0_10
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