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Research

Research focus

Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Physical Sciences

Highlights

Natural or hybrid ventilation,Low energy cooling and heating systems,Building Simulation (Building Physics),Low exergy thermal energy storage systems for heating and cooling buildings

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2021	Sharifi, S, Saman, W, Alemu, A & Boland, J 2021, 'A proposed long-term thermal comfort scale', Building Research and Information: The International Journal of Research, Development and Demonstration, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 661-678. 16 15
2017	Alemu, AT, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2017, 'Airflow and temperature modelling of sustainable buildings at the design stage can prevent unintended consequences of passive features', International High-Performance Built Environment Conference: A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Elsevier, vol. 180, pp. 601-610. Open access 1 1
2012	Alemu, A, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2012, 'A model for integrating passive and low energy airflow components into low rise buildings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 49, pp. 148-157. 28 28
2011	Alemu, A, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2011, 'A coupled building ventilation and thermal model incorporating passive airflow components', 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 86-93. Open access 1
2011	Alemu, AT, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2011, 'Experimental investigation of an integrated wind induced ventilation and evaporative cooling system', in K Vajen (ed.), International Solar Energy Society, vol. 1, pp. 559-566. Open access

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Omaraa, E, Farah, S, Alemu, A, Saman, W, Bruno, F & Liu, M 2021, 'Mathematical modelling of heat transmission in the temperature history apparatus by using inverse method to evaluate the latent heat of high temperature PCMs', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 167, article no. 120825, pp. 1-13. Open access 16 11
2021	Sharifi, S, Saman, W, Alemu, A & Boland, J 2021, 'A proposed long-term thermal comfort scale', Building Research and Information: The International Journal of Research, Development and Demonstration, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 661-678. 16 15
2021	Wang, J, Belusko, M, Liu, M, Semsarilar, H, Liddle, R, Alemu, A, Evans, M, Zhao, C, Hudson, J & Bruno, F 2021, 'A comprehensive study on a novel transcritical CO₂ heat pump for simultaneous space heating and cooling - concepts and initial performance', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 243, article no. 114397, pp. 1-12. Open access 33 30
2019	Belusko, M, Liddle, R, Alemu, A, Halawa, E & Bruno, F 2019, 'Performance evaluation of a CO₂ refrigeration system enhanced with a dew point cooler', Energies, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1-22. Open access 9 7
2019	Sharifi, S, Saman, W & Alemu, A 2019, 'Identification of overheating in the top floors of energy-efficient multilevel dwellings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 204, article no. 109452, pp. 1-18. Open access 37 34
2018	Romani, J, Belusko, M, Alemu, A, Cabeza, LF, Gracia, Ad & Bruno, F 2018, 'Control concepts of a radiant wall working as thermal energy storage for peak load shifting of a heat pump coupled to a PV array', Renewable Energy, vol. 118, pp. 489-501. Open access 46 42
2018	Romaní, J, Belusko, M, Alemu, A, Cabeza, LF, de Gracia, A & Bruno, F 2018, 'Optimization of deterministic controls for a cooling radiant wall coupled to a PV array', Applied Energy, vol. 229, pp. 1103-1110. Open access 16 12
2017	Almsater, S, Alemu, A, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Development and experimental validation of a CFD model for PCM in a vertical triplex tube heat exchanger', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 116, pp. 344-354. 57 51 3
2014	Whaley, D, Saman, W & Alemu, A 2014, 'Integrated solar thermal system for water and space heating, dehumidification and cooling', Energy Procedia, vol. 57, pp. 2590-2599. Open access 8 6
2012	Alemu, A, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2012, 'A model for integrating passive and low energy airflow components into low rise buildings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 49, pp. 148-157. 28 28

Conferences

Year	Output
2024	Meng, L, Li, RYM, Finocchiaro, W & Alemu, A 2024, 'Integrating Building Management Systems (BMS) and Building Information Model (BIM) to improve HVAC efficiency: a case study in Darwin', 6th International Conference on E-Business, Information Management and Computer Science, ACM, pp. 87-92. 1
2019	Almsater, S, Saman, W, Bruno, F, Alemu, AA & Omaraa, E 2019, 'Parametric analysis of PCM in vertical triplex tube thermal energy storage technology for concentrating solar power', 24th SolarPACES International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2018, American Institute of Physics, vol. 2126, article no. 200002, pp. 1-8. Open access
2017	Alemu, AT, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2017, 'Airflow and temperature modelling of sustainable buildings at the design stage can prevent unintended consequences of passive features', International High-Performance Built Environment Conference: A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Elsevier, vol. 180, pp. 601-610. Open access 1 1
2013	Whaley, DM, Saman, WY & Alemu, AT 2013, 'Development and preliminary experimental performance of a novel integrated solar thermal system for domestic heating, cooling and dehumidification', in L Aye, S White & D Rowe (eds), Australian Solar Cooling 2013 Conference, University of Melbourne, pp. 1-8.
2011	Alemu, A, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2011, 'A coupled building ventilation and thermal model incorporating passive airflow components', 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 86-93. Open access 1
2011	Alemu, AT, Saman, W & Belusko, M 2011, 'Experimental investigation of an integrated wind induced ventilation and evaporative cooling system', in K Vajen (ed.), International Solar Energy Society, vol. 1, pp. 559-566. Open access
2010	Saman, WY, Belusko, M & Alemu, A 2010, 'A model for integrating passive elements into building ventilation and air-conditioning', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-11.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Glaciem Cooling Technologies	AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong Shue Yan University	CHINA
Universitat Rovira I Virgili	SPAIN
University of Lleida	SPAIN
University of Perugia	ITALY
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heating (AIRAH)	2017

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Adapting teaching methods based on feedback
Fostering active engagement
Patient and supportive

Highlights

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer ,Energy Conversion and Management,Sustainable Energy System Design ,Energy and Society

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Evaluating and improving indoor thermal comfort on the top floors of multilevel energy-efficient dwellings	Completed
Integration of passive and active phase change storage systems into buildings	Completed
The interaction of local climate with thermal mass in commercial buildings	Completed

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