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Research

Research themes

Transforming industries
Scarce resources

Research focus

Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Built Environment and Design

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 since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
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 2 2
2019	Sharifi, S, Saman, W & Alemu, A 2019, 'Identification of overheating in the top floors of energy-efficient multilevel dwellings', Energy and Buildings, inpress, pp. 1-37. 2 2
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 12 8
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. 4
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. 23 20
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 6 4
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. 20 18

Conferences

Year	Output
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.
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
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.

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Collaborations

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Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Universitat Rovira I Virgili	SPAIN
University of Lleida	SPAIN
University of Perugia	ITALY
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

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
Development of a CO2 refrigeration system for simultaneous cooling and heating	Current
Evaluating and improving indoor thermal comfort in top-floors of multi-level dwellings	Current
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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