Advances in Building Services Engineering

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Assurance of Indoor Environment Quality in Buildings.- Chapter 3. Modelling, Optimisation and Modernisation of Heating Systems.- Chapter 4. Efficient Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Systems.- Chapter 5. Solar Heating and Cooling Systems.- Chapter 6. Heat Pump Systems.- Chapter 7. Thermal Energy Storage.- Chapter 8. Hydraulic Simulation and Optimisation of Water Distribution Systems.- Chapter 9. Sewage Treatment Plants.- Chapter 10. Hydraulic Calculation of Open Channels and Sewer Columns in Buildings.- Chapter 11. Numerical Modelling of Heat Transfer.

Professor Ioan Sarbu is a Doctoral Advisor and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Civil and Building Services Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Timisoara (UPT), Romania. He obtained his diploma in civil engineering from the "Traian Vuia" Polytechnic Institute of Timisoara in 1975 and his Ph.D. from the Timisoara Technical University in 1993. Additionally, he is a European Engineer (Eur. Eng.), as designated by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (Brussels) in 2001. He was Head of the Building Services Department within the UPT for almost 20 years, until his retirement in 2017, and between 2001 and 2017, he was also Head of the National Building Equipment Laboratory in Timisoara. His main research interests are related to refrigeration systems, heat pumps, and solar energy conversion and storage. He is also active in the field of thermal comfort and environmental quality, energy efficiency and energy savings, water and heat distribution systems, and numerical simulations and optimisations in building services. He has published books, chapters, and numerous articles in indexed journals and proceedings of international conferences.