Browsing Other Research – Reports by Author "Attalage, RA"

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  • Building envelope performance index for commercial bl ilding energy conservation 
    Jayasuriya, JPW; Attalage, RA [Article-Full-text]
    The role of thermo-physical and geometrical characteristics of a building envelope that plays in the air-conditioning load of the commercial sector is highlighted. A standard methodology of quantifying a performance index ...
  • Energy conservation in tea industry 
    Attalage, RA; Sugathapala, AGT
    Tea has become the most popular refreshing drink all over the world because of its natural taste, since the ancient times. The quality and the taste are unmatched with any other drink in the universe. Production processes ...
  • Minimisation of energy demand in buildings 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA [Article-Full-text]
    The neutral temperatures for different locations in Sri Lanka have been established using actual climatic data. Based on these neutral temperatures, standard comfort zone for each of these locations have been identified ...
  • Minimisation of energy demand in buildings 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA [Article-Full-text]
    The neutral temperatures for different locations in Sri Lanka have been established using actual climatic data. Based on these neutral temperatures, standard comfort zone for each of these locations have been identified ...
  • Passive concepts for improvement of thermal an visual comfort in houses in Sri Lanka 
    Jayawardane, AI; Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA [Article-Full-text]
    One of the primary requirements of houses constructed in hot humid climatic conditions such as those prevailing in Sri Lanka is that those should be thermally comfortable for the occupants throughout the day and around ...
  • Quantification of the thermal performance of free-running three-storey houses 
    Jayawardena, AI; Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA [Article-Full-text]
    This paper explores the possible means to adopt environmentally-friendly passive techniques to promote thermal comfort inside houses with the view of minimizing the use of energy-intensive active means such as fans. ...
  • Thermal performance of free-running three-storey houses: an assessment through computer simulations 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA; Jayawardena, AI [Article-Full-text]
    Sri Lanka is presently facing a serious energy crisis due to continuous increase in energy demand annually. One of the solutions for this is energy conservation for which houses are a good candidate. The need for using ...