Browsing Ingeniería Mecánica by Author "Chen Austin, Miguel"
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Bio-Inspired Electricity Storage Alternatives to Support Massive Demand-Side Energy Generation: A Review of Applications at Building Scale
Dodón, Alisson; Quintero, Vanessa; Chen Austin, Miguel; Mora, Dafni (MDPI, 2021-07-26)This work has its origin in the growing demands of energy regulations to meet future local targets and to propose a global implementation framework. A literature review related to conventional electrical energy storage ... -
Biomimicry-Based Strategies for Urban Heat Island Mitigation: A Numerical Case Study under Tropical Climate
Araque, Kevin; Palacios, Paola; Mora, Dafni; Chen Austin, Miguel (MDPI, 2021-07-06)In recent years, demographic growth has caused cities to expand their urban areas, increasing the risk of overheating, creating insurmountable microclimatic conditions within the urban area, which is why studies have been ... -
A Critical Review onMathematical Descriptions to Study Flux Processes and Environmental-Related Interactions ofMangroves
Brooks, Jefferson; Chen Austin, Miguel; Mora, Dafni; Tejedor-Flores, Nathalia (MDPI, 2021-06-21)Trees are resources that provide multiple benefits, such as the conservation of fauna, both terrestrial and marine, a source of food and raw material, and offering protection in storms, which makes it practical to understand ... -
Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama
Chen Austin, Miguel; Garzola, Dagmar; Delgado, Nicole; Jiménez, José Ulises; Mora, Dafni (2020-06-01)In the Panama context, energy consumption in the building sector is mostly related to the conditioning of indoor spaces for cooling and lighting. Different nature strategies can be mimic to strongly impact these two aspects ... -
Review of Zero Energy Building Concept-Definition and Developments in Latin America: A Framework Definition for Application in Panama
Chen Austin, Miguel; Chung-Camargo, Katherine; Mora, Dafni (2021-09-08)In recent decades, European countries have developed concepts, definitions, and construction technologies for Zero Energy Building (ZEB) that are effective and correspond to their specific climates. Latin American countries ... -
Sustainability Assessment of the Anthropogenic System in Panama City: Application of Biomimetic Strategies towards Regenerative Cities
Quintero, Andrea; Zarzavilla, Marichell; Tejedor-Flores, Nathalia; Mora, Dafni; Chen Austin, Miguel (MDPI, 2021-11-16)To understand the sustainability problem for Panama’s metropolitan area, its urban metabolism was investigated. A way to evaluate its current state was obtained by estimating a sustainable indicator based on the Green City ...