Kirankumar Gorantla
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
14 Papers
36 Citations
Kirankumar Gorantla is an academic researcher from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. The author has contributed to research in topics: Solar gain & Glazing. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Thermal and cost assessment of various polymer-dispersed liquid crystal film smart windows for energy efficient buildings
TL;DR: In this article, the solar optical properties and air-conditioning cost-saving potential of various smart PDLC film glasses were explored and a numerical model was developed to compute solar heat gain through Smart PDLCs in voltage ON/OFF states.
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Sustainable reflective triple glazing design strategies: Spectral characteristics, air-conditioning cost savings, daylight factors, and payback periods
Kirankumar Gorantla,Saboor Shaik,Karolos J. Kontoleon,Domenico Mazzeo,Venkata Ramana Maduru,Sharmas Vali Shaik +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the spectral properties of reflective glasses were measured experimentally using a spectrophotometer over the entire solar spectral range (300-2500nm) and a numerical model was developed to assess the net annual cost saving and the payback period of the examined glazing units for the eight cardinal directions.
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Strategic design of wall envelopes for the enhancement of building thermal performance at reduced air-conditioning costs.
Saboor Shaik,Arumugam Chelliah,Kirankumar Gorantla,Ki-Hyun Kim,S. H. Lee,Zang Ho Shon,Richard J. C. Brown +6 more
TL;DR: Steady thermal transmittance obtained from admittance method has been employed to compute cost saving potential of air-conditioning for the various wall envelopes and is expected to open new paths to simple design considerations for energy-efficient buildings.
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Effect of Different Double Glazing Window Combinations on Heat gain in Buildings for Passive Cooling in Various Climatic Regions of India
TL;DR: The thermal performance of buildings with various double glazing window glass material combinations in four different climatic zones of India such as moderate (Bangalore), composite (Hyderabad), hot and dry (Jodhpur) and warm and humid (Vishakhapatnam) was analyzed in this article.
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Investigation of Building Walls Exposed to Periodic Heat Transfer Conditions for Green and Energy Efficient Building Construction
TL;DR: In this paper, a computer program with the cyclic admittance method was developed to study unsteady thermal performance characteristics, including thermal transmittance, thermal admittance, decrement factor and the time lag for both homogeneous and composite building walls.
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