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Overview

Kai Sirén is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and primarily works within the field of Engineering. Their research engages with multiple subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Building and Construction, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Dentistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics linking energy systems, ventilation, and infection control. Notable papers include:

  • EU Emission Targets of 2050: Costs and CO2 Emissions Comparison of Three Different Solar and Heat Pump-Based Community-Level District Heating Systems in Nordic Conditions, 2020, published in Energies
  • Methods for infection prevention in the built environment-a mini-review, 2023, published in Frontiers in Built Environment
  • Dynamic performance of displacement ventilation in a lecture hall, 2020, published in International Journal of Ventilation
  • Cost optimal and net zero energy office buildings solutions using small scale biomass-based cogeneration technologies, 2023, published by Libera Università di Bolzano

Across their work, the main topics explored involve:

  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Dental Research and COVID-19
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kai Sirén include:

  • Kalle Salonen
  • Juha Jokisalo
  • Risto Kosonen
  • Merja Ahonen
  • Riika Mäkinen

Their research has been published in venues such as Frontiers in Built Environment, Energies, International Journal of Ventilation, and Libera Università di Bolzano. These publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Sirén's work spanning environmental engineering, ventilation, and energy systems.

Best Publications

  • A review of the performance of different ventilation and airflow distribution systems in buildings

    Guangyu Cao;Hazim B. Awbi;Runming Yao;Yunqing Fan

  • A multi-stage optimization method for cost-optimal and nearly-zero-energy building solutions in line with the EPBD-recast 2010

    Mohamed Hamdy;Ala Hasan;Kai Siren

  • Applying a multi-objective optimization approach for Design of low-emission cost-effective dwellings

    Mohamed Hamdy;Ala Hasan;Kai Siren

  • Minimisation of life cycle cost of a detached house using combined simulation and optimisation

    Ala Hasan;Mika Vuolle;Kai Sirén

  • Fulfillment of net-zero energy building (NZEB) with four metrics in a single family house with different heating alternatives

    Ayman Mohamed;Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Cost-optimal thermal energy storage system for a residential building with heat pump heating and demand response control

    Behrang Alimohammadisagvand;Juha Jokisalo;Simo Kilpeläinen;Mubbashir Ali

  • On-site energy matching indices for buildings with energy conversion, storage and hybrid grid connections

    Sunliang Cao;Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Impact of simulation time-resolution on the matching of PV production and household electric demand

    Sunliang Cao;Kai Sirén

  • Analytical model for melting in a semi-infinite PCM storage with an internal fin

    Piia Lamberg;Kai Sirén

  • Theoretical and computational analysis of closed wet cooling towers and its applications in cooling of buildings

    Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Approximate analytical model for solidification in a finite PCM storage with internal fins

    Piia Lamberg;Kai Sirén

  • Performance investigation of plain circular and oval tube evaporatively cooled heat exchangers

    Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Performance investigation of plain and finned tube evaporatively cooled heat exchangers

    Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Techno-economic assessment and optimization of Stirling engine micro-cogeneration systems in residential buildings

    Kari Alanne;Niklas Söderholm;Kai Sirén;Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

  • A genetic algorithm for optimization of building envelope and HVAC system parameters

    Matti Palonen;Ala Hasan;Kai Sirén

  • Combining the Demand Response of direct electric space heating and partial thermal storage using LP optimization

    Mubbashir Ali;Juha Jokisalo;Kai Siren;Matti Lehtonen

  • Renovation alternatives to improve energy performance of historic rural houses in the Baltic Sea region

    Üllar Alev;Lari Eskola;Endrik Arumägi;Endrik Arumägi;Juha Jokisalo

  • Influence of location and design on the performance of a solar district heating system equipped with borehole seasonal storage

    Ciarán Flynn;Kai Sirén

  • Impact of adaptive thermal comfort criteria on building energy use and cooling equipment size using a multi-objective optimization scheme

    Mohamed Hamdy;Ala Hasan;Kai Siren

  • Techno-economic optimization and analysis of a high latitude solar district heating system with seasonal storage, considering different community sizes

    Janne Hirvonen;Hassam ur Rehman;Kai Sirén

  • Models of human thermoregulation and the prediction of local and overall thermal sensations

    Ehab Foda;Issa Almesri;Hazim B. Awbi;Kai Sirén

Frequent Co-Authors

Matti Lehtonen
Matti Lehtonen Aalto University
Hazim B. Awbi
Hazim B. Awbi University of Reading
Armando C. Oliveira
Armando C. Oliveira University of Porto
Amir Safdarian
Amir Safdarian Sharif University of Technology
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Carleton University
Runming Yao
Runming Yao University of Reading
Shady Attia
Shady Attia University of Liège

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