The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment
Notes of Guidance for Submission and Format of Research Study Report
Submission
1. Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy candidates are required to submit their
research thesis for examination to the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment
within the deadline.
2. For the first submission of the thesis for examination, candidates should submit copies of
thesis equaled to number of committee including external examiner.
3. After research thesis has been approved, candidates should receive notice from to the
School to arrange for copies of thesis equaled to number of committee including
External Examiner and 5 additional copies of thesis as the following details.
General Format of the Research Study report–(Experimental thesis)
1. GENERAL FORMAT
Paper: Paper should be A4 size ( 21.6 x 28 cm), white, unlined
Format: Printed, 1.0 lines-space, single sided
Margins: 3 cm margins top and left side, 2.5 cm bottom and right sides.
Page numbering: centered at top of each page in a header. Chapter pagination continues in sequence.
Page numbering style:
Body of the report, appendixes-use Arabic numerals (1, 2,3, etc)
Opening pages e.g. Acknowledgements, Abstract-use Roman numeral
(i, ii, iii etc)
DO NOT put page numbers on the cover (title) page or the inner (title) page.
Font style: “Times New Roman”
The elements of the paper are listed below in the order in which they should appear.
 The spine of research thesis should carry only the author’s name, title, year when research
is first submitted for examination and ISBN.
 The cover page in dark blue should carry only the following information using
CAPITALIZED; thesis title, student name, ID no., degree, program, school, year when
dissertation is first submitted for examination and ISBN (see attachment 1).
Note: For ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is required for Thesis report.
Please contact National Library Hall, Tel 02-2815450, to ask for ISBN)
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The report should have a first title page including thesis title, student name, degree,
program, school, co-university and the name of thesis committee and external examiner,
including the place for their signatures (see attachment 2).
A second title page includes thesis title, student name, advisor name, co-advisor name (if
any), oversea collaborators, and also contacted address and telephone number for every
name (see attachment 3).
2. CONTENT
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ABSTRACT This page should be headed with the word ABSTARCT centered on the
page. The abstract should be a one page in length (maximum 250 words) with 6 keywords
that describe the contents of research, and conforming to the thesis in respect to margins
and spacing, must be placed in the research thesis.
(See attachment 4). The
abstract should state clearly:
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the problem studied,
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the method used,
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the main results,
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the main conclusions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
On this page the author made thank those people who have helped them in their project (maximum
300 words)
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CONTENTS page (see attachment 5).
The contents page should be headed with the words CONTENTS centered on the page.
Chapter titles should be CAPITALZED. On the right-hand side of the Contents pages give the
beginning number of each chapter.
Number theses pages of lists of tables, figures, illustrations, and abbreviations are roman numerals (vfive, vi-six, vii-seven)
The CHAPTERS TITLES of your thesis should be numbered 1, 2, 3, . ; etc.
The Section Headings of each chapter should have Capitalized Initial Letters. The sections in the
chapters should be numbered 1.1, 1.2, ... ; 2.1, 2.2, ... ; 3.1, 3.2, ... ; etc..
LIST OF TABLES
Tables should be appropriate to the contents of the report. Tables should be clear and easy to read.
Tables, which contain much detail, should be avoided or edited to show the important aspect (s).
Table should be numbered. It is customary to show table numbering above the table. The first
number is the chapter number; the second number shows the sequential of tables in the chapter. Thus,
Table 4.1 is the first table in chapter four.
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 LIST OF FIGURES
As with tables, figures should be appropriate to the report. Figures should be clear and easy to read.
Over-detailed figures (i.e. ones that contain much data) should be avoided. Figures should be
numbered below the figure. The number and title of each figure appears at the center on the first line
below the figure itself. The first number is the number of the chapter in which the figure appears. The
second number shows the sequential of figures in the chapter. Thus, Figure 4.8 is the eighth figure in
chapter four.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
These may be listed on one page with the heading LIST OF ………….. The heading should be
centered at the top of the page.
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THE BODY OF THE REPORT
The body of the report begins on page 1 with CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. This should appear
in CAPITAL LETTERS, centered at the top of the page.
Chapters divided into sections all with separate headings.
Main headings use bold 12 pt and capitalized initial letters of the key word. Other grammatical
linking words (“ and”, “by”, “with”, “ for”) should be in lower case lettering.
Subheadings are indented one tab. Use bold 12 pt and capitalized initial letters of the key word.
Other grammatical linking words (“ and”, “by”, “with”, “ for”) should be in lower case lettering.
Sub-Subheadings are indented two tabs. Use 12 pt and capitalized initial letters of the key word.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Introduction section should include the following key elements:
1.1. Rational/Problem Statement
What is the rational for conducting the research
What is the main approach of the research
1.2. Literature Review
Summarize previous research relates to your research, analyse and explain their relation
to your proposed study in the aspect that aim to solve the problem
1.3. Objectives
Explicitly state the main objectives of your research.
CHAPTER 2 THEORIES
Describe the theories that you used in you research.
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
Give a detailed account of the processes and methods used in your research.
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Give details of your results according t o the methodology, with comments on
validity, accuracy, etc
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
Summarize your conclusion
Discuss the weak point of your thesis, and describe how it could be improved.
** Footnotes should be single-spaced and should be placed at the bottom of the page.
LIST OF REFERENCES
These should appear after the body of the text. When specific facts, ideas or statements are
cited, references should be given. All references must follow the specified format (see below)
and a complete list of references given at the end of the report. For references with three or
more authors, the reference in the text should give the first author surname only, follow by et.
al. in italic( all names must be given in the full reference at the end of the report) Example:
Hornison, et. Al., 1991). In the text, the numerical order references and standard pattern are
used.
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For books, the information required is presented in the following order:
1. Author’s surname and initials
2. Year of publication, in brackets
3. Title of publication, in italic
4. Title of series, if applicable
5. Volume number or number of volumes, if applicable
6. Edition, if applicable
7. Editor, reviser, compiler or translator, if other than the author
8. Publisher
9. Place of publication
For Example:
Herbert, W. G. (1964), The Australian Beef Industry: An overview. Australian
Livestock Council, Canberra.
Russell, B. (1967), The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, vol. 1. 1872-1914. George
Allen & Unwin, London.
For Journals, the references to articles in journals and periodicals, the following
information is required, in the following order:
1. Author’s surname and initials
2. Year of publication
3. Title of article
4. Abbreviated title of journal or periodical, in italics
5. Title of series, if applicable
6. Volume number, if applicable, in bold
7. Issue number or other identifier, if applicable
8. Page number or numbers
For example:
Dewhirst, C. (1986), Hot air over the Himmalayas, World Geographic, 1, 4, pp. 4455.
For Proceedings, the following information is required, in the following order:
1. Author’s surname and initials
2. Year of publication
3. Title of article or chapter
4. Title of publication, in italic
5. Page numbers
6. Title of series, if applicable
7. Editor, if applicable
8. Editor, reviser, compiler or translator, if other than the author, if applicable
9. Publisher
10. Place of publishing
For Example:
Hornison, E. F., Minnis, O. and Brooks, D. R.(1986). First demurral results from the
earth radiation budget experiment, paper presented in the, Sixth conference on
atmospheric radiation, pp J14-J18. American Meteorological Society, Boston
For Internet sources, an important consideration is the date the site was accessed. In
general, the World Wide Web or ftp site the reference is similar in structure to
reference for print materials with the addition of an access date and the URL.
1. The author of the web page
2. The date of the web page
3. The title of the web page
4. The complete URL
For Example:
U.S. environment protection agency(2001). “ Waste Management Report ”. Available
online: http://wwwepa.gov/globalwarming/publications/
waste/greengas.pdf
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APPENDIXES (if needed).
The appendix should contain copies of documents that have been used in the research. Examples are:
research instruments (questionnaires, interview checklists, names of respondents); research data (raw
data, computed results). Each appendix should be numbered. Page numbering should be continued
from the page numbering in the body of the report. If you have Appendix more than one, please use
A, B, C…. to list them.
Appendices follow the list of references.
Example:
Appendix A: Questionnaire
Appendix B: Derivation of equations
**Remark: In case of a secondary data thesis, the format from chapter 2 can be
manipulated. . Number of chapters depend on major component of the thesis but no more than
6 chapters. The explanation of each chapter should begin from introduction, methodology,
results, interpretation, comparison, discussion and conclusion respectively. The last chapter is
the overall conclusion and discussion.
INVESTIGATION OF TRANSMISSION OF DAYLIGHT THROUNG CIRCULAR LIGHT
PIPES WITH SPECULAR SURFCES
MR. SIAM SAMUHATANANON
ID: 52910003
A RESEARCH STUDY REPORT SUBMITTED AS A PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
THE JOINT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
AT KING MONGKUT’S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI
2ND SEMESTER 2010
COPYRIGHT OF THE JOINT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Investigation of Transmission of Daylight through Circular Light Pipes with Specular Surfaces
Mr. Siam Samuhatananon
ID: 52910003
A Research Study Report Submitted as a Part of the Requirements
for the Degree of Master of Philosophy
in Energy Technology
The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment
at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
2nd Semester 2010
Research Study Committee
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Advisor
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Co-Advisor (if any)
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Member
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External Examiner
Thesis Title: Investigation of Transmission of Daylight through Circular Light Pipes with Specular
Surfaces
Student’s name, organization and telephone/fax numbers/email
Mr. Siam Samuhatananon
The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bangmod, Tungkru, Bangkok 10140 Thailand
Telephone: 0-8677-70543
Email: hoo_siam@hotmail.com
Supervisor’s name, organization and telephone/fax numbers/email
Prof. Dr. Surapong Chirarattananon
The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bangmod, Tungkru, Bangkok 10140 Thailand
Telephone: 0-8979-84204 or 02-8729014-5 ext 4128
Email: surapong@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
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Topic: Investigation of Transmission of Daylight through Circular Light Pipes with Specular
Surfaces
Name of student: Mr. Siam Samuhatananon
Student ID: 52910003
Name of Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Surapong Chirarattananon
ABSTRACT
(no more than 250 words)
Keywords: (6 words)
Attachment 5
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(no more than 100 words)
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1
2
3
4
5
TITLE
PAGE
ABSTRACT
i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ii
CONTENTS
iii
LIST OF TABLES
v
LIST OF FIGURES
viii
NOMENCLATURES
xi
INTRODUCTION
1
1.1. Rational/Problem Statement
1
1.2. Literature Review
9
1.3. Research Objectives
13
THEORIES
15
2.1 Theoretical Background
15
2.2 Mathematical Model
19
METHODOLOGY
23
3.1 Experimental Set-up
23
3.2 System Modeling
26
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
39
4.1 Simulation Program
39
4.2 Simulation Results
43
4.3 System Performance
47
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
50
5.1 Conclusions
61
5.2 Future Work
62
REFERENCES
63
APPENDIXES
67
v
LIST OF TABLES
TABLES
TITLE
PAGE
1.1
Time schedule of electricity tariffs.
1
1.2
Electricity costs (TOD Rate) for commercial building.
2
1.3
Electricity costs (TOU Rate) for commercial building.
2
3.1
Characteristic of the components in the chilled water cycle.
24
3.2
Characteristic of the components in the ice storage cycle.
25
4.1
The comparison of ice formation between the simulation
46
and the experiment
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5.1
The electrical energy consumed in the office.
50
5.2
The characteristic of the selected office (R1 to R5).
51
5.3
Design conditions under the design day.
52
5.4
The result of cooling load calculation of the selected office
52
on the design day.
5.5
Electricity costs (TOU Rate) for commercial building.
56
5.6
The peak energy demand occurred during on-peak period
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at various categories on the design day.
5.7
Electricity charge of the office during the year due to
59
the 5th category system combination.
5.8
The installation cost of the ice storage system.
60
B.1
The present worth of the total profit gained during the
78
lifetime of the system
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE
1.1
TITLE
PAGE
Hourly load profile for a building with a conventional air
conditioning system on design day compared with three
thermal energy storage strategies.
1.2
6
Schematic diagram of building circuit for ice thermal energy
storage.
7
1.3
Schematic of direct contact evaporator tank.
8
3.1
Schematic diagram of the experimental set-up.
23
3.2
Schematic diagram of the experimental set-up for the ice
storage system.
3.3
The relation between pressure ratio of the compressor and
a function of mrTcp,i0.5/Pcp,i.
3.4
28
The relation between pressure ratio of the compressor and
a function of mrTcp,o0.5/Pcp,o.
3.5
25
28
The relation between mass flow rate of the refrigerant and
the polytropic index of the compressor in chilled water
system.
3.6
The relation between the pressure ratio in the chilled water
system and the refrigerant mass flow rate.
3.7
29
30
The relation between the pressure ratio of the compressor
and the pressure ratio of the expansion valve in the chilled
water system
3.8
The relation between pressure ratio of the compressor in the
ice storage system and a function of mrTcp,o0.5/Pcp,o and N.
3.9
33
The effect of mass flow rate of air and total heat transfer
coefficient to outlet temperature of air.
3.11
33
The relation between mass flow rate of refrigerant and the
polytropic index of the compressor in ice storage system.
3.10
31
34
The relation between pressure ratio of the expansion valve
in the ice storage system and mass flow rate of refrigerant
at various compressor speeds.
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LIST OF FIGURES (Cont’)
FIGURE
3.12
TITLE
PAGE
The relation between heat gain through pipes from the
evaporator to the compressor and a function of
Ta-(Tev,o-Tcp,i)/2 (C).
3.13
37
The relation between heat loss through pipes from the
compressor to the condenser and a function of
(Tcp,o+Tcd,i)/2-Ta (C).
38
4.1
Information flow diagram of the system simulation.
41
4.2
Compressor work of the chilled water system at various
refrigerant mass flow rates.
4.3
The chiller cooling load at various refrigerant mass flow
rates.
4.4
4.5
43
44
Compressor work of the ice storage system at various
refrigerant mass flow rates.
The direct contact evaporator load at various refrigerant
45
mass flow rates.
45
4.6
Comparison of the ice melting process.
47
4.7
COP of chilled water system.
48
4.8
COP of ice storage system.
49
5.1
The portion of the electricity consumption in different
parts.
50
5.2
Selected office plan (all dimensions are in meter).
53
5.3
Cross section view of the selected office
(all dimensions are in meter).
5.4
54
The average cooling load of the selected office during the
year.
55
5.5
Energy consumed during the year in each category.
58
5.6
Electricity charge during the year in each category.
59
C.1
Chilled water system
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C.2
Cooling tower
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LIST OF FIGURES (Cont’)
FIGURE
TITLE
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C.3
Ice storage system (front view)
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C.4
Ice storage system (right-side view)
82
C.5
Condensing unit
83
C.6
Ice storage tank
83
C.7
Nozzle
84
C.8
Produced ice in storage tank
84
C.9
Produced ice in storage tank
85
C.10
Produced ice in storage tank
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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