Effect of a radiant barrier on the cooling load of a residential application in a hot and arid region: Attic duct effect

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-244

  Moujaes, Samir F ^a   Brickman, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; CEILINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HEAT RADIATION; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL LOAD;

RADIANT BARRIER SYSTEM (RBS);

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 0032115722     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.1998.10391402     Document Type: Article

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