Temperature-induced stresses in vacuum glazing: Modelling and experimental validation

Solar Energy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-21

  Simko, T M ^a   Fischer Cripps, A C ^b   Collins, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; GLAZES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

VACUUM GLAZING;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 0032122293     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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