Analytic calculation of degree-days for the regulated heating season

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-189

  Martinaitis, V ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Heating season; Lithuanian climate conditions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUNCTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HEATING SEASONS; LITHUANIAN CLIMATE CONDITIONS;

SPACE HEATING;

EID: 0032186651     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-7788(98)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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