Heat conduction through the support pillars in vacuum glazing

Solar Energy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 393-406

  Wilson, C F ^a   Simko, T M ^a   Collins, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SUPPORT PILLARS; VACUUM GLAZING;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

CONDUCTION;

EID: 0032450098     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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