A study of the U-factor of the window with a high-reflectivity venetian blind

Solar Energy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-214

  Fang, Xian De ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLASS; LIGHT REFLECTION; METALLIC FILMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR RADIATION; WINDOWS;

EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; LONG WAVE HIGH REFLECTIVITY VENETIAN BLINDS; U-FACTOR;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

EID: 0034140468     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(99)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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