On the performance of radiant barriers in combination with different attic insulation levels

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-40

  Medina, Mario A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

RADIANT BARRIERS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 0034324940     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(00)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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