Numerical simulation of a building with one transparently insulated wall

Renewable Energy

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 387-390

  Ramadan, H H ^a   Athienitis, A K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control strategy; Energy consumption; Honeycomb; Roller blind; Thermal comfort; Transparent insulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INSULATING MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AUXILIARY HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL COMFORT; TRANSPARENTLY INSULATED WALL;

PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS;

EID: 0042357527     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00192-x     Document Type: Article

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