Hotspots in cylindrical mirror light pipes: Description and removal

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-31

  Swift, Paul D ^a,b   Smith, G B ^a   Franklin, J ^a   Edmonds, I R ^c   Carter, D J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d School of Architecture and Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; GLARE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

CYLINDRICAL MIRROR LIGHT PIPES (MLP); IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMITTANCE DISTRIBUTION;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 33644909597     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1365782806li151oa     Document Type: Article

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