Triple vacuum glazing: Heat transfer and basic mechanical design constraints

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1632-1642

  Manz, H ^a   Brunner, S ^a   Wullschleger, L ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Centre of glazing thermal transmittance; Evacuated triple glazing; Parametric heat transfer study

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BUILDINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GLASS; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRE OF GLAZING THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; EVACUATED TRIPLE GLAZING; PARAMETRIC HEAT TRANSFER STUDY;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BUILDINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GLASS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION;

EID: 33751255953     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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