Enhancement of natural ventilation rate and attic heat gain reduction of roof solar collector using radiant barrier

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2218-2226

  Puangsombut, W ^a   Hirunlabh, J ^a   Khedari, J ^b   Zeghmati, B ^c   Win, M M ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b South East Asia University   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Correlation; Heat gain reduction; Natural ventilation enhancement; Radiant barrier

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

ATTIC HEAT GAIN REDUCTION; NATURAL VENTILATION RATE; RADIANT BARRIER;

VENTILATION;

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; VENTILATION;

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); CORRELATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOF; VENTILATION;

EID: 33847195030     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.09.028     Document Type: Article

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