On the development, optical properties and thermal performance of cool colored coatings for the urban environment

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 488-497

  Synnefa, A ^a   Santamouris, M ^a   Apostolakis, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cool colored coatings; Infrared emittance; Passive cooling; Solar spectral reflectance; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFRARED RADIATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COOL COLORED COATINGS; INFRARED EMITTANCE; PASSIVE COOLING; SOLAR SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFRARED RADIATION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COATING; COOLING; ENERGY USE; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT TRANSFER; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIGMENT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33947495516     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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