On minimizing heat transport in architectural glazing

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Manz, Heinrich ^a  

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

Author keywords

Edge effects; Fill gas; Heat transfer processes; Insulating glazing; Total thermal transmittance; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; GLAZES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; XENON;

EDGE EFFECTS; EDGE SEAL; INSULATING GLAZING; TOTAL THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BUILDINGS; GLAZES; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; XENON;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; GLASS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 35549011396     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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