The influence of wall orientation and exterior surface solar absorptivity on time lag and decrement factor in the Greek region

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1652-1664

  Kontoleon, K J ^a   Eumorfopoulou, E A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decrement factor; Orientation; Solar absorptivity; Thermal network model; Time lag

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DECREMENT FACTOR; SOLAR ABSORPTIVITY; THERMAL-NETWORK MODEL; TIME LAG;

SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR ACTIVITY; WALL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 40949148641     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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