Simulation and mock-up tests of the thermal performance of curtain walls

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1135-1144

  No, Sang Tae ^a   Kim, Kang Soo ^a   Jung, Jin Se ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b CNC (Curtain Wall Design and Consulting Testing Laboratory)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Curtain walls; Insulation efficiency; Moisture condensation; THERM simulation; Thermal cycling test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MOCKUPS; MOISTURE CONTROL; TALL BUILDINGS; THERMAL CYCLING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CURTAIN WALLS; INSULATION EFFICIENCY; MOISTURE CONDENSATION; OPTIMAL CONVECTIVE FILM COEFFICIENTS; THERM SIMULATIONS; THERMAL CYCLING TESTS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 41749085279     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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