Optimal spacing for double-skin roofs

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1749-1754

  Lai, Chi ming ^a   Huang, J Y ^b   Chiou, J S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Double skin; Radiant barrier; Roof; Solar heat gain

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DOMES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ROOFS; SKIN; SOLAR SYSTEM; TESTING;

BOTTOM PLATES; BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESSES; ELSEVIER (CO); HEAT GAINS; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL SPACINGS; PARALLEL PLATES; SOLAR HEAT GAIN (SHG); SOLAR IRRADIATIONS; TEST DATA; TEST RUNS; UPPER PLATE;

DATA REDUCTION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; ROOF; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACING;

EID: 45449097877     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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