Calculation of the distribution of incoming solar radiation in enclosures

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 1096-1105

  Chatziangelidis, K ^a   Bouris, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enclosure; Solar radiation; Thermal comfort; Thermal simulation; TRNSYS; View factor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENCLOSURES; FUEL TANKS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING STRUCTURES; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARES; ENCLOSURE; INTERNAL SURFACES; SOLAR HEAT GAIN (SHG); SURFACE AREA (SA); TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL SIMULATION; TRNSYS; VIEW FACTOR;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 58549104898     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.05.026     Document Type: Article

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