A CFD approach to evaluate the influence of construction and operation parameters on the performance of Active Transparent Façades in Mediterranean climates

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 534-542

  Guardo, A ^a   Coussirat, M ^a   Egusquiza, E ^a   Alavedra, P ^a   Castilla, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active Transparent Fa ades; Building thermal performance; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Cooling load savings; Dimensionless analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MIXED CONVECTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

ADDED MASS; BROAD APPLICATIONS; BUILDING THERMAL PERFORMANCE; COMFORT CONDITIONS; CONSTANT CONDITIONS; COOLING LOAD SAVINGS; DIMENSIONLESS ANALYSIS; ENERGETIC COSTS; ENERGY SAVINGS; EXISTING BUILDINGS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; FLOW STREAMS; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONS; IN BUILDINGS; INFLUENCE OF CONSTRUCTIONS; LENGTH-TO-DEPTH RATIOS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; OPERATING BEHAVIORS; OPERATION PARAMETERS; OVER-HEATING; RADIATION HEAT TRANSFERS; SEMI-TRANSPARENT; SOLAR GAINS; SOLAR LOADS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TURBULENCE INTENSITIES; TURBULENCE MIXING;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 62949201480     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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