Numerical determination of adequate air gaps for building-integrated photovoltaics

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1253-1273

  Gan, Guohui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air gap; Building envelope; CFD; Photovoltaics; Roof pitch; Solar heat gain

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP; BUILDING ENVELOPE; CFD; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR HEAT GAIN;

ROOFS; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR HEATING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL INSULATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; ROOF; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 67349154241     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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