Comparison of vacuum glazing thermal performance predicted using two- and three-dimensional models and their experimental validation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1492-1498

  Fang, Yueping ^a   Hyde, Trevor ^a   Hewitt, Neil ^a   Eames, Philip C ^b   Norton, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Finite volume model; Thermal performance; Vacuum glazing

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; 3D MODELS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; FINITE VOLUME MODEL; GLASS SURFACES; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PILLAR ARRAYS; RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER; SPACE WIDTH; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; VACUUM GAP; VACUUM GLAZING; VACUUM WINDOWS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLAZES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 67649410167     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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