A methodology for experimental evaluations of low-e barriers thermal properties: Field tests and comparison with theoretical models

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1016-1024

  Baldinelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Dynamic model; Emittance; Low e thermal insulators; Radiant barriers; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; CFD ANALYSIS; EMITTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FIELD TEST; HEMISPHERICAL EMISSIVITY; HOT PLATES; MEASURED DATA; MOVABLE WALLS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RADIANT BARRIERS; SINGLE LAYER; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL INSULATORS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL RESISTANCE; THERMOPHYSICAL; UNSTEADY CONDITIONS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DYNAMIC MODELS; FLUID DYNAMICS; STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 71649088307     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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