Estimating thermal performance of cool colored paints

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Uemoto, Kai L ^a   Sato, Neide M N ^b   John, Vanderley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Nove de Julho University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complex inorganic colored pigments (CICP); Cool paints; Fiber cement roofing sheets; Infrared reflective pigments; Non white cool paints; Solar reflectance; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INORGANIC COLORED PIGMENTS (CICP); COOL PAINTS; FIBER CEMENT ROOFING SHEETS; FIBER CEMENTS; INFRARED REFLECTIVE PIGMENTS; SOLAR REFLECTANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CEMENTS; COLOR; COST REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; INFRARED RADIATION; MIXED CONVECTION; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; ROOFS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL LOGGING;

PAINT;

EID: 72149122633     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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