Theoretical modelling and experimental evaluation of the optical properties of glazing systems with selective films

Building Simulation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-84

  Asdrubali, Francesco ^a   Baldinelli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glazing; Optical properties; Ray tracing simulations; Selective films; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949593341     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S12273-009-9112-5     Document Type: Article

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