Solar gain through windows with shading devices: Simulation versus measurement

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 115 PART 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 18-30

  Kotey, Nathan A ^a   Wright, John L ^a   Barnaby, Charles S ^b   Collins, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Wrightsoft Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; COST SAVING; DOUBLE-GLAZED WINDOW; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE RATINGS; SHADING DEVICES; SOLAR GAIN; SOLAR HEAT GAIN COEFFICIENT; SOLAR SIMULATOR; SOLAR TRANSMITTANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VENETIAN BLIND;

HEATING;

TEST FACILITIES;

EID: 77950806712     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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