Maximizing the lightshelf performance by interaction between lightshelf geometries and a curved ceiling

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1600-1604

  Freewan, Ahmed A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Curved ceiling; Illuminance level; Lightshelf; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

CURVED CEILING; DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY; LARGE SPACES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

CEILINGS;

EID: 77951208405     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.09.037     Document Type: Article

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