Wall/roof thermal performance differences between air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-223

  Barrios, G ^a   Huelsz, G ^a   Rechtman, R ^a   Rojas, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air conditioned; Non air conditioned; Periodic outdoor conditions; Wall roof thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AERATED CONCRETE; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; HIGH-DENSITY CONCRETE; MULTI-LAYERED; NON AIR-CONDITIONED; ONE-DIMENSIONAL HEAT; PERIODIC OUTDOOR CONDITIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYSTYRENES;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 78049472224     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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