Light-scattering properties of a Venetian blind slat used for daylighting applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2103-2111

  Nilsson, Annica M ^a   Jonsson, Jacob C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABg model; BSDF; Raytracing; Venetian blinds

Indexed keywords

ABG-MODEL; ANGLE-DEPENDENT; BI-DIRECTIONAL SCATTERING DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; BOTTOM SURFACES; BSDF; COMMONLY USED; CONTROL APPLICATIONS; ENERGY FLOW; FENESTRATION SYSTEMS; HEMISPHERICAL REFLECTANCE; INTEGRATING SPHERES; LAMBERTIAN; LOW COSTS; MEASURED DATA; SCATTERING MODEL; SHADING DEVICES; TOP SURFACE; VENETIAN BLIND;

DAYLIGHTING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; SPHERES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SCATTERING;

ALUMINUM; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLOW; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOMETER; REFLECTANCE; SHADING;

LAMBERTIA; LEPIDIUM APPELIANUM;

EID: 78349311200     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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