Predicted thermal performance of triple vacuum glazing

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2132-2139

  Fang, Yueping ^a   Hyde, Trevor J ^a   Hewitt, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic model; Double vacuum glazing; Finite volume model; Thermal performance; Triple vacuum glazing (TVG)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; DOUBLE VACUUM GLAZING; FINITE VOLUME MODEL; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZING (TVG);

GLASS; INDIUM; MIXED CONVECTION; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

GLAZES;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 78349312369     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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