The function of solar absorbing window as water-heating device

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 955-960

  Chow, Tin Tai ^a   Li, Chunying ^a   Lin, Zhang ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy performance; Solar absorbing glazing; Thermal simulation; Water flow window

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLASS; GLAZES; HYDRAULICS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL POLLUTION; WATER;

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; MODERN ARCHITECTURES; SOLAR ABSORBING GLAZING; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; WATER FLOWS; WATER HEATING DEVICE;

FLOW OF WATER;

ABSORPTION; BUILDING; COATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLASS; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 78649978327     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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