Empirical validation and modelling of a naturally ventilated rainscreen faade building

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 853-863

  Marinosci, C ^a   Strachan, P A ^b   Semprini, G ^a   Morini, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling and simulation; Rainscreen wall; Test cell; Ventilated faade

Indexed keywords

AIR CAVITY; AIR FLOW; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTERNAL WALLS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; INDOOR HEATING; INTERNAL DIMENSIONS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MULTI-ZONE MODELS; OPEN JOINT; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; RAINSCREEN WALL; RAINSCREENS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; TEST CELL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; VENTILATED FAADE; WIND VELOCITIES; WINTER SEASONS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT FLUX; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; TOWERS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

VENTILATION;

EID: 79951517121     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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