Thermal transmittance measurements with the hot box method: Calibration, experimental procedures, and uncertainty analyses of three different approaches

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1618-1626

  Asdrubali, F ^a   Baldinelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibrated hot box; Experimental methodologies; Thermal transmittance; Uncertainties; Windows

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CALIBRATED HOT BOX; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HOT BOXES; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; TEST RIGS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL BRIDGE; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; UNCERTAINTIES;

CALIBRATION; STANDARDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956373113     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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