Study on transient heat transfer through multilayer thermal insulation: Numerical analysis and experimental investigation

Building Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-294

  Mavromatidis, Lazaros Elias ^a   Michel, Pierre ^a   El Mankibi, Mohamed ^a   Santamouris, Mat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

bioclimatic design; heat transfer; multilayer insulation; reflective foils; thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255155145     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-010-0018-z     Document Type: Article

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