Numerical estimation of time lags and decrement factors for wall complexes including Multilayer Thermal Insulation, in two different climatic zones

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 480-491

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic design; Energy efficient buildings; Energy saving; Multilayer Thermal Insulation; Passive solar design; Thermal inertia

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT CONVECTION; METEOROLOGY; MULTILAYERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUN; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; MULTILAYER THERMAL INSULATION; PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN; THERMAL INERTIA;

THERMAL INSULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONVECTION; WALL;

EID: 84855268920     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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