A quantitative methodology to evaluate thermal bridges in buildings

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 365-373

  Asdrubali, Francesco ^a   Baldinelli, Giorgio ^a   Bianchi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buildings; Infrared thermography; Insulation; Numerical analysis; Thermal bridges

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; BUILDINGS; DOORS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEAT LOSSES; INSULATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; SURVEYS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; BUILDING ENVELOPES; DESIGN PHASE; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; IN-BUILDINGS; MULTILAYER WALLS; QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY; THERMAL BRIDGE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE;

THERMAL INSULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; HEAT BALANCE; INFRARED RADIATION; INSULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84862309498     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.054     Document Type: Article

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