A hybrid ray-tracing and radiosity method for calculating radiation transport and illuminance distribution in spaces with venetian blinds

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3109-3124

  Chan, Ying Chieh ^a   Tzempelikos, Athanasios ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daylighting; Radiosity; Ray tracing; Shading; Venetian blinds

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL SPEED; CURRENT MODELS; DIFFUSE FLUX; ILLUMINANCE DISTRIBUTION; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INTERREFLECTIONS; LUMINOUS FLUX; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; RADIATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIOSITY; RADIOSITY METHOD; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; SHADING; SPECULAR COMPONENTS; SPECULAR SURFACE; SUB-SURFACES; VENETIAN BLIND;

DAYLIGHTING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; LUMINANCE; RAY TRACING; REFLECTION;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DESIGN METHOD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GUIDELINE; HEAT TRANSFER; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAY TRACING; REFLECTANCE; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 84866181192     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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