Theoretical and experimental analysis of a novel low emissivity water pond in summer

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3331-3344

  Spanaki, Artemisia ^a   Kolokotsa, Dionysia ^b   Tsoutsos, Theocharis ^b   Zacharopoulos, Ilias ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Low emissivity; Passive cooling; Roof pond

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLUXES; EVAPORATIVE HEAT LOSS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS; LOW EMISSIVITY; PASSIVE COOLING; RADIATION LOSS; ROOF COOLING; ROOF PONDS; WATER EVAPORATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROOFS; WATER LEVELS;

LAKES;

COOLING; DISSIPATION; EMISSIVITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84866780421     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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