Influence of cavities geometric and emissivity properties on the overall thermal performance of aluminum frames for windows

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 298-309

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air gaps; Aluminum frames; Emissivity; Thermal transmittance; Windows

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; AIR CAVITY; AIR-GAPS; ALUMINUM FRAMES; CFD MODELS; EMISSIVITY; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS; HEAT EXCHANGE PROCESS; INNER SURFACES; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL BREAK SYSTEM; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; USER-FRIENDLY TOOL; WINDOW FRAMES; WOODEN FRAMES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; WINDOWS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84874726496     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.01.028     Document Type: Article

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