Optical properties across the solar spectrum and indoor thermal performance of cool white coatings for building energy efficiency

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-58

  Song, Zhongnan ^a   Zhang, Weidong ^a   Shi, Yunxing ^a   Song, Jianrong ^a   Qu, Jian ^a   Qin, Jie ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Li, Yanwen ^a   Zhang, Hongqiang ^a   Zhang, Rongpu ^a  

^a CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Cool white coatings; Energy efficiency; Infrared emittance; Solar heat reflectance; Temperature reduction effect

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COOL WHITES; INFRARED EMITTANCE; PREPARATION PROCESS; RADIANT HEAT FLUXES; SOLAR HEAT; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE HEATING;

REFLECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 84876984817     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.03.051     Document Type: Article

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