Hollow light guide efficiency and illuminance distribution on the light-tube base under overcast and clear sky conditions

Optik

Volumn 124, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 3165-3169

  Darula, Stanislav ^a   Kocifaj, Miroslav ^a   Mohelníková, Jitka ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE   (Slovakia)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Daylight; Hollow light guide; Illuminance; Light guide efficiency

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HOLLOW LIGHT GUIDE; ILLUMINANCE; ILLUMINANCE DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT GUIDES; REFLECTIVE SURFACES; SKY LUMINANCE DISTRIBUTION; TUBULAR LIGHT GUIDES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAYLIGHTING; LIGHTING; OPTICAL FIBERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880918048     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2012.09.052     Document Type: Article

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