Simplified state space representation for evaluating thermal bridges in building: Modelling, application and validation of a methodology

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 344-354

  Ascione, Fabrizio ^a   Bianco, Nicola ^a   De Masi, Rosa Francesca ^b   De'Rossi, Filippo ^b   Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building energy simulation; Conduction transfer functions; Energy efficiency; Thermal bridges

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CONDUCTION TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL HEAT FLOW; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; STATE SPACE REPRESENTATION; THERMAL BRIDGE; BUILDING STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; STATE SPACE METHODS; SUN; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; COMPUTATION THEORY; HEAT CONDUCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84883872218     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.07.052     Document Type: Article

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