Proper evaluation of the external convective heat transfer for the thermal analysis of cool roofs

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 467-477

  Costanzo, V ^a   Evola, G ^a   Marletta, L ^a   Gagliano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer coefficient; Cool roof; Cooling energy needs; Dynamic simulations; Operative temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CONVECTIVE COEFFICIENT; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; COOL ROOFS; COOLING ENERGY; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ROOFS;

EID: 84902553792     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.03.064     Document Type: Article

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