Quantitative infrared thermography imaging of the density of heat flow rate through a building element surface

Applied Energy

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 499-505

  Ohlsson, K E A ^a   Olofsson, T ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Density of heat flow rate; Infrared thermography; Measurement uncertainty; Thermal transmittance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDING COMPONENTS; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; FLOW RATE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL INSULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND;

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY IMAGING; INSULATION PERFORMANCE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84918829189     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.058     Document Type: Article

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