HEAT GAIN THROUGH A CURTAIN WALL WITH WINDOWS AND AN EXTERNAL GLASS FACADE.

Summary

AN OUTLINE OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS PRESENTED TO COMPUTE AIR CONDITIONING COOLING AND HEATING LOADS OF A BUILDING WITH A LIGHT-WEIGHT EXTERNAL WALL WITH WINDOWS AND AN ADDITIONAL ALL-GLASS EXTERNAL FACADE. THE PROGRAM CONSIDERS CONVECTIVE, SOLAR AND LONG-WAVE RADIATION INTERCHANGE, TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS, SHADOW EFFECTS AND NATURAL VENTILATION COOLING. A SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AIR CONDITIONING LOADS FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO GIVEN.

Details

Original title: HEAT GAIN THROUGH A CURTAIN WALL WITH WINDOWS AND AN EXTERNAL GLASS FACADE.
Record ID : 1987-1482
Languages: English
Publication date: 1986/04/14
Source: Source: Frigair '86, Pretoria
vol. 2; n. 14; 7 p.; 5 fig.; 1 tabl.; 2 ref.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: Air conditioning: general information
Keywords: Office; Heat balance; Computer; Calculation; Building; Ventilation; Passive cooling; Thermal inertia; Window; Air conditioning