THERMAL EFFECT OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING BY SPRAYING WATER ON MEMBRANE-STRUCTURED ROOF.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : ISHIKAWA Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE GYMNASIUM OF HIROSHIMA HIGH SCHOOL HAS A ROOF MADE WITH A FRAME OF GLUE-LAMINATED LUMBER COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER COMPOSED OF A GLASS-FIBER BASE COATED WITH TEFLON. THIS ROOF CAN BE SPRAYED WITH WATER IN SUMMER TO LOWER THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE THROUGH EVAPORATIVE COOLING. THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE SPRAYING SYSTEM AND GIVES RESULTS OF THIS TECHNIQUE, AS FAR AS LIGHT AND COMFORT ARE CONCERNED.

Details

  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1992-1811
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Transaction of the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan - n. 47
  • Publication date: 1991/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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