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Solar heat gain coefficient of complex fenestrations with a venetian blind for differing slat tilt angles
Measured bidirectional transmittances and reflectances of a buff-colored venetian blind together with a layer calculation scheme developed in previous publications are utilized to produce directional-hemispherical properties for the venetian blind layer and solar heat gain coefficients for the blind in combination with clear double glazing. Results are presented for three blind slat tilt angles and for the blind mounted either interior to the double glazing or between the glass panes. Implications of the results for solar heat gain calculations are discussed in the context of sun positions for St. Louis, MO
U-Values of Flat and Domed Skylights U-Values of Flat and Domed Skylights
ABSTRACT Data from nighttime measurements of the net heat flow through several types of skylights is presented. A well-known thermal test facility was reconfigured to measure the net heat flow through the bottom of a skylight/light well combination. Use of this data to determine the U-factor of the skylight is considerably more complicated than the analogous problem of a vertical fenestration contained in a test mask. Correction of the data for heat flow through the skylight well surfaces and evidence for the nature of the heat transfer between the skylight and the bottom of the well is discussed. The resulting measured U-values are presented and compared with calculations using the WINDOW4 and THERM programs
U-Values of Flat and Domed Skylights U-Values of Flat and Domed Skylights
ABSTRACT Data from nighttime measurements of the net heat flow through several types of skylights is presented. A well-known thermal test facility was reconfigured to measure the net heat flow through the bottom of a skylight/light well combination. Use of this data to determine the U-factor of the skylight is considerably more complicated than the analogous problem of a vertical fenestration contained in a test mask. Correction of the data for heat flow through the skylight well surfaces and evidence for the nature of the heat transfer between the skylight and the bottom of the well is discussed. The resulting measured U-values are presented and compared with calculations using the WINDOW4 and THERM programs
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Method of measuring nighttime U-values using the Mobile Window Thermal Test (MoWiTT) Facility
Although primarily designed for studying the dynamic net energy flows through fenestration systems over the full diurnal cycle, the Mobile Window Thermal Test (MoWiTT) Facility is also frequently used to measure nighttime U-values. These measurements have the advantage of incorporating the exterior film coefficient resulting from the true ambient conditions at a particular time and location, rather than relying on a laboratory simulation of some assumed average or extreme condition. On the other hand, the MoWiTT is a much more complicated facility than a laboratory hot box, and the number of potential error sources is correspondingly larger. The method of deriving the nighttime U-value from directly measured data and the effect of random and systematic errors are discussed
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Measurement of Single and Double Glazing Thermal Performance under Realistic Conditions Using The Mobile Window Thermal Test (MoWITT) Facility
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THERMAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS OF SEALED INSULATING GLASS UNITS WITH LOW-E COATINGS USING THE MoWiTT FIELD-TEST FACILITY
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Measurement of Single and Double Glazing Thermal Performance under Realistic Conditions Using The Mobile Window Thermal Test (MoWITT) Facility
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