The development of a device for measuring solar heat gain and shading coefficients of windows in scale models
Pereira, F. O. R. and Sharples, S.
1991 Energy and Buildings, 17(4): 271-281
Pereira, F. O. R. and Sharples, S., (1991), "The development of a device for measuring solar heat gain and shading coefficients of windows in scale models", Energy and Buildings, 17(4): 271-281.
Abstract:
An experimental method for estimating the solar heat gain and shading coefficients for scale-model fenestration systems is described. The method is based on an experimental device, the fenestration radiometer, that is sensitive to either shortwave or longwave radiation (spectrally independent). Another important characteristic is its ability to integrate the incident radiation over its entire surface area, making it adequate for dealing with novel daylighting technologies (e.g., light shelves, mirrored louvres) under real non-uniform sky conditions. The values of solar heat gain and shading coefficients presented in this paper are notably similar to the ones presented by other authors using different methods.
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