Modeling the influence of glazed openings percentage and type of glazing on the thermal zone behavior

The effect of the orientation and proportion of a plant-covered wall layer on the thermal performance of a building zone

“…The above outcomes for the bare thermal zone (Fig. 13) appear to be in agreement with the results of previously conducted studies [24,25,29].…”

“…Moreover, the rational modelling of the heat transfer mechanisms, as well as the consideration of the exact outdoor/indoor conditions, defines the precision of the transient thermal analysis. It is essential to mention that the current modelling approach has been proved to be an accurate and rigorous technique that can also take into account the non-linear relations, by adjusting progressively the non-linear parameters at each discrete time step [8,9,[24][25][26]29]. …”

“…4b, which outline the daily variations of solar energy Q sol , for all analysed wall orientations. Accordingly, for opaque or transparent south surfaces (walls or glazing openings), the solar heat flow is large for winter and supplements heat losses, while for summer the heat flow is relatively small and restricts the undesirable heat gain [29].…”

Glazing solar heat gain analysis and optimization at varying orientations and placements in aspect of distributed radiation at the interior surfaces

“…At each time step the clear-sky ASHRAE model [3,32,33] is used for determining the incoming diffusely distributed solar radiation and the incident direct radiation, according to the differing azimuths of the internal surfaces. More than a presentation of the distribution of incoming solar radiation, this paper aims to explore the impact of the glazing opening area [34], placement and orientation on the solar heat gain during the heating months of the year. To this effect, computer results are provided for a location in the Mediterranean region.…”

Energy savings of office buildings by the use of semi-transparent solar cells for windows

“…In modern architecture, windows play an important role to reduce energy demands in respect of heating and cooling loads and lighting requirement. Therefore, the interrelation between window design and thermal performance of buildings has been extensively investigated [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”