Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5444805 | Energy Procedia | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Standard membrane structures using ETFE foils have a very high solar transmission (a single layer of typical transparent ETFE foil â 93%). Regarding façade and roof applications this can result in serious problems with overheating and also cause a high degree of thermal discomfort and high cooling loads. The presented new shading approach is inspired by the widely used architectural idea of the shed roof (saw-tooth roof). Different geometry variants of a new spatial transformed foil have been manufactured in lab scale with the aim to quantify the cooling energy saving potential and the thermal comfort compared to a conventional system by using dynamic thermal simulations.
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Authors
Jan Cremers, Hannes Marx,