Numerical Simulation of an Integrated Solar Louvre Collector System

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2003

Authors

Armando Oliveira (Author) FEUP; Ana Isabel Marrero (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Ambient Energy

Vol. 24 No. 1

ISSN: 0143-0750

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

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ISI Web of Science

Scopus

Other information

DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2003.9674897

Abstract (EN): External louvres are increasingly used to provide solar protection for building glazed surfaces. This work concerns the modification of existing louvre designs to integrate a solar collector in the shading device. A numerical model for the integrated solar collector was developed, and collector efficiency was quantified. Thermal performance for a water heating system was obtained, on a month-to-month basis, under the climatic conditions of Portugal.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7