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role in providing a visual comfort for occupants in commercial buildings recently. PDLC windows adjust the visible transparency of the glazing to control the daylight accessed to internal environments ...
climate such as in the UAE, achieving comfortable daylighting levels without increasing solar heat gain is a challenge, in which the window or fenestration design plays an essential role . This research ...
] and liquid crystal glazing [13]. 2. OPTICAL AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE The important roles of windows in buildings are that, they provide ventilation, daylighting , solar heat gain and aesthetics. In general ...
, an annual simulation is conducted for measures such as shading devices, window glazing and renewable energy sources. Table 1 Top five cities in the KSA, cooling and heating degree days. City . CDD [°C-days ...
absorb and release thermal energy as latent heat in a narrow temperature range. Several experimental studies reported energy saving and indoor temperature drop in summer conditions. However, the matter ...
of more than 10 cm will not have a considerable save in the energy requirements of heating. 4.3.3. Double glass glazing On account of the fact that the external windows form a considerable part ...
shades based on the global optimization for best performance. To do so, we present a two-step methodology based on the interpolation of pre-calculated energy and daylight simulations and on the search ...
the highest cooling energy consumption, reducing the glazed - window area and increasing aspect ratio could minimize the cooling energy nearly the new standard, as defined by DEDE [8]. Figure 11 Open in new ...
Scholar Google Preview OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat COPAC [5] Hee WJ , Alghoul MA, Bakhtyar B et al. The role of window glazing on daylighting and energy saving in buildings . Renew Sustain Energy Rev ...
to enhance thermal comfort. The analysis shows how the direction and shape of the window play a major role in directing outdoor air flow indoors at the right time in the right quantity. East- and west-facing ...
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