Modelling the optical and thermal properties of complex glazing: overview of recent developments |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan;2. Center for Micro and Nano Devices (CMND), Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;1. Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag x 17, Bellville 7535, South Africa;2. DST/CSIR National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;3. Transnet Engineering, Product Development, Private Bag X 528, Kilnerpark, Pretoria 0127, South Africa;1. Center of Physics of the University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058, Guimarãres, Portugal;2. Université de Lyon, INSA-Lyon, MATEIS UMR CNRS 5510, 7 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69621, Villeurbanne Cedex, France;3. Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S1), 9000, Gent, Belgium;1. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), 218 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34129, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Advanced Device Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea;3. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, Goyang-city, Gyeonggi-do 412-791, Republic of Korea;1. Sir Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Research Centre, School of Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3001, Australia;2. Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350 Australia;3. Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075, Singapore;1. Heritage High School, Rogers, AR 72756, USA;2. Lyman Briggs College and Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48825 USA |
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| Abstract: | The recently completed ALTSET project was part of the European Commission’s Standards, Measurement and Testing programme. Its objective was the development of European standard test procedures for the determination of angular-dependent light and total solar energy transmittance for complex glazings and integrated shading elements. In parallel to the development of test procedures, models to predict the properties of a variety of complex glazings were developed and validated. We review the progress made during this collaborative programme. Models have been developed for a wide range of complex glazings, including those incorporating solar control films, transparent insulation and both fixed and variable blinds. The models are based on the concept that a complex glazing can be represented by a stack of layers, each layer representing one of the component elements of the glazing. If the optical and thermal properties of each layer are known, methods are available to calculate the corresponding properties of the stack. Used with some caution, the models are able to predict the luminous and total solar energy transmittance to an accuracy comparable to that obtainable experimentally. The models are suitable for integration into building energy simulation tools. One area requiring further investigation is an improved model for scattering components. |
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