Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind
Venetian blinds, which were originally designed to provide sun shading and privacy, also have the potential to reduce heat transfer caused by internal and external temperature difference when integrated within the cavity between the two panes of a double glazing unit. In this paper, the thermal perf...
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| description | Venetian blinds, which were originally designed to provide sun shading and privacy, also have the potential to reduce heat transfer caused by internal and external temperature difference when integrated within the cavity between the two panes of a double glazing unit. In this paper, the thermal performance of a glazing system with and without a Venetian blind with various slat orientation angles under different temperature conditions is investigated through both experiment (undertaken in a large climate chamber) and numerical simulation (obtained via Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling). The thermal resistance of a Venetian blind glazing system varies with the change of slat inclination angle, and it also highly depends on the mean temperature of the glazing and the temperature difference between the indoor and outdoor environment. Inclusion of a Venetian blind modifies both the absolute and relative strengths of convection and radiation. Vertically oriented slats showed the most significant contribution to increasing radiative thermal resistance, which led to the best overall thermal performance. The system achieved up to 28% improvement of U-value when compared with a glazing unit without a Venetian blind. Empirical correlations generated based on simulations could be used for future building energy simulation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-405302020-05-04T17:39:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40530/ Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind Sun, Yanyi Wu, Yupeng Wilson, Robin Lu, Sixu Venetian blinds, which were originally designed to provide sun shading and privacy, also have the potential to reduce heat transfer caused by internal and external temperature difference when integrated within the cavity between the two panes of a double glazing unit. In this paper, the thermal performance of a glazing system with and without a Venetian blind with various slat orientation angles under different temperature conditions is investigated through both experiment (undertaken in a large climate chamber) and numerical simulation (obtained via Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling). The thermal resistance of a Venetian blind glazing system varies with the change of slat inclination angle, and it also highly depends on the mean temperature of the glazing and the temperature difference between the indoor and outdoor environment. Inclusion of a Venetian blind modifies both the absolute and relative strengths of convection and radiation. Vertically oriented slats showed the most significant contribution to increasing radiative thermal resistance, which led to the best overall thermal performance. The system achieved up to 28% improvement of U-value when compared with a glazing unit without a Venetian blind. Empirical correlations generated based on simulations could be used for future building energy simulation. Elsevier 2016-03-29 Article PeerReviewed Sun, Yanyi, Wu, Yupeng, Wilson, Robin and Lu, Sixu (2016) Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind. Building and Environment, 103 . pp. 111-122. ISSN 1873-684X Venetian blind; Climatic chamber; Computational fluid dynamics; Thermal performance; Convection; Radiation http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132316301111 doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.028 doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.028 |
| spellingShingle | Venetian blind; Climatic chamber; Computational fluid dynamics; Thermal performance; Convection; Radiation Sun, Yanyi Wu, Yupeng Wilson, Robin Lu, Sixu Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title | Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title_full | Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title_fullStr | Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title_short | Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind |
| title_sort | experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial venetian blind |
| topic | Venetian blind; Climatic chamber; Computational fluid dynamics; Thermal performance; Convection; Radiation |
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