Sensitivity analysis of window characteristics and their interactions on thermal performance in residential buildings /

annual energy performance in residential buildings. A single

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George, Julie N.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:annual energy performance in residential buildings. A single
by neglecting interactions that exist between the parameters.
changes in annual energy of a parameter at different values
characteristics such as area, conductance and shading on
climates. The interactions were shown to have significant
determined in this study using a two parameter analysis
effect is used as a measure to determine the important two
effects on predicted energy reductions in the six climates
energy due to a change in an individual parameter. However
interaction effect between the parameters. This interaction
misconceptions about these effects (without regard to the
of an associated parameter to determine the importance of the
parameter analysis is used to quantify the effect on annual
parameter changes in different orientations for six different
predictions that overestimate or underestimate actual savings
studied.
technique. This technique uses the difference between
The effect of interactions of two parameter changes is
This thesis studies the effects of different window
values of the other parameters of the window) lead to
Item Description:"Major subject: Architecture".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 184 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.