Thermal windows and heat exchange

Thermal windows and heat exchange

Endothermic animals, such as birds and mammals, regulate their body temperature balancing the amount of heat metabolically produced and that exchanged with the environment. Thus, whenever ambient temperature rises and/or metabolic heat production increases (such as during exercise), adjustments to promote heat dissipation are activated to defend body temperature. One of such adjustments modulat...

Effects of heat radiation on the heat exchange with protective clothing - a thermal mankin study

Within the scope of the European research initiative THERMPROTECT numerous thermal manikin experiments were performed on the transfer of heat through personal protective clothing (PPC) under far infrared radiation (FIR) stress. The influence of the reflectivity and insulation of the clothing, the radiated body surface area, and the interaction with convection and wet underwear were considered. ...

Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows Prepared for Historic Scotland Corrections and Clarifications Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows Improving the Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows Prepared for Historic Scotland by Summary of Report by the Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows

Corrections Page 17, Table 6: The in situ U-value from Lauriston Place for single glazing with secondary glazing has actually been 1.6 W/m 2 K instead of 2.3 W/m 2 K. Clarifications The U-values in this report are measured at the centre of the glass pane, and are not whole-window U-values; except for the U-value measured by the National Physical Laboratory, refer to Appendix 1, which is a whole...

Mass and Heat Transfer at Different Heat Exchange Surfaces and Their Suitability for Use in Thermal Desalination Plants

Abstract: A new concept for small scale multi-stage distillation (MSD) desalination plants is presented allowing an installation in remote rural areal due to low maintenance, operating and investment costs. It is based on extensive studies on heat and mass transfer using 6 different condensation / heat transfer surfaces or material combinations. Basically all 6 condensation surfaces except glas...

Thermal Stresses in Double-Glazed Windows