Report Number
FSEC-DN-6-86
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-DN-6-86.pdf
Keywords
Radiant Barriers; Buildings, Radiant energy transfer; Radiant barriers; Heat gain reduction; Building insulation; Solar energy; Heat transfer methods
Abstract
In Florida and other southern climates we depend on a number of strategies to keep heat out of buildings. Mostly, these affect heat gains by conduction or convection. In the average house, insulating walls and ceilings primarily restricts conduction. Double-glazed windows restrict both conductive and convective heat gain. We have largely ignored radiation - the third means of heat transfer - except in using window treatments and coatings that reflect, absorb or shade from solar energy. But research points to exciting potential for reducing heat gain in buildings by controlling radiation transfer in walls and ceilings through the use of radiant barriers.
Date Published
12-7-1986
Identifiers
1008
Subjects
Buildings--Thermal properties; Heat--Transmission; Solar radiation; Energy conservation; Building materials; Heating--Climatic factors
Local Subjects
Buildings - Radiant Barriers
Creator (Linked Data)
Fairey, Philip W. [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Fairey, Philip W., "Radiant Energy Transfer and Radiant Barrier Systems in Buildings" (1986). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 1008.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/1008
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