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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"glazing"”.
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Experiments in the Decorative Process of Salt-Glazing
… of this study to explore the process of salt-glazing and to develop a representative range of colored salt glazes by the application of soluble and insoluble metallic salts to the surface of the clay bodies. Varying percentages of clay forming constituents and metallic salts were tested to …
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Characterizing Water as Gap Fill for Double Glazing Units
… consumption of artificial lighting systems. Glazing systems designed to allow optimal visible light transmission also allow significant unwanted direct solar heat gain caused by infrared light. Conversely, glazing systems that are designed to reflect unwanted direct solar heat gain …
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Retrofit Electrochromic Glazing: A longitudinal case study of occupant experience
Electrochromic (EC) glazing has emerged as an alternative to traditional forms of glazing. It has the potential to enable occupants to control daylight ingress without the use of blinds, giving users more access to daylight with all its inherent benefits. Research efforts to date have been mainly …
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Dynamics and failure analysis of architectural glazing subjected to blast loading
… result from flying fragments from architectural glazing. Use of laminated glass, two soda lime glass plies are adhered to a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer, has the potential for limiting such hazards. Most of the work on laminated glazing subjected to blast loading has been experimental and …
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Deposition and characterisation of nickel oxide based coatings for advanced glazing applications
This thesis is a comparative study of nickel oxide based thin films for use as a counter electrode in a variable transmittance electrochromic device. Coatings have been prepared using anodic electrodeposition, colloidal precipitation and radio frequency (r.f.) sputtering. Systematic studies of the …
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Electrical Transport and Scattering Mechanisms in Thin Silver Films for Thermally Insulating Glazing
… used in low-emissivity coatings for building glazing due to their high reflectance in the infrared and high transmittance in the visible spectrum. The determining parameter for the infrared reflectance is the electrical conductance of the layer stack - the better the conductance the higher the …
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Analysis of laminated architectural glazing subjected to combined wind and debris impact loading
<p>"Laminated glazing has been a popular form of window glazing in recent years and is found to be effective during extreme weather conditions like hurricane. Laminated glass is composed of two glass layers with a polymer as an interlayer. The main objective of this work involves studying the …
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Characterization and Lifetime Performance Modeling of Acrylic Foam Tape for Structural Glazing Applications
… the performance of 3M™ VHB™ structural glazing tape in both shear and tension. Creep rupture testing results provided the failure time at a given static load and temperature, and ramp-to-fail testing results provided the ultimate load resistance at a given rate of strain and temperature. …
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Exploring the possibility of low temperature glazing in faience from the Djoser Step Pyramid through compositional analysis
… that may support hypotheses of low temperature glazing, though the phosphorus content of the faience core and of the glaze does not fully explain the phenomena.
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Comparison of energy consumption with regard to type and percentage of glazing, location and orientation in classroom spaces
… and view. Studies have shown that the glazing size, location and type all impact the internal energy loads. Schools are incorporating technology in classrooms to transform learning. The expanded presence of technology in the classroom has also affected how classrooms are designed. This …
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Innovative topics in structural engineering and real estate development : blast resistant facades & incentives for large-scale smart growth development
… on First-Crack Prediction for Blast-Resistant Glazing Systems: This study reviews the extent to which two commonly used assumptions in the design of blast-resistant glazing systems influence modeling results. Blast-resistant glazing designers typically model glazing by assuming that glass …
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The thermal performance of fixed and variable selective transmitters in commercial architecture
… of existing and proposed types of commercial glazing materials. The glazing materials considered are divided into three general categories: (a) traditional glass of both clear and reflectorized types; (b) glazings with selective transmission properties of the fixed variety which largely …
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Optimisation of Closed Cavity Façade to Enhance Energy Performance and Indoor Environmental Quality in Office Buildings
… embarks on an in-depth exploration of glazing technologies within the realm of sustainable architecture. It systematically assesses how variations in glazing parameters, such as U-value, SHGC-value, and VT-value, impact energy consumption and indoor comfort in office buildings across …
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The application of visualisation tools to enable architects to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element for hot arid climates
… found in the characteristics of smart dynamic glazing material particularly in the switchable, reversible properties of transparency and colouration efficiency. With this in mind, can a traditional window/wall/balcony design element be revived through the integration of new smart materials? …
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Evaluation of the potential impact of electrochromic windows on the energy performance of commercial buildings
… evaluation of the performance of electrochromic glazings and to advance knowledge in the field by developing a new model to simulate their control. First, the performance of an experimental electrochromic coating is compared relative to conventional glazing types. The APPLIED FILM LAMINATOR and …
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Atrium House solar revitalization
… the upper part. The atriums are covered with new glazing products thus allowing full and comfortable use of these spaces all around the year. One of these new products, the Louvered Glass, has been specially designed to fulfill the thermal and visual requirements of these projects. Its …
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Passive solar energy : modifications of existing masonry walls to improve thermal performance.
… one glazed, one unglazed, and (since glazing prevents rain penetration) one waterproofed unglazed wall. Two glazed cavity walls were also constructed one glazed with a fan to recover heat from the cavity by forced convection, and one unglazed, with no fan. These walls gave small heat …
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The design and construction of a free surface water table for the investigation of compressible-flow phenomena
… section. With the application of elastic glazing compound to provide a rounded entrance and with the addition of a wetting agent to reduce the surface tension of the water, the water table performed satisfactorily at analogous Mach numbers between 0.40 and 4.00. The test section depth …
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Design and Development of Sustainable, Low-Cost, High-Performance Nanomaterials for Thermoelectric and Solar Hydrogen Applications
… motivating the development of integrated glazing systems that simultaneously reduce heat loss and harvest energy. This thesis addresses these challenges by developing high-efficiency, non-toxic, cost-effective, and scalable TE materials for semi-transparent glazing operating near room …
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