TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dhonde, Kurva (PT500316)
AU  - Damle, Rashmin (Guide)
TI  - Energy use prediction of buildings with different methods of calculating  SHGC of shaded windows (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0007 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
1. Introduction   1
1.1. Background   1
1.2. Purpose Statement   4
1.3. Research questions   5
1.4. Research objectives   5
1.5. Need for the study   5
1.6. Limitations of the study   5
2. Literature Review   6
2.1. Windows in Buildings     6
2.2. Heat Gains through windows   6
2.3. Solar Heat Gain Coefficient   7
2.4. Reduction of heat gains through Windows   8
2.5. Heat gain through windows with shading devices   9
3. Methodology   11
3.1. Calculations for SHGC    11
3.1.1. Calculation of eSHGC    11
3.1.2. Calculation of wSHGCu and wSHGCs   13
3.2. Analysis for variation in SHGC   15
3.3. Energy Simulations   15
3.3.1. Base Case models for simulation   15
3.3.2. Input data   16
3.3.3. Simulations   16
3.4. Analysis of simulation results   16
4. Results and Analysis   17
4.1. Differences in the algorithms   17
4.1.1. eSHGC   17
4.1.2. wSHGCs   17
4.2. Differences in SHGC values   18
4.2.1. Difference due to location  18
4.2.2. Difference due to climate   19
4.2.3. Difference due to depth of overhangs   19
4.3. Impacts on solar gains due to different SHGC values   20
4.3.1. Annual Gains   20
4.3.2. Monthly Gains   22	 
4.4. Impact on cooling energy  24
4.5. Limit for wSHGC calculation   25
5. Conclusions   26
References   27
Appendix  28
Appendix A.1. Climate Zone Map of INDIA   28
Appendix A.2. Glazing Details (from WINDOW 6.0)   29
Appendix A.3. Models used for simulations     31
Appendix A.4. Declination of the Earth    37
Appendix A.5. Sun-path diagrams for the studied cities    38
Appendix A.6. Simulation Results    39

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