THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Hassan Ali

,

Nasir Hayat

,

Farukh Farukh

,

Shahid Imran

,

Muhammad Sajid Kamran

,

Hafiz Muhammad Ali

KEY DESIGN FEATURES OF MULTI-VACUUM GLAZING FOR WINDOWS: A REVIEW

ABSTRACT
The use of vacuum glazed windows is increasing due to their application in mod-ern building design. Among various types of vacuum glazed windows reported in literature, thermal transmittance of single glass sheet (conventional window) i. e 6 W/m2k is reduced by 66 and 77% using air filled double glazed and air filled triple glazed windows, respectively. Using low emittance coatings thermal transmittance of double glazed windows is reduced by 53%, however it offsets the visibility by reduc-ing light transmittance by 5%. Stresses due to temperature/pressure gradients if not eliminated may lead to reduction in service life of vacuum glazed windows. Vacuum created between the glass sheets is used to reduce conductive heat transfer. Degrada-tion in the vacuum is caused by number of factors such as, permeation of gaseous molecules through glass sheets, leakage through sealing, thermal/optical desorption, and photo-fragmentation of organic species have been critically reviewed and future trends are outlined.
KEYWORDS
Vacuum glazed windows, heat transfer, energy conservation, building design, thermal transmittance
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-10-06
PAPER REVISED: 2016-02-22
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-03-02
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2016-03-12
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI151006051A
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE Issue 6, PAGES [2673 - 2687]
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