Lighting and energy performance of solar film coating in air-conditioned cellular offices

Evaluation of energy, thermal, and daylighting performance of solar control films for a case study in moderate climate

“…Field measurements of energy and lighting performance of solar control films in subtropical Hong Kong were carried out by Li et al (2004Li et al ( , 2008. Firstly, the influence on solar heat gain, daylight illuminance, and electricity consumption in typical air-conditioned cellular offices was investigated by in situ measurements and by comparing similar offices with and without solar films [30].…”

“…Firstly, the influence on solar heat gain, daylight illuminance, and electricity consumption in typical air-conditioned cellular offices was investigated by in situ measurements and by comparing similar offices with and without solar films [30]. The results indicated that diffuse solar radiation can be reduced by 30% using window film coatings, while the reduction increases when the direct component is dominant [30]. Moreover, the electricity energy savings due to solar films was estimated considering a simple case study: a reduction due to the solar control films equal to 55 Wh/m 2 was found.…”

“…It can be concluded that several studies have been developed to estimate how solar control films influence energy consumption and peak demand using building energy simulation [23][24][25][26][27][28][29], whereas the experimental investigation is limited to few case studies in warm humid climate (for instance Hong Kong and Malaysia), only taking into account the performance in terms of solar heat gain, temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, and daylighting reduction [30][31][32].…”

Photoirradiation Caused Controllable Wettability Switching of Sputtered Highly Alignedc-Axis-Oriented Zinc Oxide Columnar Films

“…Self-cleaning is a special mechanism of surface property; it relates with the chemical composition and surface morphology. It has been focused for many potential applications, such as environmental cleanup [1,2] and optoelectronic devices [3][4][5]. The photocatalytic behavior, in which the coating reacts with daylight to decompose dirt and hydrophilic action, in which water spreads on the surface, cleans up the dirt without any traces of water.…”

Induced NH2 bonding of carbon nanotubes using NH3 plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

“…For example, acid treatment is often used to introduce -COOH and -OH groups, to modify CNTs and increase their aqueous solubility [5]. This can damage the structure of the CNT [6], decrease its stability [7] and even sever the CNT into short pieces [8]. In addition, most chemicals have disadvantages such as toxicity, instability and the possibility of environmental pollution.…”