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| Title: | Role of Tree Shading in Solar Heat Flux into the Buildings |
| Authors: | Suman, B M
Srivastava, R K |
| Keywords: | Solar heat flux
Tree shading |
| Issue Date: | 29-Sep-2011 |
| Abstract: | The paper describes influence of tree shading on control of solar heat flux into the buildings. Trees make an important contribution to the improvement of environmental condition in and around the buildings and steadily improve the deteriorating climatic situation by the action of air cooling of space, oxygen production and due to energy consumption through the evaporation by plants. Study was made for a hot summer period at Roorkee. Physical parameters taken for shaded and un-shaded areas were air temperature and surface temperature of roof and wall which were considered for two conditions of the same façade of a building, (i) tree shading of an area and (ii) clear from any shadow. Results show that tree and plants constitute an excellent passive system offering about a reduced heat gain through roof and wall by 5.0 W/m2h and 4.0 W/m2h respectively when a building is indirectly shaded by tree. |
| Description: | Journal of Indian Building Congress, VolXVI, No.1, 2009 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/428 |
| Appears in Collections: | Published Articles
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