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Shaded window material

asked 2015-04-13 15:40:49 -0500

Waseem's avatar

updated 2015-07-10 09:13:44 -0500

Hello All,

What is the typical/common material to be used for the shaded window (first 2 rows of windows in the figure below)?

P.S: The shaded window does not mean it is shaded by a shading device rather it is a kind of coated window.

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answered 2015-04-13 22:11:38 -0500

updated 2015-04-13 22:12:36 -0500

If that's from an architectural drawing it looks like frit glazing used in the spandrel portion of a curtainwall/storefront assembly. In lieu of project-specific specifications you could simply choose a manufacturer and product and then use their data. LBNL's Window software is also helpful for calculating the overall assembly performance for windows. The most recent project I worked on spec'd Kawneer products.

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Thanks @MatthewSteen, I found the following material from ASHRAE dataset. May be it is helpful for someone with no information from the manufacturer.

Material, 
F09 Opaque spandrel glass, !- Name 
Smooth, !- Roughness 
0.0064, !- Thickness {m} 
0.99, !- Conductivity {W/m-K} 
2528, !- Density {kg/m3} 
880; !- Specific Heat {J/kg-K}
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answered 2015-04-13 20:28:29 -0500

This tutorial might help you. It is for OpenStudio but the same concepts apply in EnergyPlus.

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