Chapter 1 Background
1.1 Climate change and building energy consumpfion
1.2 Active solar designs
1.3 Passive solar design
Chapter 2 Solar Radiation and Windows
2.1 Solar radiation
2.2 Single-glazed windows
2.2.1 Clear glazing
2.2.2 Tinted glazing
2.2.3 Reflective glazing
2.2.4 Low-e glazing
2.2.5 PV glazing
2.2.6 Smart glass
2.3 Double-glazed windows
2.3.1 Air-sealed double-glazed windows
2.3.2 Gas-filled double-glazed windows
2.3.3 Evacuated double-glazed windows
2.3.4 PCM filled windows
2.3.5 Air-flow windows
2.4 Numerical research of advanced glazing design
2.5 Daylight utilization
Chapter 3 Water-flow Window
3.1 Water-flow window configuration
3.2 A scale-down experiment
3.2.1 Experimental setup
3.2.2 The monitoring facilities
3.2.3 System performance analysis
3.3 A full-size experiment
3.3.1 Experimental setup
3.3.2 The monitoring facilities
3.3.3 System performance analysis
Chapter 4 Numerical Modeling
4.1 Models development
4.1.1 Water-flow window
4.1.2 Air-gap window
4.2 Program validation
4.2.1 Validation with solar box experiment
4.2.2 Validation with full-size experiment
4.3 Year-round performance
4.4 Influencing factors analysis
4.4.1 Glazing properties
4.4.2 Heat exchanger dimension
4.4.3 Width-to-length ratio of the glazing area
4.4.4 Glazing direction and inclination
Chapter 5 Comprehensive Energy Performance
5.1 Simulation software
5.1.1 ESP-r
5.1.2 Radiance
5.1.3 Software integration
5.2 Validation of integrated simulation
5.2.1 Modeling water-flow window
5.2.2 Validation of visual environment simulation
5.3 Performance of water-flow window in a sport complex
5.3.1 Sport complex model
5.3.2 Simulation method and settings
5.3.3 Year-round performance analysis
5.3.4 Performance during typical summer week
5.3.5 Year-round AC system load
5.3.6 Effect of daylighting control
5.3.7 Overall effects on building energy consumption
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