Greenery System for Cooling Down Outdoor Spaces: Results of an Experimental Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Set-up: The Green Pergola
2.2. Instrumentation
2.3. Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Analysis
3.2. Hygrometric Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Technical Characteristics | ||
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| Thermal Imager | Uncooled VOx Microbolometer |
Sensor Resolution | 336 × 256 | |
Spectral Band | 7.5–13.5 μm | |
Operating Temperature Range | −20 °C to +50 °C | |
Measurement Accuracy | ±5 °C or 5% of reading |
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Chàfer, M.; Pisello, A.L.; Piselli, C.; Cabeza, L.F. Greenery System for Cooling Down Outdoor Spaces: Results of an Experimental Study. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5888. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155888
Chàfer M, Pisello AL, Piselli C, Cabeza LF. Greenery System for Cooling Down Outdoor Spaces: Results of an Experimental Study. Sustainability. 2020; 12(15):5888. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155888
Chicago/Turabian StyleChàfer, Marta, Anna Laura Pisello, Cristina Piselli, and Luisa F. Cabeza. 2020. "Greenery System for Cooling Down Outdoor Spaces: Results of an Experimental Study" Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5888. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155888