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LIST OF TABLES.....................................................vii
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION绿色建筑博客Co*nXQ&yl
1.1 Background ....................................................1绿色建筑博客nkI4q
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1.2 Motivation ............................................... ....2
d2~Z3E$r@3gSr,t01.3 Objectives:....................................................4
+F3w2a+U+N'M*_01.4 Thesis Layout..................................................4
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CHAPTER2: LITERATURE REVIEW
TZTy-G02.1 Introduction...................................................6
EE3iB:`j02.2 BIPV System....................................................6
%\&GDk+dd02.3 Photovoltaic Cells ............................................7绿色建筑博客DX}xwM
2.4 Solar Cell Efficiency .........................................9
O?)a"I;L[]02.5 Thermal Modeling of BIPV System...............................10
cg(h(yBe?02.6 Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients ........................14绿色建筑博客"d3Z9l
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2.7 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling...................16
1z"t4N2S``!C02.8 Experimental Investigation ...................................18

`	~8H!~-FK[02.9 Air Velocity Measurement......................................19绿色建筑博客$\.C;C,j%BB
2.9.1 Hot-wire Anemometer ........................................19
9s9Kt&V?'O,eb02.9.2 Particle Image Velocimetry..................................21绿色建筑博客 zAe
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2.10 Inlet Effects ...............................................22
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CHAPTER 3: NUMERICAL MODELING OF BIPV SYSTEM绿色建筑博客ds2Q	gwch
3.1 Problem Statement ............................................23
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3.2 Governing Equations...........................................25
9`,I;]i(`	O"t03.3 Initial Values and Boundary Conditions........................26绿色建筑博客*qG"C'ZC9tsb9[
3.4 Conduction-Convection Heat Transfer Modeling .................28
	b&a	z	Em03.5 Radiative Heat Transfer Modeling..............................29
\sa4A;?_03.6 Pressure-Linked Fluid Flow Problems ..........................33绿色建筑博客h+t&u7zB'Y!o7z
3.7 Mesh Generation ..............................................35
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jd&W	yK03.8 Computer Process..............................................38
z/GS7?W,z}03.9 Integration with Charron&Athienitis’ 2-D Model...............38
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CHAPTER 4: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF BIPV SYSTEM绿色建筑博客@;V*P9fj|`
4.1 Test Facility Introduction....................................41
N8J3Q%_	O9a04.2 Experiment Instrument ........................................42绿色建筑博客KMKq.T8Fw'q
4.3 Energy performance measurement ...............................44绿色建筑博客!KE1t'i? AO	^
4.4 PIV Investigation ............................................49绿色建筑博客DJ"J/A"@7jb;?
4.5 Painting Effect & Reflection Effect ..........................56绿色建筑博客7C$ZQv)d_?
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CHAPTER 5: CFD MODELING RESULTS绿色建筑博客]'`S,Y/uY2l Bm
5.1 Introduction..................................................59
-\/ue.FQ05.2 Heat Transfer Analysis........................................59
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~?c6q+@	_05.4 Modeling Results of Velocity Profile .........................63
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o?i^-TL8kz#Z05.6 Study of the inlet region.....................................69
6s8},Y	PlV0Q*^]i-O05.7 Generation of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients...........71绿色建筑博客;u)G5b6qq&o:jVo
5.8 Correlation of Heat Transfer Coefficients ....................77
&Pk#jQF.B.p05.9 Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
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5.10 Energy Balance Prediction of BIPV/T System ..................88
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;oK;w)DY"C05.12 Conclusion ..................................................92
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CHAPTER 6: MODEL VALIDATION
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C06.1 Introduction..................................................93绿色建筑博客Wzc&g%^f$y
6.2 Comparison of Temperature Profile.............................93
{C"B$Qn8H[r06.3 Comparison of Velocity Profile ...............................95
J*Y3S}.R]|"h%F06.4 Comparison of Surface temperatures............................96
*Cqfz!z2lkF@06.5 Conclusion....................................................99绿色建筑博客D/{wo/J9gr

CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSION
Ods8Il P07.1 Conclusion...................................................101
/b+N h5L#XTA4{Cn07.2 Future Work..................................................102
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REFERENCES.....................................................104绿色建筑博客
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APPENDIX A
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F?:I(k1CI0the BIPV/T system efficiency.....................................109