Exterior convective coefficients were overestimated in the
standard treatment (ASHRAE, DOE2)
The result was an overestimate of savings potential for more
efficient windows
Our improved film coefficient formula has been included in
DOE2.1E
For further information:
M. Yazdanian and J. H. Klems, Measurement of the Exterior Convective Film Coefficient for
Windows in Low-Rise Buildings, ASHRAE transactions, v100, Pt. 1, pp 1087-1096, 1994.
LBL-34717.
