Particularities of Using Energy-efficient Glazing in Russia

Mr. Alexandre G. Tchesnokov and Mr. Stanislav A. Tchesnokov

When energy-efficient glazing of buildings and
constructions using in Russia it is necessary to
take into account a number of climatic
particularities of given region:
? greater swings of temperatures during the year
(?50 ° +50 °C) that can cause the greater
deformation an IGUs, bring about their being
frozen through and fogging up;
? a defect of natural illuminating in autumn-winter
period that requires use an glasses with the
high factor of drive of light;
? a high solar activity at a spring period, bringing
about the heating of glazing and big swings of
temperatures on the glass thickness and
between refreshed and unlighted areas that
requires a reducing a factor of absorbing a
solar energy for preventing a destroying glass.
For the analysis of heat and optical features of
glazing variants in SC ?GRI? is used program
complex, based on ISO and Russia standards,
allowing calculate factors of drive and absorbing
a light, drives and absorbing a solar energy, the
temperatures distribution on the thickness of
glazing, thermal resistance. This complex is used
both when designing the new buildings and
constructions, so and at the expert operation of
reasons of destroying glasses in existing.

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The Authors

Mr. Alexander Chesnokov Glass Research Institute Alexander Chesnokov is the author of more than 30 standards of USSR, CIS, Russia concerning different types of glass products for building and technical purposes and more than 80 publications in the f... Read more