ACS | Air conditioning system |
ASHRAE | American society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning Engineers |
BSSR | Back side solar reflectance at normal incidence |
BSVR | Back side visible reflectance at normal incidence |
CCR | Calcium carbide residue |
CEB | Compressed earth block |
Cp | Specific heat |
e | Width (thickness) |
FSSR | Front side solar reflectance at normal incidence |
FSVR | Front side visible reflectance at normal incidence |
g | Solar transmittance at normal incidence |
HI | Hygrothermal index |
OWC | Optimum water content |
Uf | Thermal transmittance value on the windows’ frames |
αs | Solar absorptivity value (solar absorptance) |
αth | Thermal absorptivity value (emissivity of the material) |
αv | Visible absorptivity value (visible absorptance) |
ε | Front and back side infrared hemispherical emissivity |
λ | Thermal conductivity |
ρ | Density |
τl | Visible transmittance at normal incidence |