Question: Consider a double - glazed window. The frame has a thermal resistance of 0 . 3 5 ( m 2 K ) / W ,

Consider a double-glazed window. The frame has a thermal resistance of 0.35(m2 K)/W, while the glazed section is made of two panels of glass with a thickness of 6 mm and a thermal conductivity of 1 W/(m K). The cavity between the two panels is 16 mm thick and is filled with Argon (\lambda =0.018), a gas which can be considered still. The thermal bridge between glass and frame is 0.02 W/(m K), the frontal dimension of the glass are 0.6 x 1.2 m and the frame has a width around the glass of 9 cm. Assume surface heat transfer coefficient equal to 25 W/(m2 K) for the outdoor surface and 8 W/(m2 K) for the indoor surface.
Determine:
1. The transmittance of the glass assuming that the radiative heat transfer coefficient in the cavity is 0.25 W/(m2 K)
3. The surface temperature of the frame, when the indoor temperature is 20\deg C and the outdoor temperature is 0\deg C
4. The maximum relative humidity which can be accepted in the indoor environment to avoid surface condensation on the window.

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