Ikirahuri cya Low-e ni ikirahuri cy’ubwoko bw’ikirahuri cyemerera urumuri rugaragara kunyuramo ariko kikabuza urumuri rwa ultraviolet rutanga ubushyuhe. Kinazwi nka ikirahuri cy’ubururu cyangwa ikirahuri gishyushye.
Low-e isobanura ko ubushyuhe buke. Iki kirahure ni uburyo bworoshya ingufu zo kugenzura ubushyuhe bwemewe kwinjira no gusohoka mu nzu cyangwa ahantu hakorerwa ibintu, bigasaba ubushyuhe buke cyangwa ubukonje bw'ubukorano kugira ngo icyumba kigume ku bushyuhe bwifuzwa.
Ubushyuhe bunyura mu kirahuri bupimirwa hakoreshejwe U-factor cyangwa twita agaciro ka K. Iki ni cyo gipimo kigaragaza ubushyuhe butari ubw'izuba bunyura mu kirahuri. Uko U-factor ingana ni ko ikirahuri gikoresha ingufu nyinshi.
Iki kirahure gikora binyuze mu kugarura ubushyuhe aho bukomoka. Ibintu byose n'abantu bitanga ingufu zitandukanye, bigira ingaruka ku bushyuhe bw'ahantu. Ingufu z'imirasire y'urubura rurerure ni ubushyuhe, naho ingufu z'imirasire y'urubura rurerure ni urumuri rugaragara ruturutse ku zuba. Igitambaro gikoreshwa mu gukora ikirahure cya low-e gikora mu kohereza ingufu z'urubura rurerure, kikemerera urumuri kwinjira, mu gihe kikereka ingufu z'urubura rurerure kugira ngo ubushyuhe bugume ahantu hifuzwa.
Mu turere dukonje cyane cyane, ubushyuhe burabikwa bugasubizwa mu nzu kugira ngo ikomeze gushyuha. Ibi bikorwa hakoreshejwe imirasire y'izuba myinshi. Mu turere dushyuha cyane cyane, imirasire y'izuba nke ikora kugira ngo yange ubushyuhe bwinshi ibugarura inyuma y'aho hantu. Imirasire y'izuba iringaniye iraboneka no mu turere dufite ihindagurika ry'ubushyuhe.
Ikirahure cya Low-e gikozwe mu buryo bwa "glaze" gifite "coat" nto cyane. Uburyo bwo kugikora bukoreshwa mu buryo bwa "hard coat" cyangwa "bottom coat". Ikirahure cya Low-e gikozwe mu buryo bwa "low-e" cyoroshye kandi cyoroshye kwangirika, bityo gikoreshwa mu madirishya ashyushye aho gishobora kuba hagati y'ibindi bice bibiri by'ikirahure. Ubwoko bwa "hard coat" buramba kandi bushobora gukoreshwa mu madirishya afite "panned" imwe. Bushobora kandi gukoreshwa mu mishinga yo kongera gutunganya.

Igihe cyo kohereza: 27 Nzeri 2019