Author: David B. Goldstein
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Category : Solar heating
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Category : Solar energy
Languages : en
Pages : 636

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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 888

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Passive solar design can be encouraged by a better theoretical understanding of the performance of passive solar buildings and the ability to predict the thermal response of various designs. An analytic model of passive solar building performance was derived. Heat balances were used on the surfaces of materials that absorb sunlight (e.g., the inside surface of a mass wall or concrete floor), along with solutions to the diffusion equation, to derive response functions for surface temperature as a function of solar flux and ambient temperature. These expressions are combined to form building response functions. These explicit building response functions allow one to write relatively simple, analytic expressions for room temperature as a function of time over the course of a design day in terms of ambient temperature, sunlight, and heater output (if any). Parallels between the analytic model and computer codes can be exploited to provide a better intuitive understanding of the programs and to assist in the incorporation of accurate passive solar simulation into these codes.

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Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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The DOE-2 computer program has been modified to improve modeling of passive-solar buildings by the addition of the custom weighting-factor method. The thermal-load and air-temperature calculation procedure in DOE-2 are described. Assumptions inherent in the use of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) precalculated and the custom weighting factors are discussed. Calculated results from DOE-2 are compared with measured heat-extraction rates and air temperatures for four buildings. These comparisons indicate that DOE-2 can accurately model direct-gain passive buildings and can treat night-ventilative cooling and water walls in an approximate manner.

Author: Steven D. Atkinson
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Category : House construction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Author: Gregg D. Ander
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471262992
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Daylighting is the process of incorporating natural lighting into the design of buildings. The new edition of this concise resource makes theory, calculations, and execution crystal clear with straight-to-the-solution examples and uncluttered language. In a practical, applied approach, this book covers daylighting strategies, materials, and methods of construction, including significant advances in lighting and daylighting technology.

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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1308

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Author: Harry Miller
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Category : National Passive Solar Conference
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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