Revolving Type of Calorimeter Test Rooms in Germany and Japan for Estimating Solar Heat Gain and Cooling Load

摘要

Special features of revolving type of calorimeter test rooms constructed in Germany and in Japan nearly at the same time in late 1960s for correct estimation of cooling load caused by solar heat gain from large glass windows in high rise buildings together with some measured results are described. Both calorimeter test rooms are of one room with a full scaled glass window and with five guard spaces to be air conditioned to the set point temperatures equal to that of the test rooms. The test results of thermal characteristics of both rooms turned out almost identical to reveal the significance of the pioneering works accomplished in those days along with the advent of computer application.