Passive Solar Heating of Building with Attached Greenhouse. Final Report, August 31, 1979-August 30, 1980

摘要

Research has been conducted on the attached-greenhouse type of passive solar heating system in the north-central region. The thermal performance of attached-greenhouse buildings was analyzed in order to determine the component sizes and configurations which optimize performance. The analytical method is dynamic computer simulation using a thermal network model and actual hourly meteorological and solar radiation data from the north-central region. The project has consisted of a large number of computer simulation runs and resulting performance estimates for certain designs. Conclusions on design guidelines emerge from the results. The overall result of the project is the development of specific design guidelines useful to architects and builders. (ERA citation 06:018345)