Passive Solar Heating Residences.

Abstract

Passive solar heating systems can supply a major portion of a house's heating load if properly designed. The four basic concepts used are direct gain, thermal storage in wall or roof, solar greenhouse and convective loop. In most applications some of these concepts will be combined to give better overall performance. Technical advances will make passive solar system function event better. How far the technology advances to, will depend on how well passive solar systems become accepted. To further the use of solar energy an integrated approach will need to be taken. One which will combine the best of active and passive systems to produce a system that supplies 100% of the house's heating load. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA097385

Entities

People

  • William E. Olson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Alkanes
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Cooling
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heating
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • New Mexico
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Solar Energy
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.