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Thermal Storage Mass
Will Stewart, The Oil Drum
This is Part 3 in a series on Passive Solar Design by Will Stewart, a Systems Engineer in the energy industry and longtime reader of theoildrum.com. As a new administration considers how best to make future infrastructure investments, it seems like some of the lowest hanging fruit is better utilization of the daily solar flux, not only directly with photovoltaic and hot water, but also in building construction and placement
Passive Solar Design Overview: Part 3 – Thermal Storage Mass
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the three main architectural styles of passive solar design (Direct Gain, Indirect Gain, and Isolated Gain), as well as the first of the five design aspects, Aperture. In Part 2, we covered heat transfer, building heat gain and loss, and Absorbers. This article will present an over of the next design aspect, Thermal Mass, which is one of the main factors in avoiding passive solar overheating in the daytime and excessive cooling at night. Mornings are typically the coldest times for some passive solar homes, and this article aims to provide help to those who want to design their next home or renovate their existing one to provide moderation in heating, cooling, or both.
(26 January 2009)
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