Analysis of selected surface characteristics and latent heat storage for passive solar space heating

• Main Authors: Fthenakis, V., Leigh, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Brookhaven National Laboratory 1981
• Subjects: Buildings; Residential Buildings; Absorptivity; Efficiency; Temperature Control; Massachusetts; Comparative Evaluations; Surface Properties; Heat Storage; Phase Change Materials; Sensible Heat Storage; Simulation; North Atlantic Region; Materials; Solar Heating Systems; Coverings; Physical Properties; New Mexico; Glazing Materials; Emissivity; Heating Systems; 14 Solar Energy; Southwest Region; Computerized Simulation; Control; Solar Absorbers; Solar Equipment; Energy Systems; Latent Heat Storage; Optical Properties; Houses; Storage; Reflectivity; Equipment; North America; Energy Efficiency; Energy Storage; Usa 140901* > Solar Thermal Utilization > Space Heating & Cooling; Performance; Passive Solar Heating Systems; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1088395/

Results are presented of an analysis of the value of various technical improvements in the solar collector and thermal storage subsystems of passive solar residential, agricultural, and industrial systems for two regions of the country. The evaluated improvements are: decreased emissivity and increased absorptivity of absorbing surfaces, decreased reflectivity, and decreased emissivity of glazing surface, and the substitution of sensible heat storage media with phase change materials. The value of each improvement is estimated by the additional energy savings resulting from the improvement.