(TI-59) Passive Solar Energy Collection

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An excerpt from Exploring Various Aspects of Passive Solar Energy Collection, with Particular Reference to Its' Potential Use In the Rehabilitation of Nineteenth Century Row Housing in England, THESIS: Master of Architecture in Advanced Studies (MIT), FEB 1978, 207 pgs.

                          CONTENTS
    Abstract 4
    Introduction 5
I   Active versus Passive - Towards a Design Philosophy 10
II  Passive Design Background and Workbook 15
            Background 16
            Workbook 28
                 1. Energy Consideration 28
                         a. Orientation and Tilt of the Collecting Surface 28
                         b. Climate 32
                         c. The Site and its Microclimate 33
                         d. Solar Interference Boundaries 34
                         e. Solar Data 39
                         f. Heating Load 43
                         g. Windows; Improvement for Solar' Collection 48
                         h. Fabric Losses 59
                         i. Infiltration 63
                         j. Thermal Mass 74
                         k. Solar Gains 87
                         l. Incidental Heat Gains 95
                         m. Overheating 100
                         n. Shading Devices 105
                         o. The Solar Modulator 106
                         p. System Efficiency 113
                         q. System Sizing and Auxiliary Heating 115
                 2. Glare 116
                 3. Costing 121
III Design Presentation and Performance Analyses. 129
            Design Presentation 130
            Performance Analyses 141
    Appendix A: Equations 149
    Appendix B: T159 Programs 155
    Appendix C: BRS Glare Constant Nomogram 169
    Appendix D: Data Bases 178
    References 203
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PASSIVE DESIGN PROGRAM 156-160
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COST BENEFIT PROGRAM 161-168
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