Investigation of the thermal performance of a passive solar test room with wall latent heat storage.

Author(s) : ATHIENITIS A. K., LIU C., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors find that the use of phase change material gypsum board in a passive solar building may reduce the maximum room temperature by about 4 deg C during the daytime and can reduce the heating load at night significantly.

Details

  • Original title: Investigation of the thermal performance of a passive solar test room with wall latent heat storage.
  • Record ID : 1998-3804
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: Build. Environ. - vol. 32 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1997/09

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