PASSIVE COOLING STRATEGIES.

Author(s) : NOVELL B. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR DEVELOPS A DESIGN METHOD, BASED ON MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, TO APPROXIMATE THE NEED FOR SHADING AND OTHER STRATEGIES. THE PROCEDURE STARTS WITH READILY AVAILABLE MONTHLY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MEAN COINCIDENT WET-BULB DATA AND RESULTS IN A TIMETABLE OF CLIMATIC NEEDS, AN OVERLAY OF OVERHEATED PERIODS ON A SUNPATH DIAGRAM, AND A PLOT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND PASSIVE/HYBRID PROCESSES ON A PSYCHROMETRIC CHART. THE METHOD IS FULLY DESCRIBED AND A SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE IS GIVEN. E.W.S.

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  • Original title: PASSIVE COOLING STRATEGIES.
  • Record ID : 1984-1578
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 25 - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1983/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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