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Title: Natural convection airflow measurement and theory

Abstract

Natural convection is a major mechanism for heat distribution in many passive solar buildings, especially those with sunspaces. To better understand this mechanism, observations of air velocities and temperatures have been made in 13 different houses that encompass a wide variety of one- and two-story geometries. This paper extends previous reports. Results from one house are described in detail, and some generalizations are drawn from the large additional mass of data taken. A simple mathematical model is presented that describes the general nature of airflow and energy flow through an aperture.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6599636
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-85-2639; CONF-840954-2
ON: DE84016829
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. national passive solar conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 23 Sep 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; AIR FLOW; HOUSES; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; BUILDINGS; CONVECTION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING SYSTEMS; MASS TRANSFER; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; 140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling

Citation Formats

Balcomb, J D, Jones, G F, and Yamaguchi, Kenjiro. Natural convection airflow measurement and theory. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Balcomb, J D, Jones, G F, & Yamaguchi, Kenjiro. Natural convection airflow measurement and theory. United States.
Balcomb, J D, Jones, G F, and Yamaguchi, Kenjiro. 1984. "Natural convection airflow measurement and theory". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6599636.
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author = {Balcomb, J D and Jones, G F and Yamaguchi, Kenjiro},
abstractNote = {Natural convection is a major mechanism for heat distribution in many passive solar buildings, especially those with sunspaces. To better understand this mechanism, observations of air velocities and temperatures have been made in 13 different houses that encompass a wide variety of one- and two-story geometries. This paper extends previous reports. Results from one house are described in detail, and some generalizations are drawn from the large additional mass of data taken. A simple mathematical model is presented that describes the general nature of airflow and energy flow through an aperture.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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