Heat distribution by natural convection

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-033177-5.50060-0· OSTI ID:5901883

Balcomb, J D

Natural convection can provide adequate heat distribution in many situtations that arise in buildings. This is appropriate, for example, in passive solar buildings where some rooms tend to be more strongly solar heated than others or to reduce the number of heating units required in a building. Natural airflow and heat transport through doorways and other internal building apertures is predictable and can be accounted for in the design. The nature of natural convection is described, and a design chart is presented appropriate to a simple, single-doorway situation. Natural convective loops that can occur in buildings are described and a few design guidelines are presented.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5901883
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-84-3940; CONF-8503101-1; ON: DE85005573
• Resource Relation: Conference: Research and design 85, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 14 Mar 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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NATURAL CONVECTION
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CONVECTION
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GAS FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
MASS TRANSFER
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140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling