A passive solar test facility for Saudi Arabia

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5150406

Woods, P K

A passive solar test facility has been designed for Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It will be located on the campus of King Faisal University, adjacent to the Persian Gulf. This maritime desert climate is terribly sevre, and one for which it is a formidable challenge to design a year around thermally efficient building. This facility incorporates seven different passive strategies: proper orientation, operable shading for windows, flow-through ventilation, externally insulated thermal mass, wind tower with direct evaporative cooling, indirect evaporative cooling through a double shell, and solar water heating. Construction should begin in June of 1983. Upon completion, the building will be monitored for at least two years.

• Research Organization: College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Texas AandM University, College Station, Texas
• OSTI ID: 5150406
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Vol. 6; ISSN PMSID
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARABIAN SEA
ARCHITECTURE
ASIA
BUILDINGS
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ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
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PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
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SAUDI ARABIA
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SHADING
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SURFACE WATERS
TEST FACILITIES
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
VENTILATION