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Title: Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid zone. Appendices I-XI for design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate

Abstract

The Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid Climate was built in response to a need to bring the state of the art of passive and hybrid cooling up to that of passive solar heating. In order to accomplish this goal, three test structures and a data acquisition building were constructed. Each test structure demonstrates different construction techniques, including high-mass and low-mass construction and combinations of the two. The facility was designed to test the greatest number of passive cooling strategies appropriate to hot/arid climates in the shortest time frame possible. Passive cooling strategies are based on evaporation, nocturnal radiation, earth contact and ventilation. The appendices in this document consist of the following: (1) ClearView Solar Collector description; (II) Klos window description; (III) Evaporative cooling description; (IV) Habitability of below ground spaces; (V) Geotechnical investigation; (V) Waterproofing discussion; (VII) Exterior insulation techniques; (VIII) Two-stage evaporative cooling; (IX) Construction alert-sensor installation; (X) Manufacturer's specifications - radiating roof for Structure One; and Task I - selection of passive and hybrid cooling options.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
5285744
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF/10816-T4
ON: DE84002346
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-80SF10816
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; TEST FACILITIES; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; HYBRID SYSTEMS; NIGHT SKY; SOILS; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; UNDERGROUND; VENTILATION; AIR HEATERS; COOLING; EQUIPMENT; HEATERS; LEVELS; SKY; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling

Citation Formats

Kessler, H. J. Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid zone. Appendices I-XI for design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2172/5285744.
Kessler, H. J. Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid zone. Appendices I-XI for design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5285744
Kessler, H. J. 1983. "Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid zone. Appendices I-XI for design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5285744. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5285744.
@article{osti_5285744,
title = {Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid zone. Appendices I-XI for design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate},
author = {Kessler, H. J.},
abstractNote = {The Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid Climate was built in response to a need to bring the state of the art of passive and hybrid cooling up to that of passive solar heating. In order to accomplish this goal, three test structures and a data acquisition building were constructed. Each test structure demonstrates different construction techniques, including high-mass and low-mass construction and combinations of the two. The facility was designed to test the greatest number of passive cooling strategies appropriate to hot/arid climates in the shortest time frame possible. Passive cooling strategies are based on evaporation, nocturnal radiation, earth contact and ventilation. The appendices in this document consist of the following: (1) ClearView Solar Collector description; (II) Klos window description; (III) Evaporative cooling description; (IV) Habitability of below ground spaces; (V) Geotechnical investigation; (V) Waterproofing discussion; (VII) Exterior insulation techniques; (VIII) Two-stage evaporative cooling; (IX) Construction alert-sensor installation; (X) Manufacturer's specifications - radiating roof for Structure One; and Task I - selection of passive and hybrid cooling options.},
doi = {10.2172/5285744},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5285744}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
}