Passive solar thermal storage product development for the mass market home building industry
Conference
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· Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5352987
Thermal storage in the home is an important means of extending limitations on mass market home heating efficiency. A thermal storage system which can be cooled at night instead of during the midpeak day is being studied. Masonry--in south facing storage walls, Trombe collector storage walls, slab, brick or tile floors, and massive fireplaces--is discussed. A central rock bed, and containers of water, are also suggested. But phase change thermal storage is especially recommended, In phase change, the heat of fusion of materials is exploited. Inorganic salt hydrates are tested at present. Attempts to develop containment mechanisms have had limited success. Research must concentrate on finding suitable materials for phase change thermal storage.
- Research Organization:
- NAHB Research Foundation, Inc.
- OSTI ID:
- 5352987
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820217-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States) Journal Volume: 9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000* -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENTHALPY
EQUIPMENT
FUSION HEAT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INDUSTRY
MASS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ROCK BEDS
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TESTING
THERMAL MASS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION HEAT
TROMBE WALLS
WALLS
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000* -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENTHALPY
EQUIPMENT
FUSION HEAT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INDUSTRY
MASS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ROCK BEDS
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TESTING
THERMAL MASS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION HEAT
TROMBE WALLS
WALLS