Heat distribution by natural convection

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-033177-5.50060-0· OSTI ID:5868479

Balcomb, J D; Yamaguchi, K

Natural convection between spaces in a building can play a major role in energy transfer. Two situations are investigated: convection through a single doorway into a remote room, and a convective loop in a two-story house with a south sunspace where a north stairway serves as the return path. A doorway-sizing equation is given for the single-door case. Detailed data are given from the monitoring of airflow in one two-story house and summary data are given for five others. Observations on the nature of the airflow and 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: 5868479
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-1872; CONF-830929-1; ON: DE83014145
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. national passive solar conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 5 Sep 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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