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Title: National Bureau of Standards passive solar test facility: instrumentation and site handbook

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6041996· OSTI ID:6041996

The National Bureau of Standards (NBS), under the sponsorship of the US Department of Energy (DOE) has constructed a passive solar test facility. As a part of the DOE's Experimental Systems Research Program, the NBS test facility has been constructed for the purpose of acquiring and distributing to participating researchers class A level performance data for different passive systems. These data are acquired for use in: detailed building energy analysis and model/algorithm validation; and performance characterization of passive subsystems. This handbook provides a complete description of the test building, thermophysical properties of the building material, location of the sensors installed at the test facility, and data acquisition system and procedures.

Research Organization:
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Building Equipment Div.
OSTI ID:
6041996
Report Number(s):
NBSIR-84-2911; ON: DE85008632
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English