F-Chart/SLR: an interactive program for determining the performance of active and passive solar buildings

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6427290

Sullivan, P ^[1]; Wright, W

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1. Total Environmental Action, Inc., Harrisville, NH

Methods for determining the performance of active and passive buildings have been developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Solar Energy Laboratory and the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, respectively. The University of Wisconsin work, FCHART, is documented in Solar Heating Design by the F-chart Method, and in an interactive computer program available from the University. Los Alamos' work, the Solar Load Ratio (SLR) method, is documented in a number of individual papers as well as in the Passive Design Handbook. The SLR method is at present primarily a hand calculational procedure although the main features of the program have previously been incorporated in a hand-held programmable calculator program, PASCALC. An overview of a Northeast Solar Energy Center/Total Environmental Action, Inc. computer program which combines the detailed calculational procedures of the SLR method with the interactive features of the FCHART program is presented.

• OSTI ID: 6427290
• Report Number(s): CONF-800604-P3
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 3.2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
BUILDINGS
CALCULATION METHODS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
ENERGY ANALYSIS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
F-CHART
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS