Passive Cooling Experimental Facility Hot/Arid Zone. Design and construction of a Passive Cooling Experimental Facility for a Hot/Arid climate

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5352749· OSTI ID:5352749

Kessler, H J

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 design and construction process for building the facility as well as instrumentation installation and calibration are included in this document. Reference is made to the Task reports for additional information.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-80SF10816
• OSTI ID: 5352749
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/10816-T5; ON: DE84002343
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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