1st Edition

Thermal Analysis and Design of Passive Solar Buildings

By AK Athienitis, M. Santamouris Copyright 2001
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

Passive solar design techniques are becoming increasingly important in building design. This design reference book takes the building engineer or physicist step-by-step through the thermal analysis and design of passive solar buildings. In particular it emphasises two important topics: the maximum utilization of available solar energy and thermal storage, and the sizing of an appropriate auxiliary... Read more
Transient heat transfer and thermal storage

Fenestration components, systems and daylighting

Dynamic models of heat transfer in solar buildings

The passive response of solar buildings and its use in design

Ventilation and indoor air quality

Analysis and sizing of small auxiliary heating/cooling systems

Control of passive solar buildings

Solar energy utilisation techniques and systemstransient heat transfer and thermal storage

Biography

AK Athienitis, M. Santamouris