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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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Passive Solar Heating, Cooling, and Daylighting
For the well-being and health … the homesteads should be airy in summer and sunny
in winter. A homestead promising these qualities will be longer than it is deep, and the
main front would face south.
—Aristotle
9.1 Introduction
Passive systems are dened, quite generally, as systems in which the thermal energy ow
is by natural means: by conduction, radiation, and natural convection. A passive heating
system is one in which the sun’s radiant energy is converted to heat upon absorption by
the building. The absorbed heat can be transferred to thermal storage by ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966