- Author
- Gujral, P. S. | Clark, R. J. | Burch, D. M.
- Title
- Evaluation of Thermal Energy Conservation Schemes for an Experimental Masonry Building. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, IL.
- Sponsor
- King Abdul Aziz Univ., Saudi Arabia
- Report
- NBS BSS 137, July 1982,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- solar energy | cooling | heating
- Identifiers
- energy conservation; passive solar heating; space cooling
- Abstract
- A one-room masonry building with exterior polystyrene rigid board insulation was built within a large environmental chamber at the National Bureau of Standards. Various climatic conditions were simulated within the chamber, and the transient thermal response of the test building was monitored. Three schemes (night cooling using a ceiling-mounted valance cooling coil, natural ventilation night cooling, and passive solar heating) were investigated with regard to energy conservation. The test results indicated that these operating practices resulted in a considerable reduction in energy consumption for space heating and cooling. The measured performance of the test building compared favorably with the corresponding performance obtained with an analytic model.