- Author
- Walton, G. N.
- Title
- Validation Tests of an Earth Contact Heat Transfer Algorithm.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 85-3201, October 1985, 34 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- buildings; heat transfer; algorithms;
- Abstract
- Experimental tests and numerical calculations are performed to determine the suitability of including a simplified earth contact heat transfer algorithm in building energy analysis computer simulations. Reasonable agreement is shown between the finite difference test program and the simplified method. There is very good agreement between the floor surface temperature of the NBS Passive Solar Test Facility and the temperature predicted by the test program.