Solar Energy Applications to Dwellings: Proceedings of the EC Contractors’ Meeting held in Meersburg (F.R.G.), 14–16 June 1982

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Overview of Papers Presenting Contract Research within Concerted Actions....Pages 4-7
Solar Energy Assessment Study (Project A)....Pages 8-18
Second European Passive Solar Competition 1982....Pages 19-24
Co-Ordinating Contract for the European Passive Solar Working Group and Modelling Sub-Group....Pages 25-33
European Passive Solar Modelling Sub-Group....Pages 34-40
European Modelling Group for Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water Systems....Pages 41-46
Simplified Methods for the Sizing of Solar Thermal Plants....Pages 47-58
The First Two Years of Operation of the Solar Pilot Test Facilities....Pages 59-66
Performance Monitoring of Solar Heating Systems in Dwellings: Phase 3....Pages 67-75
Solar Collector Testing....Pages 76-86
Concerted Action European Solar Storage Testing Group....Pages 87-93
Digital Control System for a Passive Solar House Space Heating....Pages 94-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Summary on Passive Solar Components....Pages 102-105
Hollow Wall: Architectonic Structural Element Alternative to Trombe Wall....Pages 106-109
Research in and development of a passive solar energy facade in the “council housing” sector....Pages 110-116
High Performance Passive Solar Heating System with Heat Pipe Energy Transfer and Latent Heat Storage Modules....Pages 117-126
Transparent Insulation for Thermal Storage Walls....Pages 127-133
A Ventilated Trombe Wall Unit....Pages 134-141
Study to Design and Manufacture an Insulating Translucent Glass Panel Made with Evacuated Pyrex Tubes....Pages 142-145
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Research and Development of a Passive Solar Facade Industrial Component....Pages 146-160
Temporary Thermal Insulation in the Passive Solar Utilisation....Pages 161-166
Development of an Independent Shutter System for Passive Temperature Control in Buildings....Pages 167-174
Development of a Thermal Store and a Solar Blind for Use in Conservatories and Glazed Roof Spaces....Pages 175-181
Development and Testing of Architectural Components for Passive Solar Energy Use in Transparent Building Facades....Pages 182-190
Development of a Range of Double Windows Including a Solar Control Blind and Internal Shutters for Use With Passive Solar Houses....Pages 191-194
Use in Passive Solar Architecture of Solar Dousers with a Seasonal Effect....Pages 195-203
Development of an Automatic Temperature Sensitive Air Control Device for Use with Passive Solar Gain Collectors....Pages 204-210
Self-Acting Power Cylinders for Controls in Passive Solar Buildings....Pages 211-216
Unit for Local Storage of Solar Gain....Pages 217-222
Design and Development of an Easy Made Convective Type Solar Air Collector....Pages 223-228
Solar Wall with Tiles Covered by a Layer of Spectral Selective Enamel....Pages 229-237
System for Warming the New Air Using the Solar Energy in an Individual House....Pages 238-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Summary on High Performance Collectors....Pages 250-250
Development of Improved Solar Heat-Energy Absorber Surfaces....Pages 251-262
Cobalt Oxide Spectral Selective Coatings....Pages 263-271
Study and Construction of a Solar Focusing Collector Using a Deformable Mirror, in the Temperature Range 100–200°C....Pages 272-277
High Performance Collector for Small Power Systems....Pages 278-283
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Summary on Solar Cooling Systems....Pages 286-286
Construction and Acquisition of Process Data Relative to a Prototype of a Solar Absorption Resorption Refrigerator....Pages 287-296
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Realisation and Tests of a Solar Powered Ice Maker Using the AC 35 — CH 3 OH Intermittent Cycle....Pages 297-305
Self Operating Cooling System Using Solar Energy Small Power Experimental Plant....Pages 306-311
Development of an Autonomous Free Piston Refrigerating Unit Driven by Rankine Cycle....Pages 312-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Summary on Heat Storage....Pages 322-323
The Development and Optimisation of Cost Effective Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Solar Space Heating by Means of a Microprocessor Controlled Test Facility....Pages 324-337
The Development of a Solar Energy Installation for Space Heating and Cooling Based on Hygroscopic Materials....Pages 338-345
Energy Storage in Chemical Reaction Study of a Chemical Heat Pump....Pages 346-353
Salt Gradient Solar Pond for Solar Heat Collection and Lang Term Storage....Pages 354-362
Evaluation of Thermal Storage for Solar Heating Systems....Pages 363-373
Physical Model for the Study of Mass and Energy Transfers in the Non-Saturated Layer of Soil Located Above a Solar Energy Storage....Pages 374-379
Long Term Solar Heat Storage through Underground Water Tanks for the Heating of Housing....Pages 380-386
The Heliogeothermal Doublet: A Real Scale Test Facility....Pages 387-394
Field Test to Investigate the Performance of an Undeep Prototype Seasonal Heat Storage System with a Heat Capacity for 100 Solar Houses Using the Soil as the Storage Medium....Pages 395-403
Seasonal Heat Storage in Underground Warm Water Stores (Construction and Testing of a 500 M 3 Store)....Pages 404-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-420