Controls on Energy Use of Ground Source System at Black Rock Forest
Equilibrium of Heat Loss
Methods of Heat Transfer
Conduction of Heat
Changes in Insulation Requirements
Differences in R value of Common Materials
Table of R Values
Composite R Values
Preventing Heat Loss by Convection
Infiltration of Air: Also Convection
Weather Stripping: Slows Infiltration
Characterizing Insulation Needs
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
Heating and Cooling DD in the United States R-Values
Transmittance/Reflectance of Glass
Table of Optical Properties
Convection in Windows
Optimum Air Space Thickness
Energy Savings from Conservation
Payback Time
Savings and Payback Times
Radiant Slab Heat
Reducing Cooling Needs
Radiant Barriers
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Savings from Energy Efficient Landscaping
Effects of Windbreaks
More on Windbreak Design
Summer Shading
Winter: Let the Sun Shine In!
Solar Radiation vs Infrared Radiation
Seasonal and Latitudinal Insolation Variations
Angle of Incidence of Solar Insolation
Seasonal Sunrise and Sun Angle at 40¡N
Insolation on a Solar Collector: 40¡N
Three Types of Solar Insolation
US Mean Annual Solar Insolation
General Features of Solar Heating
Direct Gain Space Heating
Performance of a Passive Solar Building
Trombe Wall
Solar Greenhouse (Indirect Gain)
Thermal Energy Storage
Heat Capacity
Components of Solar Heating Systems
Ground Source Geothermal System
Heat Pumps-How They Cool
Summer: Ground is cooler than Air
Heat Pump in Winter
Ground is much warmer than air in the winter.
Author: William Menke
E-mail: menke@ldeo.columbia.edu
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