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Forum: Solar Heating 03-30-12, 11:54 AM
Replies: 6
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Posted By briligg
(huh, i didn't get an email notice there was a...

(huh, i didn't get an email notice there was a new comment on the thread. That should be automatic, shouldn't it?)

I bought The Passive Solar House, by Kachadorian, and Passive Annual Heat...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-24-12, 11:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,945
Posted By briligg
I think that because the NRC data was really...

I think that because the NRC data was really meant for photovoltaics, when they say 'insolation' they don't mean the same thing as what someone working on passive solar heating means. Maybe they...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-24-12, 10:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,945
Posted By briligg
Yeah, i got their data for Hamilton and ran the...

Yeah, i got their data for Hamilton and ran the numbers with it, and the results just seemed too good to be true. I checked the data to some degree with NASA, i'm still looking to cross-reference it...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-24-12, 04:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,945
Posted By briligg
um, it doesn't seem to be loading. i put a copy...

um, it doesn't seem to be loading.
i put a copy in an album i started here, 'passive solar calculations'.
also, this web address should work, i guess:...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-24-12, 04:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,945
Posted By briligg
Insulation at different latitudes

As i have been struggling to calculate the amount of sun to expect at a proposed building location at about 43 deg N, finally i made a chart. I still have my reservations about its absolute accuracy,...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-22-12, 12:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
Hamilton is just slightly south of Toronto, on...

Hamilton is just slightly south of Toronto, on the west end of Lake Ontario. The Midwestern United States is a fair bit colder on average, but it also gets a lot more sun. Depending on your location...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-21-12, 06:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
MN Renovator Thanks for hanging in there... I...

MN Renovator
Thanks for hanging in there...
I see the process now. I maybe shouldn't have been responding so late at night. I got balled up with how the units cancel out and it seemed to me i was...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-21-12, 02:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
MN Renovator - i edited my previous reply to be...

MN Renovator - i edited my previous reply to be clearer and more complete just after you replied, so some things maybe don't match up anymore.
But i think the bulk of the confusion comes from the...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-21-12, 01:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
Robert - Power is a rate, but watts can also be...

Robert -
Power is a rate, but watts can also be a quantity. A machine might use up 100 watts in one hour, or in one minute. Knowing how many watts are involved doesn't tell you how much time it took...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-20-12, 06:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
Here it is... JOSEPH ORR' S FABULOUS " " MUD...

Here it is...
JOSEPH ORR' S FABULOUS " " MUD HEAT-STORAGE" " SOLAR GREENHOUSE (http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1978-05-01/Low-Cost-Solar-Greenhouse.aspx)
Forum: Solar Heating 03-20-12, 06:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
(If anyone is curious what the thermal mass is,...

(If anyone is curious what the thermal mass is, it's mud. Courtesy of an article from Mother Earth in the 70's, which came up on one of those kick-*** Google Books results. I'll see if i can find the...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-20-12, 06:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
The house loses a total of 21,359 kW over the...

The house loses a total of 21,359 kW over the course of the entire winter. I took the total r values of all the surfaces, over their whole area, at the given temperature difference between exterior...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-20-12, 04:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
I've gotten some conversions like this, but my...

I've gotten some conversions like this, but my confusion is about joules and watts in this context.
Here's the thing - the thermal mass as currently designed would have to shed 429,000 kJ to lower...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-20-12, 03:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,854
Posted By briligg
Heat loss in watts, stored heat in joules - how to compare?

Hi all, i'm new :)
We are designing a passive solar house, and we have worked out how much heat we can store in its thermal mass, and how much solar energy passes through the glazing, both in...
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