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Natural energy sources and passive energy systems in architecture
| dc.contributor.advisor | Degelman, Larry O. | |
| dc.creator | Hourmanesh, Mohsen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-08T17:23:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-08T17:23:53Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1979 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-131998 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-170) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Passive solar energy systems are discussed in the context of global energy resources and energy flows. The generic forms of passive solar systems are characterized in terms of the comfort variables. This characterization is one part of an overall design philosophy based on geometrical, thermophysical and operational parameters. This philosophy includes explicit consideration of the institutional, sociological, political and economic dimensions of passive solar design. A design methodology is developed so that control systems can be evaluated for each generic type of passive solar structure. The evaluation concentrates on the relationship of insolation to the comfort variables, and on controls which impact this relationship. It employs numerical simulation in optimizing various insolation control options. Practical embodiments of these options are discussed and analyzed, and issues are identified. | en |
| dc.format.extent | x, 190 leaves : illustrations, maps | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Architecture | en |
| dc.subject | Architecture and solar radiation | en |
| dc.subject | Solar energy | en |
| dc.subject | Solar heating | en |
| dc.subject.classification | 1979 Dissertation H841 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Solar energy | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Solar heating | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Architecture and solar radiation | en |
| dc.title | Natural energy sources and passive energy systems in architecture | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Architecture | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctorial | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Jenkins | |
| dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
| dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries |
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