Solar passive building in Delhi: Numerical simulation and validation

1 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Energy Research

Vol. 13 (3) , 339-361
https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4440130310

Abstract

A two floor hostel for married research scholars consisting of 12 apartments was designed and constructed for the composite climate of Delhi; the design incorporates many passive features. Using modified admittance procedure and Fourier analysis of the periodic parameters, the building was numerically simulated to obtain its thermal performance on an hourly basis. Two apartments of the building (one on the ground floor and one on the first floor have been experimentally monitored by a microprocessor aided data acquisition system. The observations validate the numerical model.

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