Design and performance of the solar-powered floor heating system in a green building

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1700-1708

  Zhai, X Q ^a   Yang, J R ^b   Wang, R Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental investigation; Floor heating system; Performance analysis; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FLOORS; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

AIR-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BUILDING SCIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION; FLOOR HEATING; FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM; GREEN BUILDINGS; HEATING CAPACITIES; HEATING PERIODS; HEATING SYSTEMS; HIGH QUALITIES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PURE COPPERS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SOLAR FRACTIONS; SOLAR INSOLATIONS; SOLAR-POWERED; SYSTEM OPERATIONS; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WORKING HOURS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

BUILDING; DESIGN; HEATING; INSOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 60949111940     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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