[Bldg-sim] Equest: Solarwall, Trombe Wall modeling

Karen Walkerman kwalkerman at gmail.com
Tue May 27 13:06:52 PDT 2008


You could also experiment with creating a space of type "plenum" with the
dimensions and properties of a solar wall.  If I were taking the
experimentation route, this is where I would start.

~karen~

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Eric Wilson <ejwilsn1 at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> I've modeled a SolarWall, aka "Solar Air Heating" or transpired air
> collectors using RETScreen <http://www.retscreen.net/>.  They have a Solar
> Air Heating module that is included in the RETScreen 4 download.  If you
> don't mind modeling the SolarWall separate from the rest of the building,
> then that should work pretty well.
>
> *Eric Wilson*
> Smart Energy Design Assistance Center
> University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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