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Equations for solar heat gain through windows

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(65)90207-0
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Affiliation
  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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ConferenceRegional Technical Conference of the Engineering Institute of Canada, May 9, 1964, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
SubjectHeat performance; heat gains; insolation (sunshine); windows; equations (maths)
Abstract
An analysis of solar-radiation records obtained at Scarborough, Ontario, indicates that the insolation in Canada can be significantly greater than the values given by Moon's standard solar-radiation curves. It is possible to represent the solar data by a single analytical expression involving an atmospheric extinction coefficient and an apparent value of the solar constant. This expression allows the calculation of insolation on any surface and the determination of the time and date when the maximum insolation can occur for any surface. Simple expressions relate the time, date, latitude, building orientation, and the type of window glass and shading with the solar heat gain through windows. These can be used to program any digital computer to compute design values of the instantaneous heat gain through the windows of a building.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada
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  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-RP-255.
NoteReprinted from Solar Energy, vol. 9(2), p. 81-86.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
NRC numberNRCC 8527
NRC-IRC-1562
NPARC number20378699
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