Validation of the Load Collector Ratio (LCR) Method Using Measured Data (Short Title)

LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1

Direct Gain Reference Design Characteristics .................................... 24

Table 2.2

Trombé-Wall Reference Design Characteristics ................................. 30

Table 2.3

Water-Wall Reference Design Characteristics .................................... 34

Table 2.4

Sunspace Reference Design Characteristics ........................................ 42

Table 3.1

Climate Normals for Muncie, Indiana ................................................. 68

Table 3.2

2003 Weather and Insolation Data for Muncie, Indiana ...................... 73

Table 3.3

2004 Weather and Insolation Data for Muncie, Indiana ...................... 73

Table 3.4

Passive Solar Features Specific to All Eight Test Cells ...................... 75

Table 3.5

Properties of PSHA Reference Designs vs. Direct Gain, Model 1 (DG1) Cell ........................................................................................... 78

Table 3.6

Properties of PSHA Reference Designs vs. Trombé-Wall (TW) Cell ............................................................................................. 80

Table 3.7

Properties of PSHA Reference Designs vs. Water-Wall (WW) Cell ............................................................................................ 83

Table 3.8

Properties of PSHA Reference Designs vs. Direct Gain, Model 2 (DG2) Cell ........................................................................................... 88

Table 4.1

Building Elements, Notation, and Formulas for the NLC Computation ................................................................................ 98

Table 4.2

Maximum Overall Heat Loss Criteria ................................................. 99

Table 4.3

Value of η for Midmonth ................................................................... 107

Table 4.4

Indoor Temperature Swing, ∆t Swing ................................................ 116

Table 5.1

Predicted Performance Using the LCR Method vs.

Simulated Performance ...................................................................... 129

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