Active solar space heating in a Canadian prairie farmhouse

Author

Stewart, W. Don ; Stewart, Nora M.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Regina Univ., Sask., Canada

fYear

1991

fDate

29-30 May 1991

Firstpage

150

Lastpage

152

Abstract

The operation of a solar air heating system in a Canadian prairie farm home is described. It is shown that the system provides significant heat in the coldest months, shortens the supplementary heating season, and provides an extra measure of reliability and comfort compared to conventional heating methods. The system employs 26.5 m² of heater on a 250 m² house, uses air for the transfer fluid, rock for heat storage, and a gravity distribution system. Results show that this type of solar air heater can provide a significant amount of the space heating in an environmentally effective manner

Keywords

heat transfer; passive solar buildings; solar absorber-convertors; solar heating; space heating; thermal energy storage; Canada; comfort; farmhouse; gravity distribution system; heat storage; heat transfer; passive solar buildings; reliability; solar absorber-convertors; solar space heating; Conducting materials; Costs; Ducts; Energy storage; Feeds; Gravity; Heat transfer; Natural gas; Solar heating; Space heating;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX '91 'IEEE Western Canada Conference on Computer, Power and Communications Systems in a Rural Environment'

Conference_Location

Regina, Sask.

Print_ISBN

0-87942-594-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160538

Filename

160538