Abstract
A simple correspondence is demonstrated between passive solar system performance and active system f-Chart estimates. The equations describing a thermal network model of a passive water wall solar system are compared term by term with similar equations governing the heat balance in an active solar heating system, making possible an identification of appropriate passive system parameters with active system parameters comprising inputs to the f-Chart procedure. Comparisons of f-Chart predictions and results using the Solar Load Ratio method are made for sample cities in sixteen climatic zones. Results indicate a discrepancy of at most about 9 per cent solar fraction between the two methods in the cases studied.
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