Design of a non-airconditioned passive solar house for the cold climate of Srinagar

Abstract

The design of a passive solar house for the harsh cold climate of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India is presented. The concept of a water drum wall and transwall for heating the house has been incorporated in the design. A transient analysis based on the energy balance of different components of the proposed design has been developed by incorporating the effect of an isothermal mass within the house. Numerical computations have been carried out for a typical day in Srinagar for consecutive days to evaluate the performance of the proposed design in terms of inside room temperature. The following conclusions are drawn: 1. (i) the cyclic steady state condition is reached after 3 days and 2. (ii) the required load levelling for thermal comfort is achieved for a higher isothermal mass in the case of the transwall.