Title :
Simulation of a Composite Solar Wall with the Finite Difference Method
Author :
Shen, Jibao ; Huang, Dezhong ; Lassue, Stéphane ; Zalewski, Laurent
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Shaoxing Coll. of Arts & Sci., Zhejiang
Abstract :
The passive solar walls use the solar energy to heat the buildings. The composite wall solar collector system consists of a glazing, a massive wall and an insulating wall. Thanks to the big thermal resistance of the insulating wall, there is little inverse thermal flux that crosses from the interior to the exterior. In this paper, the thermal performances of a composite Trombe-Michel wall are studied. The simulation is developed with the finite difference method (FDM). The model of this simulation was validated by experimentation. The parameters of the composite wall are based on a previous experimental study. The meteorological data are one of Carpentras in France for 10 days from February 26 to March 7. The results of the simulation show that the composite wall has a good performance in cold and/or cloudy climate
Keywords :
finite difference methods; heat systems; solar absorber-convertors; solar heating; buildings; composite Trombe-Michel wall; composite wall solar collector system; finite difference method; inverse thermal flux; passive solar walls; solar energy; thermal resistance; Art; Educational institutions; Finite difference methods; Instruments; Insulation; Orifices; Power engineering and energy; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance; Composite wall; Finite difference method; Passive solar system; Simulation; Trombe-Michel wall;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Automation, 2006. WCICA 2006. The Sixth World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0332-4
DOI :
10.1109/WCICA.2006.1713698
