Evaluation of a Trombe wall system in a subtropical location

Application of passive wall systems for improving the energy efficiency in buildings: A comprehensive review

“…Proper use of air vents can further increase the air changes between chimney and interior, as the stack effect (primary driving force of natural ventilation, caused by temperature difference between the smoke in the shaft and the ambient fresh air) [18] is enhanced by incoming solar radiation through the glass. During summer, by closing the air vents of the heat-absorbing and storage wall with dampers, the warming effects will be significantly neutralized [19]. Careful considerations of Trombe wall design parameters improve the overall performance of the wall.…”

“…The use of optimum ratio decreased LCC by 2.4%. Krüger et al [19] analyzed the heating/cooling potential of a Trombe wall system. Two test cells were built for this purpose with an internal volume of 5.4 m 3 (one of them with a naturally ventilated Trombe wall attached to it and another one without it called the reference test cell).…”

Full scale experimentation on a new translucent passive solar wall combining silica aerogels and phase change materials

“…Trombe walls consist of an external glazing facing the winter sun, a few centimeters wide air channel, and a high heat capacitance wall in contact with the indoor environment (Trombe, 1973;Ohanessian and Charters, 1978). Thanks to the greenhouse effect within the air channel, they can reduce the energy bill by 20-30% virtually in all climates (Sebald et al, 1979;Krü ger et al, 2013;Bojic et al, 2014), especially when the air gap is vented (Akbarzadeh et al, 1982;Yanfeng et al, 2013). Among drawbacks often cited for Trombe walls, there are the cost, the delicate design and operation for the air gap and vents, and the absence of light transmission through the wall.…”

Experimental study of the heating performance of a Trombe wall with a new design

“…The room direction for receiving the maximum solar intensity is based upon the recommendations available on open literatures (Rabani et al, 2013;Chen et al, 2006;Yilmaz and Basak Kundakci, 2008;Hami et al, 2012;Onbasioglu and Egrican, 2002;Jaber and Ajib, 2011;Khalifa and Abbas, 2009;Stazi et al, 2012;Kruger et al, 2013;Rabani, 2011;Kundakci Koyunbaba and Yilmaz, 2012). The maximum average annual solar intensity in Yazd (Iran) is toward the north-south direction (http:// yazdmet.ir/).…”