PH-79-04-2 -- Kelbaugh House: Recent Performance

This paper deals with the Kelbaugh House, a passive solar home built in 1974 in Princeton,N.J., which is heated by a Trombe wall (Figure 1) and greenhouse. The following topics arediscussed: early problems and their resolution; performance during the winter of 1976-77;monitoring by LASL; temperature profiles; and a simple design method for calculating heatgain and heat loss through a Trombe wall.

Citation: ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 85, Part 1, Philadelphia, PA



Product Code(s): D-PH-79-04-2