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These slogans contain a great deal of physics. Only thermally tight buildings can be successfully solar heated since solar flux is a low-density energy source with an average power of 0.2 kW/m2. It is good advice to “insulate before you insolate.”
Insulate before you insolate.
Glass plus mass prevents you from freezing your
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Air density falls with elevation h as exp(−h/H), with length of two sides of the triangle proportional to mass traversed.
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Liquid Glauber salt has specific heat c l = 0.68 Btu/lb–°F and its solid phase has c s = 0.46 Btu/lb–°F. Glauber salt has a density of 91.3 lb/ft3, 1.5 times heavier than water.
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Hafemeister, D. (2014). Solar Buildings. In: Physics of Societal Issues. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9272-6_12
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