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INDIRECT SOLAR GAIN SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Energy Transformation
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A passive solar heating system in which the sun directly warms a heat storage element in one area of house, and heat is then distributed from that element to the rest of house by natural convection, conduction, or radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Système de chauffage solaire passif faisant appel au soleil pour chauffer directement un élément de stockage thermique dans une zone de la maison, cette chaleur étant ensuite distribuée de l'élément de stockage au reste du bâtiment par convection naturelle, conduction ou radiation.

Spanish

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