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<p>The article focuses on a method of heating buildings by utilizing warm air circulation in closed channels located within external walls, referred to as “collector walls” by the author. These channels are also present in the roof and floors, creating a closed-loop system of interconnected air spaces that form a thermo-circulating heating structure. When the collector walls receive favourable solar exposure from the south, east, or west, the air circulating within the thermo-circulating heating structure is naturally heated through solar radiation, resulting in passive heating. However, in cases where solar radiation is insufficient, an external heat source is re-quired. Heating elements can be directly incorporated into the convection, such as in the lower part of the collector wall.</p>
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The article focuses on a method of heating buildings by utilizing warm air circulation in closed channels located within external walls, referred to as “collector walls” by the author. These channels are also present in the roof and floors, creating a closed-loop system of interconnected air spaces that form a thermo-circulating heating structure. When the collector walls receive favourable solar exposure from the south, east, or west, the air circulating within the thermo-circulating heating structure is naturally heated through solar radiation, resulting in passive heating. However, in cases where solar radiation is insufficient, an external heat source is re-quired. Heating elements can be directly incorporated into the convection, such as in the lower part of the collector wall.

A thermo-circulating heating structure utilizing air circulation to heat architectural objects

Construction of Optimized Energy Potential

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The article focuses on a method of heating buildings by utilizing warm air circulation in closed channels located within external walls, referred to as...

A thermo-circulating heating structure utilizing air circulation to heat architectural objects

Published Online: Oct 28, 2023

Page range: 51 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17512/bozpe.2023.12.06

Keywords
passive heating, collector walls, warm accumulation, hypocaustum

© 2023 Bogusław Szuba, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A thermo-circulating heating structure utilizing air circulation to heat architectural objects

Published Online: Oct 28, 2023

Page range: 51 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17512/bozpe.2023.12.06

Keywordspassive heating, collector walls, warm accumulation, hypocaustum

© 2023 Bogusław Szuba, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
passive heating, collector walls, warm accumulation, hypocaustum