Thermal radiation received by a rural building as influenced by its exposure direction

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to verifythe influence of a rural edification orientation on the radiant thermal load (solar radiation) intercepted byit. The authors examined two situations commonlyfound: the North-South and East-West orientations. In order to determine the radiant thermal load, so important in the ventilation and refrigeration problems, it was assumed a model of construction as an example and the proposed relations can be applied to anydesired construction model. The results show that the radiant thermal load from East-West reached 74% of the North-South exposure.