PSRG Research Publications

Books

• Path to Passive: Nebraska's Passive Solar Primer, 1982 - available for download from the Nebraska Energy Office
• Nebraska Residential Solar Architecture, 1983 - available for download from the Nebraska Energy Office

Thesis Work

• Feasibility Study of Solar Driven Underground Cooling System, 2010 - Michel E. Shafik, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Papers

• ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND PRELIMINARY TESTING OF SOLAR CHIMNEY FOR RESIDENTIAL AIR-CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS:
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• ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND TESTING OF AN EARTH CONTACT COOLING TUBE FOR FRESH AIR CONDITIONING:
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• MEASUREMENT OF NIGHT SKY EMISSIVITY IN DETERMINING RADIANT COOLING FROM COOL STORAGE ROOFS AND ROOF PONDS:
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• MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDING ENVELOPES:
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• DETERMINATION OF THE CLEAR SKY EMISSIVITY FOR USE IN COOL STORAGE ROOF AND ROOF POND APPLICATIONS:
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• CONCEPTUALIZATION OF UTILIZING WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS WITH COOL STORAGE ROOFS:
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• FULL YEAR PERFORMANCE SIMULATION OF A DIRECT-COOLED THERMAL STORAGE ROOF (DCTSR) IN THE MIDWEST:
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• AN ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED SYSTEMS DESIGNS FOR WATER AND SPACE HEATING:
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• MODELING OF THE RADIATIVE, CONVECTIVE, AND EVAPORATIVE HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM OF THE NEBRASKA MODIFIED ROOF POND FOR THE DETERMINATION OF COOLING PERFORMANCE CURVES:
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• COOLING PERFORMANCE CURVE FOR THE NEBRASKA MODIFIED ROOF POND:
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• NEBRASKA MODIFIED ROOF POND: 1985 SUMMER PERFORMANCE RESULTS:
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• EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THE NEBRASKA MODIFIED ROOF POND FOR SEVERE HEATING AND COOLING ENVIRONMENTS:
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