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TROPICAL DESIGN
TROPICAL DESIGN = passive cooling
PASSIVE COOLING: design with no mechanical equipment
used to induce comfort conditions in building interior
PASSIVE COOLING = inducing air movements
INDUCING AIR MOVEMENTS: relevant for areas with
temperature variations of 10 and with high humidity
INDUCING AIR MOVEMENTS: can improve thermal
comfort up to building interiors 15 meters deep
HOT-DRY CLIMATE:
COOL CLIMATE:
WARM
COOL
COOL
WARM
Appears in October
Attains maximum strength in January
Gradually weakens in March
Disappears in April
SOLAR GEOMETRY
1. Rays of the sun vary with time and place (latitude)
2. Celestial Sphere: earth is static; sun moves from east to west
3. The sun moves across the sky at a rate of 15.04 per hour
4. The earths polar axis is inclined at 2347 from the vertical
5. June 21 is considered the longest day = summer solstice
6. December 21 is the shortest day = winter solstice
7. March 21 and September 21 = equinoxes
SUN PATH
1. Solar Altitude Angle = the angle with height above the horizon.
Ranges from 0 when on horizon
to 90 when directly above (noon)
2. Solar Azimuth Angle = the suns position as projected on a
horizontal plane.
3. The two solar angles change with Latitude (location on Earth)
4. Metro Manila is located at 14.5 N Latitude
5. Two Methods for Calculating Solar Angles
Using graphs
By mathematical calculation
6. Solar Chart = Sun Path Diagrams
7. Different Solar Charts for Different Latitudes
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