Study of solar walls - validating a simulation model.

Presents a comparative study of four different types of solar wall, with the results obtained using a numerical simulation model. The model was validated using an experimental study of a composite solar wall. The first section of the article covers the presentation of four different types of solar wall, the Trombe wall, the insulated Trombe wall, the non-ventilated solar wall and the composite wall, then describes the experimental installations which enable the authors to obtain the measurements and the thermal study of the composite solar wall. The last section of the article is devoted to comparing the four different solar walls with regard to their energy efficiency and with regard to the unwanted energy supplies in summertime.