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Arch 353 Lecture 10
Arch 353 Lecture 10
Solution:
PA H
tan PA = H/X
X = H/tan PA
sin
cos cos
PA
x
cos
cos sin
z
south
1-Find the solar altitude and azimuth
2-Analyze the solar altitude into two components
vertical component = sin
horizontal component = cos
3-Analyze the horizontal component cos
into two components:
component x = cos sin
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= cos cos
Alzoubi
4- find tan PA = sin / cos cos
tan PA = tan / cos
PA = tan-1(tan / cos )
Special case: if the azimuth is zero,( the sun comes exactly
from the south, then tan PA = tan or PA =
Example:
If the solar altitude at a certain time is 45 and azimuth is 60, find
the profile angle on a vertical north-south wall.
Solution:
Solution:
-first , find the profile angle PA
tan PA = tan / cos
tan PA = tan 81.45 / cos0 = 6.65
PA = Arc tan 6.65 = 81.45
X = H/tan PA
X = 2/6.65
X= 0.3 m
PA H
H=2m