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Thermal storage walls

Scope note

Use for walls specially constructed to have a high capacity for collecting and storing heat or cold and then slowly releasing the stored energy through convection into a building space; usually designed as part of a passive solar system.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000247675

Broader Terms used

<walls by function>

Narrower Terms used

Trombe walls

Equivalent Terms used

thermal storage wall

Created

13yrs ago

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