RE: You are confusing solar with conductive heat gain - The R-value is a red herring.
Recognizing that I am far from an HVAC expert, I don't agree with that. Solar radiation will heat the outside surface. To heat the inside, the heat must move through the wall or ceiling. In doing that, it...
I have the task of desiging the cooling for an electronics enclosure. I have done a bunch of calculations for heat load from the electronics and from heat transfered for outside air through the walls. Now I need to figure in solar heat.
This box has a top with 23.3 square feet. It is...
