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Water Walls in Passive Heating Systems by kqer is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Collecting storage walls use water as a heat storage medium, which has a higher heat capacity than common masonry materials like concrete. Water walls can participate instantly in solar heat storage and have a higher collection efficiency than concrete walls of the same size and glazing. However, water walls also have higher heat loss at night unless insulated. Early designs for water walls used oil drums filled with water and placed horizontally behind glazing, with an insulated panel that could be opened

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