Solar Heating of Buildings and Domestic Hot Water. Revision.

Abstract

This report presents design criteria and cost analysis for methods for the sizing and justification of solar heat collectors for potable water heaters and space heaters. Sufficient information is presented to enable engineers to design solar space and water heating systems or conduct basic feasibility studies preparatory to design of large installations. Both retrofit and new installations are considered. This report has been substantially revised from the previous edition (Beck and Field, 1977). However, most of the revision is in Section 2.0, where more material of an exploratory nature has been added. Section 3.0, which contains the calculation method and worksheets, is largely the same, except that the economic analysis has been revised and new tables have been added to provide a self-contained source of meteorological data and collector test data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085815

Entities

People

  • Edward R. Durlak

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Cooling
  • Cost Analysis
  • Economic Analysis
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Systems
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heating
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar System
  • Thermal Conductivity

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  • Business Analytics
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster