Solar assisted heat pump for a swine nursery barn

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5700985

Havard, P L

The raising of hogs in Canada and Northern United States may require heating year round in the nursery area of the operation. The use of a solar assisted heat pump system can lead to substantial energy savings. The heat system and the computer simulation output for a demonstration project built in this area are summarized.

• Research Organization: Nova Scotia Agricultural Coll., Truro
• OSTI ID: 5700985
• Report Number(s): CONF-810509-(Vol.1)
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 4.1; Conference: Annual conference of the International Solar Energy Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
ANIMAL SHELTERS
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
DESIGN
CANADA
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT GAIN
HEAT LOSSES
HEATING LOAD
PERFORMANCE
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SWINE
TANKS
WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
AIR CONDITIONERS
ANIMALS
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
LOSSES
MAMMALS
NORTH AMERICA
SHELTERS
SIMULATION
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE
VERTEBRATES
140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling