Experimental verification of a standard test procedure for solar collectors

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5196438· OSTI ID:5196438

Hill, J. E.; Jenkins, J. P.; Jones, D. E.

A proposed procedure for testing and rating solar collectors based on thermal performance was published by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in 1974. Subsequently, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning (ASHRAE) developed a modified version of the NBS procedure which was adopted in early 1977 as ASHRAE Standard 93-77. A test facility for water-heating and air-heating collectors has been built at NBS and was used to support the development of Standard 93-77. The purpose of this report is to describe the recently adopted test procedure, the NBS test facility, and the tests that were conducted to support the development of the procedure.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Center for Building Technology
• DOE Contract Number: AT01-77CS36010
• OSTI ID: 5196438
• Report Number(s): NBS-BSS-117
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
AIR HEATERS
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HEATERS
INCIDENCE ANGLE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RECOMMENDATIONS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARDS
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
US DOC
US NBS
US ORGANIZATIONS