Solar project description for cathedral square 10-story apartment building, Burlington, Vermont, January 15, 1982

Technical Report · Thu Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5246855· OSTI ID:5246855

Beers, D.

A system is described for preheating domestic hot water (DHW) for a 10-story Vermont apartment building. The system consists of 2012 square feet of roof-mounted flat plate collectors, a 3000 gallon storage tank, a water-glycerol solution for heat collection and transfer, and a natural gas-fired hot water boiler for auxiliary heating. The total system is described and diagrammed, and the design of the collector, storage, energy-to-load, and auxiliary subsystems are individually outlined. Five modes of operation are described: collector-to-storage; storage-to-DHW preheat; DHW storage-to-preheat; DHW circulation and distribution; and auxiliary-to-DHW heating. Performance evaluation instrumentation for the National Solar Data Network is also described. Original cost estimate for provisioning and installation of the solar energy system are given. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (USA); Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AB01-76CS31020
• OSTI ID: 5246855
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1060-82/50; ON: DE82010058
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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