Solar space heating for the visitors' center, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. Final report
This document is the final report of the solar energy system located at the Visitors' Center on the Stephens College Campus, Columbia, Missouri. The system is installed in a four-story, 15,000 square foot building designed to include the college's Admission Office, nine guest rooms for overnight lodging for official guests of the college, a two-story art gallery, and a Faculty Lounge. The solar energy system is an integral design of the building and utilizes 176 Honeywell/Lennox hydronic flat-plate collectors which use a 50% water-ethylene glycol solution and water-to-water heat exchanger. Solar heated water is stored in a 5000 gallon water storage tank located in the basement equipment room. A natural gas fired hot water boiler supplies hot water when the solar energy heat supply fails to meet the demand. The designed solar contribution is 71% of the heating load. The demonstration period for this project ends June 30, 1984.
- Research Organization:
- Stephens Coll., Columbia, MO (USA). Building and Grounds Dept.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AB01-77CS34084; AI01-76CS31024
- OSTI ID:
- 5286653
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/CR-161485
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ALCOHOLS
AUXILIARY HEATING
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DESIGN
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GLYCOLS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
MIDWEST REGION
MISSOURI
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
OFFICE BUILDINGS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE
TANKS
USA
WATER
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ALCOHOLS
AUXILIARY HEATING
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DESIGN
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GLYCOLS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
MIDWEST REGION
MISSOURI
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
OFFICE BUILDINGS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE
TANKS
USA
WATER