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Solar space heating for the visitors' center, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5286653· OSTI ID:5286653
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