Solar heating and cooling experiment for a school in Atlanta. Design report. [G. A. Towns Elementary School]

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:5313916

The first large scale integrated system providing heating and cooling for a building utilizing solar energy has been designed for an existing elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. Solar cooling is provided through the use of a hot water fired lithium bromide absorption chiller to satisfy building cooling loads. Hot water for heating and cooling is provided by a 10,000 sq. ft. solar collector array using reflective surfaces to obtain some concentration during summer months. Approximately 60% of the heating and cooling loads is expected to be met by solar energy, the balance by natural gas. The report contains details of design and principles of operation.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, Md. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5313916
• Report Number(s): COO/2628-1; PB-240611
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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