Design and installation manual for thermal energy storage
The purpose of this manual is to provide information on the design and installation of thermal energy storage in active solar systems. It is intended for contractors, installers, solar system designers, engineers, architects, and manufacturers who intend to enter the solar energy business. The reader should have general knowledge of how solar heating and cooling systems operate and knowledge of construction methods and building codes. Knowledge of solar analysis methods such as f-Chart, SOLCOST, DOE-1, or TRNSYS would be helpful. The information contained in the manual includes sizing storage, choosing a location for the storage device, and insulation requirements. Both air-based and liquid-based systems are covered with topics on designing rock beds, tank types, pump and fan selection, installation, costs, and operation and maintenance. Topics relevant to latent heat storage include properties of phase-change materials, sizing the storage unit, insulating the storage unit, available systems, and cost. Topics relevant to heating domestic water include safety, single- and dual-tank systems, domestic water heating with air- and liquid-based space heating systems, and stand alone domestics hot water systems. Several appendices present common problems with storage systems and their solutions, heat transfer fluid properties, economic insulation thickness, heat exchanger sizing, and sample specifications for heat exchangers, wooden rock bins, steel tanks, concrete tanks, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5507477
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-79-15(Ed.2)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
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DESIGN
INSTALLATION
MANUALS
AUXILIARY HEATING
BLOWERS
CONCRETES
CONSTRUCTION
COST
DATA
DRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS
FIBERGLASS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT LOSSES
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
PERFORMANCE
PLASTICS
PRESSURE DROP
PUMPS
ROCK BEDS
SAFETY
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SIZE
SPECIFIC HEAT
SPECIFICATIONS
STEELS
STRATIFICATION
TANKS
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
THERMAL INSULATION
VALVES
ALLOYS
APPLIANCES
BUILDING MATERIALS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY STORAGE
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUIDS
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LOSSES
MATERIALS
MONITORING
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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