Solar project description. Albuquerque Western-II multi-dwelling building, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Technical Report · Fri Nov 23 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5535267· OSTI ID:5535267

Moore, D.

The Albuquerque Western - II site is a four-story, 110-unit apartment building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The solar energy system consists of a controlled system to preheat hot water used in space heating. The solar energy system is designed to provide approximately 54 percent of the conditioned space heating load. The system has an array of tracking collectors with a gross area of 6429 square feet. The array faces south at an angle of 35 degrees to the horizontal. Water is used as the medium for delivering energy from the collector array to storage. Solar energy is stored underground in a 57,000-gallon concrete storage tank. During the space heating season, the heated water from storage is continuously circulated through the building to satisfy the space heating needs for each apartment. Auxiliary heating is provided by three inline gas-fired boilers. The system has three modes of operation. Original cost estimates for provisioning and installation of the solar system are given. (MOW)

• Research Organization: Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1020
• OSTI ID: 5535267
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1090-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
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