Solar project description for Ingham County Medical Care Facility

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5567918· OSTI ID:5567918

Domestic hot water preheating is provided by a solar energy system utilizing 9425 square feet of liquid flat plate collectors. The collectors are double-glazed with tempered glass, have copper absorber plates and a non-selective black coating. A 50% propylene glycol/water solution protects the collectors from freezing down to -20/sup 0/F. A steam-fired heat exchanger and circulation pump with an emergency generator provide heat to protect the collectors below -20/sup 0/F. A 5000 gallon, currently uninsulated, steel storage tank, is located in the existing mechanical room. The preheated water in the tank is provided directly to a steam-fired hot water heater for use in the laundry facility. A heat exchanger provides preheated water to a steam-fired domestic hot water heater. A gas/oil fired boiler provides steam to the hot water heaters. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA); Ehrenkrantz Group, New York (USA); PRC Energy Analysis Co., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5567918
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2056-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
ALCOHOLS
ANTIFREEZE
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
GAS APPLIANCES
GLYCOLS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEATERS
HEATING
HOSPITALS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LAUNDRIES
MEDICAL CENTERS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PUMPS
RETROFITTING
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
TANKS
WATER HEATERS