Solar project description for Montecito Pines multi-family dwelling, Santa Rosa, CA

Technical Report · Fri Dec 14 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5568116· OSTI ID:5568116

Beers, D.

The Montecito Pines solar energy system is installed in a 7600 square-foot, multi-family dwelling located in Santa Rosa, California. The system is designed to provide solar energy for space heating and domestic hot water heating. Solar energy is collected by two banks of double glazed flat plate collectors with a gross area of 950 square feet. Solar energy is transferred from the collector array to a 2000 gallon storage tank. Water is used as the heat collection, transfer and storage medium. Space heating demands are met by circulating water from storage through heating coils in the air distribution system of the house. Auxiliary space heating is provided by a natural gas-fired boiler. Solar energy for heating domestic hot water is provided by circulating water through a heat exchanger located in the 2000 gallon solar storage tank. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1020
• OSTI ID: 5568116
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1045-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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