Solar for your present home

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sol. Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:5628613

A review of various solar heating components that are suitable for retrofit operations is presented. For water heating, a storage type water heater such as the breadbox type is suitable and may be constructed for about $400. Flat plate water heaters consist of collectors, a tank, pump, and controls. Windows and skylights which permit the infiltration of solar energy can provide additional space heating. To provide storage for heat gain through windows and skylights, water filled drums may be placed in the direct path of the insolation or incorporated into a south facing wall. A tube wall is similar to the drum wall and incorporates a row of 6-12 inch diameter water filled tubes installed in a south facing wall with double glazing. The Trombe wall, a glazed concrete or masonry wall on the south side of a structure, operates by natural convection for heating room air. An attached greenhouse may collect and store heat in a concrete, brick or dirt floor, water filled drums or tubes, or a masonry wall common with the building and heat is distributed by opening adjoining doors and vents. Active flat plate collector systems may operate with water or with air as the heat transfer fluid. Examples of these systems and their integration into existing heating systems in retrofit operations are provided.

• OSTI ID: 5628613
• Journal Information: Sol. Age; (United States), Journal Name: Sol. Age; (United States) Vol. 4:7; ISSN SOAGD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
AIR HEATERS
APPLIANCES
ATTACHED GREENHOUSES
BUILDINGS
DRUM WALLS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GAS APPLIANCES
GREENHOUSES
HEAT GAIN
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
RETROFITTING
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
STORAGE
THERMAL MASS
TROMBE WALLS
WALLS
WATER HEATERS