Solar project description for Telex Communications, Inc

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5628819

The solar energy system at Telex Communications, Inc. in Blue Earth, Minnesota utilizes 11,520 square feet of InterTechnology flat plate collectors to supply a portion of the space heating requirements for a 97,000 square foot combination office, warehouse and manufacturing building in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The system utilizes water as a heat transfer medium and has a draindown mode for freeze protection. The storage system consists of a 20,000 gallon steel hot water storage tank. The storage tank is insulated with six inches of fiberglass. Space heating is provided by circulating hot water from storage to twelve, parallel, water-to-air heat exchangers and back to storage. Auxiliary heating is provided by electrical heat strips in each air handling unit and by three electrical space heaters located near the solar space heaters. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA); Ehrenkrantz Group, New York (USA); PRC Energy Analysis Co., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5628819
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2033-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
DRAIN-DOWN SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC HEATING
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANUFACTURING
OFFICE BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE