Solar energy project in South Dakota with active solar heating systems. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5644473

The new Spearfish High School solar air energy system was built in 1978 and consists of a high volume flatplate (Solaron, Inc.) collector array of 8034 square feet mounted at 55 degree tilt facing due south, operated by a circulating fan on the outlet duct return to the storage air handler. Upstream of the storage rock bin, capacity 4150 cubic feet, is a damper system which selects solar heated air flow to a DHW preheat heat exchanger (36 inches x 68 inches), directly to the space heating load; or to the rock bin for storage. Auxiliary energy for space and hot water heating is provided by natural gas fired packaged boilers. The system, shown schematically, has three modes of operation for space heating: Mode 1 - Collector-to-Storage; Mode 2 - Collector-to-Space Heating; and Mode 3 - Collector-to-Space Heating and Storage. Included in this report are: pictures of installation, acceptance test plan and results; operation and maintenance manual; updated operational performance data; updated abstract and narrative; updated as-built blue prints; and major construction and maintenance problems encountered and recommendations.

• Research Organization: Spearfish School District, SD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC03-77CS31509
• OSTI ID: 5644473
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/31509-T1; ON: DE84001119
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR HEATERS
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BUILDINGS
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INSTALLATION
MANUALS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPACE HEATING
TESTING
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING