Solar project description for Hei Wai Wong multi-dwelling building, Honolulu, Hawaii

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5648361· OSTI ID:5648361

The Hei Wai Wong site is a 4-story, 55 unit apartment building in Honolulu, Hawaii. Three solar systems are installed at this project to supplement the domestic hot water (DHW) requirements, and include preheating the laundry hot water for average usage rate. The solar energy system collector-to-storage results from thermosyphoning. The flat plate collector array has a gross area of 3,002 sq ft of which 807.4 square feet is instrumented. The collectors are facing south with a collector tilt of 24/sup 0/. Collected energy is accumulated in the 1230 gallon water tank that is roof top mounted. Such preheated water can be gravity fed to the laundry and apartment units. Auxiliary heating of the hot water in each apartment is provided by 30 gallon tanks using electric resistance heat elements. Auxiliary heating of the hot water in the laundry is provided by an 85 gallon tank fired by natural gas.

• Research Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1020
• OSTI ID: 5648361
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1014-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
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DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GAS APPLIANCES
HAWAII
HEATERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
TANKS
THERMOSYPHON EFFECT
USA
WATER
WATER HEATERS
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