Solar project description for Irvine Elementary School, Irvine, California. [Contains glossary]

Technical Report · Wed Apr 11 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5746502· OSTI ID:5746502

Klein, E. R.

The El Camino Real School in Irvine, California, has a solar space heating and cooling system for the 40,000 square foot school building. The 4,932 square feet of Owens-Illinois evacuated tubular glass collectors face south at a 25/sup 0/ angle to the horizontal. Overheat protection is provided by a heat rejector system on the roof of the building. Freeze protection is provided by circulating water through the collectors when the ambient temperature reaches a set minimum. Space heating is provided by circulating hot water from the collectors through a heat exchanger installed upstream and in series with the existing gas-fired boiler; the energy is transferred to the load via the heat exchanger and then to seven roof-mounted air handling units. A 3,420,000 Btu/hr boiler is used for any additional heating. Space cooling is provided by circulating hot water from the collectors through a heat exchanger installed upstream and in series with the existing gas-fired boiler; the energy in this load loop is used to power two 100-ton absorption water chillers. (MHR)

• Research Organization: PRC Energy Analysis Co., McLean, VA (USA); IBM Federal Systems Div., Huntsville, AL (USA); Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5746502
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2021-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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