Residential solar heating and cooling using evacuated tube solar collectors: CSU Solar House III. Final report, management summary, February 1, 1976-September 30, 1978
The principal objective of the project is to test and evaluate the practicality of an integrated evacuated tube solar collector and absorption space cooling system installed in Colorado State University (CSU) Solar House III. This objective was to be accomplished by designing and installing a complete solar heating and cooling system (including appropriate instrumentation), performing detailed analysis and evaluation of all aspects of the system, and comparing seasonal performance with two other solar heating and cooling systems installed in adjacent buildings with virtually identical thermal characteristics. The two comparison system, installed in CSU Solar Houses I and II, consist of conventional solar water-heating and air-heating flat-plate collectors. The system in CSU Solar House III was comprised of a 48 m/sup 2/ (512 ft/sup 2/) liquid-heating evacuated tube solar collector array, 4550 liter (1200 gallon) thermal storage water tank, 7.03 kW (2-ton) lithium bromide absorption chiller, cool storage subsystem, and other components of the heating and cooling system.
- Research Organization:
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Solar Energy Applications Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 5766771
- Report Number(s):
- COO--2858-24(Mgmt.Summ.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Residential solar heating and cooling using evacuated tube solar collectors: CSU Solar House III. Final report, executive summary, February 1, 1976-September 30, 1978
Technical Report
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Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1977
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OSTI ID:7089246
Residential solar heating and cooling using evacuated tube solar collectors: CSU Solar House III. Final report, technical summary, February 1, 1976-September 30, 1978
Technical Report
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Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1979
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OSTI ID:5746425
Residential solar heating and cooling using evacuated tube solar collectors: CSU Solar House III. Final report, executive summary, February 1, 1976-September 30, 1978
Technical Report
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Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1979
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OSTI ID:5697864
Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
BUILDINGS
COLD STORAGE
COLORADO
CONTAINERS
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM BROMIDES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
TANKS
TESTING
USA
WATER
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
BUILDINGS
COLD STORAGE
COLORADO
CONTAINERS
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM BROMIDES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
TANKS
TESTING
USA
WATER