Solar project description for Saddle Hill Trust: Lot 77, single family residence, Medway, Massachusetts

Technical Report · Fri Nov 06 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5856822· OSTI ID:5856822

Moore, D.

A solar energy system for preheating domestic hot water for a single-family residence in Massachusetts is described. The system consists of four flat plate air-based collectors with a gross area of 77 square feet, an air-to-water heat exchanger, and a 120-gallon preheat tank for storage. Preheated domestic water is supplied from the preheat tank to a cnventional gas-fired 40-gallon domestic hot water tank which supplies the residential hot water demand. The original cost estimate for provisioning and installation of the solar system are given. Four modes of operation are described: collector-to-preheat, preheat-to-domestic hot water, night or cloudy collector condition, and overheat protection. The system performance evaluation instrumentation for the National Solar Data Network is described. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (USA); Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AB01-76CS31020
• OSTI ID: 5856822
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1040-81/50; ON: DE82003326
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
AIR HEATERS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HOUSES
OPERATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
STORAGE
TANKS
WATER HEATERS