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Solar cooling and heating system, Saratoga Community Library (Engineering Materials)

Miscellaneous ·
OSTI ID:5856911

The conventional heating system for the building supplies hot water to air handling units, which provide space heating. The solar heating system supplies hot water to a storage tank, which also supplies hot water to the air handling units. The solar system is expected to supply 52% of the heating for the library. The solar collectors are flat, single glazed, and non-selective. They are located on a south facing roof with a slope of 22.5 degrees. The collectors were located where they would minimize the effect on the architecture, although there is about a 15% performance penalty compared to the optimum slope. Drawings of the solar heating system are given.

Research Organization:
Saratoga, City of, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5856911
Report Number(s):
CAPE-2698
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English