Solar energy system performance evaluation: Forest City Dillon, Washington, DC, January 1980-December 1980

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6073792· OSTI ID:6073792

Missal, D. W.

An active solar energy system consisting of 2592 square feet of single-glazed flat-plate collectors, 3200 gallons of storage liquid, and an auxiliary oil-fired boiler, is designed to supply 59% of the hot water demand for a high rise apartment building. The annual solar fraction predicted by the f-chart simulation was 37%, and the solar fraction measured was 32%. Other measures of performance, including solar savings ratio, conventional fuel savings, system performance factor, and solar system coefficient of performance, are given. The performance of the collector, storage, and domestic hot water subsystems is discussed. The operating energy of the system and weather data are given. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6073792
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1041-81/14; ON: DE81028174
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
PERFORMANCE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
STORAGE
TANKS
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING
WEATHER