Solar-energy-system performance evaluation: Page Jackson Elementary School, Charles Town, West Virginia, November 1978-March 1979

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6140828· OSTI ID:6140828

Smith, H. T.

The solar energy system reported is designed to provide space heating and cooling for a West Virginia elementary school. It has an array of water-based flat plate collectors freeze protected through a drain-down system, two 10,000-gallon storage tanks, and an absorption chiller. There are an oil-fired boiler and a centrifugal chiller for back-up. The system and its operation are briefly described, and its space heating performance is analyzed using a system energy balance technique. The performance of major subsystems is also presented. (LEW)

• Research Organization: International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-77CS34049
• OSTI ID: 6140828
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2036-79/14; ON: DE83008825
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONING
AUXILIARY HEATING
BUILDINGS
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
CONTAINERS
DATA
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION III
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT GAIN
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
TANKS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
USA
WEST VIRGINIA