Solar-cooling-system performance, Frenchman's Reef Hotel, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Final report
The Solar Cooling System installed in the Frenchman's Reef Resort Hotel Test Site, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, used 956 Sunmaster Corporation evacuated glass tube collector modules which provide an effective solar collector aperture of 13,384 square feet. The system consists of the collectors, two 2500 gallon tanks, pumps, an Andover Controls Corporation computerized controller, a large solar optimized Carrier Corporation industrial sized lithium bromide absorption chiller, and associated plumbing. Solar heated water is pumped through the system to the designed public areas such as lobby, lounges, restaurant and hallways. Auxiliary heat is provided by steam and a heat exchanger to supplement the solar heat. The system, its operation sequence, and performance are described.
- Research Organization:
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, AL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76CS31024
- OSTI ID:
- 6152048
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/TM-82442; ON: DE82002085
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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