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Title: Solar heating and hot water system installed at Listerhill, Alabama

Abstract

The solar system was installed into a new buildng and was designed to provide 79% of the estimated annual space heating load and 59% of the estimated annual potable hot water requirement. The collectors are flat plate, liquid manufactured by Reynolds Metals Company and cover a total area of 2344 square feet. The storage medium is water inhibited with NALCO 2755 and the container is an underground, unpressurized steel tank with a capacity of 5000 gallons. This final report describes in considerable detail the solar heating facility and contains detailed drawings of the completed system.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond, VA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6351546
Report Number(s):
DOE/NASA/CR-150870
DOE Contract Number:
G-77-A-01-4070
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; DESIGN; ALABAMA; FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS; INSTALLATION; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WATER; APPLIANCES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY STORAGE; GAS APPLIANCES; HEAT STORAGE; HEATERS; HEATING SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; NORTH AMERICA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOUTHEAST REGION; STORAGE; USA; WATER HEATERS; 140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling; 140907 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Water Heating

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title = {Solar heating and hot water system installed at Listerhill, Alabama},
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abstractNote = {The solar system was installed into a new buildng and was designed to provide 79% of the estimated annual space heating load and 59% of the estimated annual potable hot water requirement. The collectors are flat plate, liquid manufactured by Reynolds Metals Company and cover a total area of 2344 square feet. The storage medium is water inhibited with NALCO 2755 and the container is an underground, unpressurized steel tank with a capacity of 5000 gallons. This final report describes in considerable detail the solar heating facility and contains detailed drawings of the completed system.},
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year = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
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