Solar space heating installed at Kansas City, Kansas. Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6406807· OSTI ID:6406807

The solar energy system was constructed with the new 48,800 square feet warehouse to heat the warehouse area of about 39,000 square feet while the auxiliary energy system heats the office area of about 9800 square feet. The building is divided into 20 equal units, and each has its own solar system. The modular design permits the flexibility of combining multiple units to form offices or warehouses of various size floor areas as required by a tenant. Each unit has 20 collectors which are mounted in a single row. The collectors, manufactured by Solaron Corporation, are double glazed flat plate collectors with a gross area of 7800 ft/sup 2/. Air is heated either through the collectors or by the electric resistance duct coils. No freeze protection or storage is required for this system. Extracts from the site files, specifications, drawings, installation, operation and maintenance instructions are included.

• Research Organization: Ducat Investments, Inc., Kansas City, KS (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76CS31024
• OSTI ID: 6406807
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161763; ON: DE81025495
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR HEATERS
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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC HEATING
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEATERS
HEATING
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
RESISTANCE HEATING
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
TESTING