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Title: Design and installation manual for thermal energy storage

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The purpose for this manual is to provide information on the design and installation of thermal energy storage in solar heating systems. It is intended for contractors, installers, solar system designers, engineers, architects, and manufacturers who intend to enter the solar energy business. The reader should have general knowledge of how solar heating systems operate and knowledge of construction methods and building codes. Knowledge of solar analysis methods such as f-chart, SOLCOST, DOE-1, or TRNSYS would be helpful. The information contained in the manual includes sizing storage, choosing a location for the storage device, and insulation requirements. Both air-based and liquid-based systems are covered with topics on designing rock beds, tank types, pump and fan selection, installation, costs, and operation and maintenance. Topics relevant to heating domestic water include safety, single- and dual-tank systems, domestic water heating with air- and liquid-based space heating system, and stand-alone domestic hot water systems. Several appendices present common problems with storage systems and their solutions, heat transfer fluid properties, heat exchanger sizing, and sample specifications for heat exchangers, wooden rock bins, steel tanks, concrete tanks, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks.

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Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
6410513
Report Number(s):
ANL-79-15
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; MANUALS; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; CONCRETES; COST; FIBERGLASS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT LOSSES; MAINTENANCE; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; PUMPS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; ROCK BEDS; SIZE; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SPECIFICATIONS; STEELS; TANKS; VALVES; ALLOYS; APPLIANCES; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONTAINERS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY LOSSES; ENERGY STORAGE; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; GAS APPLIANCES; HEATERS; HEATING SYSTEMS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LOSSES; MATERIALS; REINFORCED MATERIALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; STORAGE; WATER HEATERS; 142000* - Solar Energy- Heat Storage- (1980-); 250600 - Energy Storage- Thermal; 140901 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling

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Cole, R L, Nield, K J, Rohde, R R, and Wolosewicz, R M. Design and installation manual for thermal energy storage. United States: N. p., 1979. Web. doi:10.2172/6410513.
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Cole, R L, Nield, K J, Rohde, R R, & Wolosewicz, R M. Design and installation manual for thermal energy storage. United States. doi:10.2172/6410513.
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abstractNote = {The purpose for this manual is to provide information on the design and installation of thermal energy storage in solar heating systems. It is intended for contractors, installers, solar system designers, engineers, architects, and manufacturers who intend to enter the solar energy business. The reader should have general knowledge of how solar heating systems operate and knowledge of construction methods and building codes. Knowledge of solar analysis methods such as f-chart, SOLCOST, DOE-1, or TRNSYS would be helpful. The information contained in the manual includes sizing storage, choosing a location for the storage device, and insulation requirements. Both air-based and liquid-based systems are covered with topics on designing rock beds, tank types, pump and fan selection, installation, costs, and operation and maintenance. Topics relevant to heating domestic water include safety, single- and dual-tank systems, domestic water heating with air- and liquid-based space heating system, and stand-alone domestic hot water systems. Several appendices present common problems with storage systems and their solutions, heat transfer fluid properties, heat exchanger sizing, and sample specifications for heat exchangers, wooden rock bins, steel tanks, concrete tanks, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks.},
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