Solar Project Description. Terrell E. Moseley Office Building, Lynchburg, Virginia

Technical Report · Tue May 17 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6438125· OSTI ID:6438125

A brief summary is given of the Terrell E. Moseley, Inc. Office Building solar installation. The solar energy system for a one story office building in Lynchburg, Virginia, preheats domestic hot water and heats 1780 square feet of occupied space. The 400 square foot collector array was fabricated in a single bank on the roof of the adjoining warehouse to the solar-conditioned offices. The aluminum absorber plate, painted flat back, is mechanically fastened to a manifolded copper tubing. A thermal mastic is used to improve heat transfer properties between the absorber plate and the tubing. A single glazing of tempered glass covers the absorber plate. The collector back is insulated with a 4 inch thick fiberglass batt. The collector array is mounted on a wooden framing. A steel angle and pipe structure supports the collector array at a 50/sup 0/ tilt to the horizontal. A 2000 gallon steel storage tank, covered with fiberglass insulation, is located in the warehouse adjoining the solar-conditioned offices. It has been fully instrumented for performance evaluation since September 1977 and integrated into the National Solar Data Network.

• Research Organization: International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-01-4049
• OSTI ID: 6438125
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2011-78/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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