Solar project description for Loyola University-Biever Hall men's dormitory, New Orleans, Louisiana

Technical Report · Fri Jul 10 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6465795· OSTI ID:6465795

The Loyola University solar energy system, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, preheats approximately 9000 gallons of domestic hot water (DHW) each day to Biever Hall Dormitory. Biever Hall is a six-story dormitory that houses 420 students. The system is designed to supply 140/sup 0/F water to bathrooms, showers, and eight washing machines. The solar energy system has 15 arrays of flat-plate collectors with a gross area of 4590 square feet. The system is an open loop system which uses potable water as both the collector fluid and storage medium. City water is preheated by flat plate collectors on the roof and stored in a 5000 gallon tank located on the west side of the building at ground level. Upon demand the preheated water is transported to two existing 1500 gallon hot water tanks. Auxiliary energy is supplied by a central heating plant via a high temperature/high pressure line.

• Research Organization: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (USA); Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AB01-76CS31020
• OSTI ID: 6465795
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1055-81/50; ON: DE81026597
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
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EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LOUISIANA
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SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SOUTHWEST REGION
STORAGE
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WATER
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