Solar-assisted water-source heat pump. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jan 10 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6506001

The purpose of the project reported was to construct two solar-assisted water source heat pump systems to evaluate the use of night sky radiation using standard solar collectors. The design of the system's controller is briefly described, as well as a summary of project efforts. A report is appended that presents the procedure involved in the determination of the feasibility of night-sky radiation as the means of rejecting heat through solar collectors for a sample house. Conclusions on different types of coatings that are used on solar collectors are presented. A system and its backup are designed. A cooling tower and night-sky radiation are compared. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Hahn-Jackson-Thresher-Henning, Inc., Evansville, IN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-81R510298
• OSTI ID: 6506001
• Report Number(s): DOE/R5/10298-T2; ON: DE83006023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
COATINGS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COOLING
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
RADIATIVE COOLING
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS