Economic analysis of solar-heated broiler houses in Arkanasas. [Simulation study of 4 locations]

Thesis/Dissertation · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6521484

Gunderson, R O

A simulation study of the heating energy requirements was made for a prototype broiler house for four locations in Arkansas. In addition, a simulation of the operation of four solar heating systems was made to determine the amount of solar radiation which was available at each location and the portion of the building heat load which could be accounted for by the solar heating systems. The major objectives of this study were: (1) to calculate the heating energy requirements for a broiler house and the supply of solar radiation for four locations in Arkansas: Little Rock, texarkana, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, (2) calculate the auxiliary fuel requirements for each location in the study and for each heating system under examination, (3) compare the cost of a conventional heating system versus the cost of a solar-assisted heating system, and (4) examine the relative financial position of the broiler enterprise amine the relative financial position of the broiler enterprise for each heating system under a variety of economic assumptions.

• OSTI ID: 6521484
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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ARKANSAS
FOOD INDUSTRY
AVAILABILITY
CLIMATES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENERGY DEMAND
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
SIMULATION
SOLAR RADIATION
ECONOMICS
HEATING
INDUSTRY
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RADIATIONS
SOUTHWEST REGION
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