Solar heating and cooling of residential buildings: design of systems

Book · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6566159

This course is designed to train home designers and builders in the fundamentals of solar hydronic and air systems for space heating and cooling and domestic hot water heating for residential buildings. The following topics are covered: course orientation; general descriptions of solar heating and cooling systems; solar radiation information for design purposes; system design guidelines; heating and cooling load analyses; simplified design calculations; detailed design methods; economic considerations; energy conservation trade-offs; detailed calculations; collectors; storage systems; laboratory; computer-aided f-chart calculations; system controls; selection of subsystem components; solar cooling systems; automated design techniques; service hot water systems; design case study; structural, mechanical, and scheduling considerations; future prospects for solar heating and cooling systems; and buyer's guide. (MHR)

• OSTI ID: 6566159
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
140907 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDINGS
CATALOGS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
CONSUMER GUIDES
COOLING LOAD
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
INSOLATION
MANUALS
PAYBACK PERIOD
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
STORAGE
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
WATER HEATERS