Improved solar heating systems
An improved solar heating system is described in which the incident radiation of the sun is absorbed on collector panels, transferred to a storage unit and then distributed as heat for a building and the like. The improvement is obtained by utilizing a storage unit comprising separate compartments containing an array of materials having different melting points ranging from 75 to 180/sup 0/F. The materials in the storage system are melted in accordance with the amount of heat absorbed from the sun and then transferred to the storage system. An efficient low volume storage system is provided by utilizing the latent heat of fusion of the materials as they change states in storing ad releasing heat for distribution.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- OSTI ID:
- 6600717
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DENSITY
FUSION HEAT
MELTING POINTS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
ALCOHOLS
BUILDINGS
CYCLOALKANES
DESIGN
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FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GRAPHS
GREENHOUSES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
NAPHTHALENE
OCTADECANOIC ACID
REFRIGERANTS
TABLES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WATER HEATERS
ALKANES
APPLIANCES
AROMATICS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENTHALPY
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STORAGE
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
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