HVAC and water heating system field test experiences at the Tennessee Energy Conservation in Housing (TECH) complex

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6620323

Baxter, V D; McGraw, B A

The TECH complex has been utilized since 1976 as a field test site for several novel and conventional space conditioning and water heating systems. Systems tested include the Annual Cycle Energy System (ACES), solar space heating systems (hydronic and air), parallel and series solar assisted heat pumps, air-type solar heating with off-peak storage, passive solar heating, two conventional air-to-air heat pumps, an air-to-air heat pump with desuperheater water heater, and horizontal coil and multiple shallow vertical coil ground-coupled heat pumps. System descriptions and test results are presented as well as performance observations.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Tennessee Univ., Knoxville (USA). Energy, Environment and Resources Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6620323
• Report Number(s): CONF-840819-3; ON: DE84016661
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR HEATERS
AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
ANNUAL CYCLE ENERGY SYSTEM
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ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
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GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
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NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
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SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
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