Simple solar air heaters
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6719092
Instructions and discussions are given for retrofitting a home with a flat plate solar collector system to provide solar heating. Topics include solar collectors (theory, glazings, absorbers, paint, covers, etc.), blowers for circulating the air, heat storage, wiring, testing, etc. On site construction and installation details are provided using instructions, diagrams, and photographs for building a flat plate collector of the air-to-air type. Several possible designs are given for air movement within the solar collector. A bibliography is included as well as sources of commercial solar air heaters and clear day solar insolation tables (42/sup 0/ to 46/sup 0/ north latitude). (MJJ)
- Research Organization:
- New Life Farm, Inc., Drury, MO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6719092
- Report Number(s):
- NP-2905922; ON: DE82905922
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
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AIR HEATERS
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CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
GLAZING MATERIALS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INSOLATION
INSTALLATION
MATERIALS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TESTING
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
AIR FLOW
AIR HEATERS
BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
GLAZING MATERIALS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INSOLATION
INSTALLATION
MATERIALS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TESTING