Solar heating and cooling system installed at Columbus, Ohio. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6727835· OSTI ID:6727835

Coy, R. G.; Braden, R. P.

The Solar Energy System installed at Columbus Technical Institute, Columbus, Ohio was installed as a part of a new construction of a college building. The building will house classrooms and laboratories, administrative offices and three lecture halls. The Solar Energy System consists of 4096 square feet (128 panels) Owens/Illinois Evacuated Glass Tube Collector Subsystem, and a 5000 gallon steel tank below ground storage system, hot water is circulated between the collectors and storage tank, passing through a water/lithium bromide absorption chiller to cool the building. Extracts from the site files specification references, drawings, installation, operation and maintenance instructions are included.

• Research Organization: Dayton Univ., OH (USA). Research Inst.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Solar Energy; NASA
• DOE Contract Number: AB01-77CS30008
• OSTI ID: 6727835
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR--161589; UDR-TR--80-58
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DATA ACQUISITION
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
GREAT LAKES REGION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM BROMIDES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
MAINTENANCE
NORTH AMERICA
OHIO
OPERATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE
TANKS
USA
WATER