Solar heating and cooling in the Los Alamos National Security and Resources Study Center

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6738651· OSTI ID:6738651

Hedstrom, J. C.; Murray, H. S.

A description is given of the solar energy system for the National Security and Resources Study Center, a conference center and library at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. The solar heating and cooling system makes use of selectively coated collectors, hot storage, cold storage, night evaporative cold storage, heat recovery, a lithium bromide chiller, and a Rankine-cycle chiller. Data are given for the performance of the system for the years 1978 and 1979. The solar energy system has provided 76% of the energy required to heat the building and 97% of the thermal energy required to cool the building.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6738651
• Report Number(s): LA-8622-MS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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