Solar hot water system installed at Days Inn Motel, Dallas, Texas

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6888037· OSTI ID:6888037

The solar energy hot water system installed in the Days Inn of America, Inc., Days Inn Motel (100 rooms), I-635/2753 Forrest Lane, Dallas, Texas is described. The solar system was designed by ILI, Inc., to provide 65% of the total Domestic Hot Water (DHW) demand. The liquid flat plate (water) collector is 1000 square feet of solar energy products, Model CU-30W array. Water in the collector system automatically drains into the 1000 gallon steel storage tank located in the mechanical room when the pump is not running. Heat is transferred from the storage tank to DHW tanks through a tube and shell heat exchanger. A circulating pump between the DHW tanks and the heat exchanger enables solar heated water to help make up DHW tank standby losses. All pumps are controlled by differential temperature. Operation of this system was begun March 11, 1980. The solar components were partly funded ($15,000 of $30,000 cost) by the Department of Energy Grant.

• Research Organization: Day's Inn of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-77CS31632
• OSTI ID: 6888037
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161569
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
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