Solar-energy-system performance evaluation: final report for Honeywell OTS 44, Ocmulgee, Georgia

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6890139

Mathur, A K; Pederson, S

The operation and technical performance of the Solar Operational Test Site (OTS 44) at Ocmulgee National Monument, in Georgia, are described, based on the analysis of data collected between April 1981 and August, 1981. The following topics are discussed: system description, performance assessment, operating energy, energy savings, system maintenance, and conclusions. The solar energy system at OTS 44 is a hydronic heating and cooling system consisting of 5040 square feet of liquid-cooled flat-plate collectors; a 4000-gallon thermal storage tank; one 25-ton capacity organic Rankine-cycle-engine-assisted water chillers; a forced-draft cooling tower; and associated piping, pumps, valves, controls and heat rejection equipment. The solar system has eight basic modes of operation and several combination modes for providing space conditioning and hot water to the building. Based on the instrumented test data monitored and collected during the 4 months of the Operational Test Period, the solar system collected 285 MMBtu of thermal energy of the total incident solar energy of 1040 MMBtu and provided 210 MMBtu for cooling and 10 MMBtu for heating and hot water. The net electrical energy saving due to the solar system was approximately 2600 kWh(e), and fossil energy saving was about 20 million Btu (MMBtu).

• Research Organization: Honeywell, Inc., Roseville, MN (USA). Technology Strategy Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-81CS30574
• OSTI ID: 6890139
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/30574-T2; ON: DE83000086
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
140907 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PIPES
PUMPS
RANKINE CYCLE
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
STORAGE
TANKS
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
VALVES
WATER
WATER HEATERS