Initial Operation of a Solar Heating and Cooling System in a Full-Scale Solar Building Test Facility

Conference · Sun Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7329261

Knoll, Richard H. ^[1]; Miao, David ^[1]; Hamlet, Irvin L. ^[2]; Jensen, Ronald N. ^[2]

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1. NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)
2. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (United States)

The Solar Building Test Facility (SBTF) located at Hampton, Virginia became operational in early summer of 1976. This facility is a joint effort by NASA-Lewis and NASA-Langley to advance the technology for heating and cooling of office buildings with solar energy. Its purposes are to (1) test system components which include high-performing collectors, (2) test performance of complete solar heating and cooling system, (3) investigate component interactions and (4) investigate durability, maintenance and reliability of components. The SBTF consists of a 50,000 square foot office building modified to accept solar heated water for operation of an absorption air conditioner and for the baseboard heating system. A 12,666 square foot solar collector field with a 30,000 gallon storage tank provides the solar heated water. A description of the system and the collectors selected is given here, along with the objectives, test approach, expected system performance and some preliminary results.

• Research Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• OSTI ID: 7329261
• Report Number(s): NASA-TM-X--73519; CONF-760842--3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY STORAGE
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TEST FACILITIES