Verification test report on a solar heating and hot water system

Technical Report · Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6312756· OSTI ID:6312756

This document provides information on the development, qualification and acceptance verification of Colt, Inc. commercial solar heating and hot water systems and components. The verification includes the performances, the efficiencies and the various methods used, such as similarity, analysis, inspection, test, etc., that are applicable to satisfying the verification requirements. Colt, Incorporated of Southern California has developed two commercial solar heating and hot water systems. The systems have been installed at Yosemite National Park, California, and Pueblo, Colorado. The systems consist of the following subsystems: collector, storage, transport, hot water, auxiliary energy, and controls.

• Research Organization: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, AL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-A-29-1037
• OSTI ID: 6312756
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161165
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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