Solar heating system installed at Stamford, CT. Final report

• Main Author: Not Available
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SOLAR SPACE HEATING; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; OPERATION; ANTIFREEZE; CONNECTICUT; DESIGN; FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS; FREEZE PROTECTION; GLYCOLS; MAINTENANCE; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE; TANKS; WATER; ALCOHOLS; BUILDINGS; CONTAINERS; ENERGY STORAGE; EQUIPMENT; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; HEATING SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SPACE HEATING; STORAGE; USA; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5275949; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5275949; https://doi.org/10.2172/5275949

Information is provided on the solar heating system installed at the Lutz-Sotire Partnership Executive East Office Building, Stamford, Connecticut. The information consists of description of system and components, operation and maintenance manual, as-built drawings and manufacturer's component data. The solar system was designed to provide approximately 50 percent of the heating requirements. The solar facility has 2,561 sq. ft. of liquid flat plate collectors and a 6000 gallon, stone lined, well-insulated storage tank. Freeze protection is provided by a 50 percent glycol/water mixture in the collector loop. From the storage tank, solar heated water is fed into the building's distributed heat pump loop via a modulating three-way valve. If the storage tank temperature drops below 80/sup 0/F, the building loop may be supplied from the existing electrical hot water boilers. The Executive East Office Building is of moderate size, 25,000 sq. ft. of heated space in 2 1/2 stories. The solar system makes available for other users up to 150 KVA of existing electrical generating capacity.