Hot water system efficiency study at South County Hospital, Wakefield, Rhode Island

Daystar Corporation installed a solar/electric domestic water heating system in the Borda Wing of the South County Hospital, Wakefield, R.I. in 1975. Initial performance measurements showed that the overall water heating system efficiency was approximately 35 percent. To deliver one unit of hot wate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cummings, R.D., Peck, D.J., Hall, W.J.
Language:unknown
Published: 2020
Subjects:
14 SOLAR ENERGY
HOSPITALS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
EFFICIENCY
BOILERS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT LOSSES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PIPES
RHODE ISLAND
WATER
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
ENERGY LOSSES
GAS APPLIANCES
HEATERS
HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MEDICAL CENTERS
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR HEATING
TESTING
WATER HEATERS
Wakefield
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6940833
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6940833
https://doi.org/10.2172/6940833
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Summary:Daystar Corporation installed a solar/electric domestic water heating system in the Borda Wing of the South County Hospital, Wakefield, R.I. in 1975. Initial performance measurements showed that the overall water heating system efficiency was approximately 35 percent. To deliver one unit of hot water ''at the faucet'' required three units of energy input. This study was undertaken to identify the losses which caused this low efficiency and possible improvements which could be made at the South County installation and in future similar installations.

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