- Author
- Jenkins, J. P. | Hill, J. E.
- Title
- Testing Flat-Plate Water Heating Solar Collectors in Accordance with the BSE and ASHRAE Procedures. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 80-2087, August 1980, 80 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- heat loss; thermal efficiency; performance tests; performance evaluation; performance standards | solar collectors
- Identifiers
- flat plate collectors; solar collectors; ashrae 93-77 test procedures; bse test procedures
- Abstract
- Five solar collectors were tested according to the BSE and ASHRAE test procedures and the results compared. All five collectors tested were modular, flat-plate, and water-heating, and included single- and double-glazed designs with and without selectively-coated absorbers. In both procedures, collector efficiency curves are determined.