- Author
- Niessing, W. J.
- Title
- Laboratories Technically Qualified to Test Solar Collectors in Accordance With ASHRAE Standard 93-77. Summary Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 78-1535, November 1978, 37 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- IAA-EA-77-A-01-6010
- Keywords
- solar collectors | evaluation | laboratories | qualification | tests
- Abstract
- In fulfilling its responsibilities under the National Program for Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings established as a result of the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 (PL 93-409) and related legislation, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) requested the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to develop criteria for assessing the capabilities of laboratories for testing solar collectors, to identify those laboratories qualified to test solar collectors, and to develop a plan for the certification of solar collectors. NBS engaged the professional services of ARI Foundation, Inc. (ARIF), a subsidiary of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), to identify laboratories qualified to test solar collectors and to develop documentation for a solar collector certification program. ARI is a national trade association of manufacturers of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment with established experience and background in standards development for HVAC equipment and the conduct of certification programs for such equipment. This summary report covers the identification of qualified solar collector testing laboratories. It discusses the procedures used by ARIF, the results of their evaluation and lists the laboratories evaluated as qualified to test solar collectors in accordance with American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 93-77.