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Author
Fanney, A. H. | Klein, S. A.
Title
Performance of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems at the National Bureau of Standards: Measurements and Predictions.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC University of Wisconsin, Madison
Journal
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 105, No. 3, 311-321, August 1983
Keywords
performance; measurement; predictions; thermodynamic properties; reprints
Identifiers
solar water heating
Abstract
This paper includes a detailed description of the hot-water systems, experimental test results, and comparisons with computer predictions using the f-Chart method. The system configurations include an evacuated-tube air system with a cross-flow heat exchanger and two storage tanks, a single-tank direct system, a double-tank direct system, a single-tank indirect system with a wrap-around heat exchanger, a double-tank indirect system with a coil-in-tank heat exchanger, and a thermosyphon system.