- Author
- Fanney, A. H.
- Title
- Review of Solar Domestic Hot Water System Test and Rating Procedures. Invited Paper.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Book or Conf
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Solar Engineering Energy Division, 5th Annual Conference. Proceedings. April 18-21, 1983, Orlando, FL, 169-177 p., 1983
- Keywords
- tests; ratings; standards; hot water heating
- Identifiers
- solar water heating; solar water heaters
- Abstract
- A means of comparing the thermal performance of solar hot water systems is beneficial to both manufacturers and potential consumers. An accurate and repeatable test method provides a means by which manufacturers may evaluate various designs. The potential buyer of a solar hot water system must consider the economics of various systems which requires that the thermal performance of the systems under consideration be known. This paper reviews various test methods and rating standards which are currently (October 1982) being considered for solar hot water systems. Test and rating standards proposed in America, Australia, Canada, and South Africa are discussed.