NASATechnical Memorandum. Solar Heating System For Homes
NASA TM X-3294 | July 1976 | PDF | 60 pages | 28,4 MB
An Inexpensive Economical Solar Heating System For Homes
This report describes a low-cost solar home heating system to supplement thehomeowner\'s present warm-air heating system. The report is written in threeparts:
(1) A brief background on solar heating,
(2) Langley\'s experience with a demonstration system,
(3) Information for the homeowner who wishes to construct such a system
Instructions are given to the homeowner for a solar heating installation inwhich he supplies all labor necessary to install off-the-shelf componentsestimated to cost $2000. These components, which inclue solar collector, heatexchanger, water pump, storage tank, piping, and controls to make the systemcompletely automatic, are readily available at local lumber yards, hardwarestores, and plumbing supply stores, and they are relatively simple to install.Manufacturers and prices of each component used and a rough cost analysis basedon these prices are given for the homewner\'s convenience. This report alsogives performandce data obtainded from a demonstration system which has beenbuilt and tested at the Langley Research Center.
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