Solar Water Heating--Revised & Expanded Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems
Heating water with the sun is a practice almost as old as humankind itself. Solar Water Heating, now completely revised and expanded, is the definitive guide to this clean and cost-effective technology.\ Beginning with a review of the history of solar water and space heating systems from prehistory to the present, Solar Water Heating presents an introduction to modern solar energy systems, energy conservation, and energy economics. Drawing on the authors’ experiences as designers and...
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A complete array of solar water heating solutions.
Acknowledgments IXIntroduction 1Chapter 1 History 5Chapter 2 Conservation and the Economics of Solar Water Heating 11The True Cost of Fossil Fuel 13A Brief History of Fossil Fuels 15Life-Cycle Costing 17Chapter 3 Types of Solar Collectors 23Flat Plate Collectors 24Evacuated Tube Collectors 26ICS Collectors 30Concentrating Collectors 32Pool Collectors 33Comparing Solar Water Heating Collectors 34Air Collectors 39Chapter 4 Other System Components 41Storage Tanks 41Heat Exchangers 46Pumps 47Piping and Pipe Insulation 49Solar Fluids 51Other System Components 53Chapter 5 Solar Water Heating Systems 65Introduction 65Pressurized Antifreeze Systems 68Drainback Systems 77Integral Collector Storage Systems 82Thermosiphon Systems 84Open-Loop Systems 86Draindown Systems 87Refrigerant Solar Water Heaters 89Solar Heated Pools 90Solar Heated Hot Tubs and Spas 94Chapter 6 Solar Space Heating Systems 97Liquid-Type Solar Heating Systems 99Liquid-Type Systems without Storage 99Liquid-Type Systems with Storage 101Heat Delivery Methods 110High-Mass Systems 119Air-Type Solar Heating Systems 124Chapter 7 Choosing the Right System for Your Needs 129Siting a Solar Energy System 130Sizing a Solar Water Heating System 137Sizing a Solar Space Heating System 143Sizing Components 150Sizing Expansion Tanks 156Sizing Air Heating Systems 157Chapter 8 System Installation 159Installing Solar Water Heating Systems 159Handling Solar Collectors 161Mounting Solar Collectors 165Mounting the Heat Exchanger 181Plumbing the System 184Testing the System 192Installing Solar Pool Heating Systems 193Installing Radiant Floor Tubing 194Chapter 9 System Operation and Maintenance 203Charging a Pressurized System 203Charging a High-Mass System 209Finishing Up 209Controls and Power Sources 210Maintenance 218Appendix A Wire Sizing Chart 225Appendix B Metric Conversions 227Appendix C Temperature and Resistance Conversion Chart for 10K Thermistors 229Glossary 231Index 235About the Authors 245
