The NASA Langley building solar project and the supporting Lewis solar technology programA solar energy technology program is described that includes solar collector testing in an indoor solar simulator facility and in an outdoor test facility, property measurements of solar panel coatings, and operation of a laboratory-scale solar model system test facility. Early results from simulator tests indicate that non-selective coatings behave more nearly in accord with predicted performance than do selective coatings. Initial experiments on the decay rate of thermally stratified hot water in a storage tank have been run. Results suggest that where high temperature water is required, excess solar energy collected by a building solar system should be stored overnight in the form of chilled water rather than hot water.
Document ID
19740062630
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ragsdale, R. G.
Namkoong, D. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1974
Subject Category
Auxiliary Systems
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Meeting of the International Solar Energy Society