Solar collector storage panel
Abstract
The solar collector storage panel is described. This rotating passive heating system combines thermal storage and insulation in a panel which resembles a large flat shutter or a Venetian blind. Materials that melt at temperatures slightly above room temperature are used for thermal energy storage. The panels are placed directly behind a window and within a room to be heated, and the procedures for controlling heat loss and room temperature by rotating, opening, and closing the panels are described. Test results for prototype panels and preliminary results of computer simulation are considered.
- Publication:
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Pub Date:
- December 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978asme.meetS....G
- Keywords:
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- Computerized Simulation;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Heat Storage;
- Operating Temperature;
- Panels;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Heating;
- Energy Technology;
- Performance Tests;
- Prototypes;
- Room Temperature;
- Rotating Disks;
- System Effectiveness;
- Thermal Insulation;
- Energy Production and Conversion