Solar Water Heating Systems

Catalog description

Two lecture. 0 This course will describe the basics of heating domestic hot water via the sun. Heat transfer and thermal dynamics principles are presented, studied, and applied. The basic parameters of solar hot water system design and system sizing will be explored. Various solar water heating systems and each component will be described, and their functions presented. Both drain back, and glycol based solar water heater systems diagrams are presented and discussed, with advantages and disadvantages of each system. Flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors are examined, discussed, and applied. Other system components are also examined, such as heat exchangers, differential controllers, heat pumps, and solar hot water heaters. Students will be able to: identify the different types of solar hot water heating systems and their components to perform calculations in fundamental sizing, design, and operation of a solar water heating system; correctly identify, via testing procedures, the various components of a solar water heating system and each of their functions; differentiate the various freeze protection techniques available for various solar water heater systems; identify the different types of solar hot water heating systems and the components that make up each system type; understand the concepts of heat transfer and thermal dynamics as it applies to liquids; perform calculations in fundamental sizing, design, and operation of a solar water heating system; correctly identify, via testing procedures, the various components of a solar water heating system and each of their operation and function; identify differences between the various freeze protection techniques available for various solar water heating systems. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none Pre/Corequisite(s): none Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.