Download or read book An Introduction to Solar Collectors for Heating and Cooling of Buildings and Domestic Hot Water Heating written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for mechanical engineers and other professional engineers interested in solar collectors. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 SCOPE 1.2 RELATED CRITERIA 1.3 SOLAR ENERGY 2. FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS 2.1 COLLECTORS 2.2 ENERGY STORAGE AND AUXILIARY HEAT 2.3 DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS (DHW) 2.4 THERMOSYPHON, BATCH AND INTEGRAL COLLECTOR SYSTEMS 2.5 SPACE HEATING AND DHW SYSTEMS 2.6 PASSIVE SYSTEMS 2.7 SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS 2.8 SYSTEM CONTROLS.