Recommendations for a European reporting format on the performance of solar heat stores
conference paper
As the research act1v1t1es on the subject 'Thermal storage of Solar Energy' have increased, also the variety of presentations on that subject has increased. Therefore the consensus of opinion within the CEC Solar Energy Research Prograrrnne is, that emphasis should be laid on the development of guidelines for a more uniform presentation of results of research activities on thermal storage of solar energy. Our Institute has developed a 'Reporting Format' which will be used within the CEC for reporting results about solar stores. This 'Reporting Format' consists of a questionaire and a guideline. The subjects treated in the questionaire are; the storage material, the heat storage system as a component and the performance of the storage device in a solar heating installation. The guide line gives detailed information concerning the required test procedures and should be studied in a preliminary phase. At this moment there are three independant reporting formats concerning latent heat storage in phase-change materials, latent heat storage in adsorbing materials and seasonal heat storage. In the near future the number of formats will be updated based on the experience of contractors using this 'Reporting Format'.
TNO Identifier
246697
Publisher
D. Reidel
Source title
Proceedings of the EC contractors' meeting Solar energy applications to dwellings, Athens, GR, 11-13 November 1981
Editor(s)
Palz, W.
Steemers, T.C.
Steemers, T.C.
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Pages
114-117
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