Hi everyone,
We are working on an office project that will have a solar collector’s system to provide hot water for two end uses, project's cafeteria kitchen and gym’s showerheads. We are considering two daily uses for the showerheads, one at the beginning of the workday and an additional use at the end of the day.
The morning use will be served by the hot water stored in the thermal tanks, and the second use will be served by the hot water produced during the day.
It is possible to contemplate double savings by solar collectors, considering emptying and producing enough water to fill the thermal tanks two times during the day?
Thank you!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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February 26, 2020 - 2:32 pm
That depends on the system's design, the hot water demand, and the application of a weather file to see if the system will produce what is needed. It certainly can be calculated.