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Santa Clara University, Facilities

Solar Heating Sullivan Aquatic Center

This project involved a study to determine the optimum placement of a solar thermal cell array to help heat the SCU pool...

William Gorin, Parker Honeyman, Robert Kozak, Andrew Lazaro, Bersabe Morales, Keegan Walsh
Course: Engineering 110, Winter 2010
Instructor: Maria Pantoja

This project involved a study to determine the optimum placement of a solar thermal cell array to help heat the SCU pool. The goal was to determine the most cost- and energy-efficient means to offset the natural gas used to heat the pool during sunny summer days. The study included a plan for connecting the current water control system to the solar panels, and calculations to determine the number of solar panels needed, associated costs, and the estimated efficiency of heating the pool with the solar panels.