getting a grip on solar

Larry Weingarten

... one's solar education, get a copy of "A Golden Thread" By Butti and Perlin. I like "Sunspots" by Steve Baer too. Look in www.addall.com. Getting a little history and thinking around solar will help you in unexpected ways. I learned that alcohol was use as a heat transfer fluid in the 1920s and that it has some advantages over glycol. I'm running 50% vodka in my water and space heating system and it works nicely ;~)

Yours, Larry

Timco

Looking for good reading materials / schematics of typical solar systems (NOT the milky way), for DHW and heat applications. I am getting more & more interested in this, and am curious about temps of 250*+ and 40#+ pressures and how to tame them into existing systems. I have decided it is something I would like to really learn about, even if my state severly limits the amount you can have in your yard or on the roof...

Tim

jp_2

intersting stuff here:

http://www.thermotechs.com/

hot_rod

Perhaps the best,solar \"primer\"

http://www.caleffi.us/caleffi/en_US/Site/Press_lounge/News/args/detail/~Details~News~news_detail_0000122/type/newshome/index.sdo

It is a free download and sign up for a hard copy to be mailed.

My contractor training program will be based on this i-dronics issue. As I'm sure many others will be also.

Watch for a webinar on solar coming up soon sponsored by Caleffi.

hot rod

Ed_26

Solar reading

Tom Lane's "Lessons Learned" - Planning & Installing Solar Thermal Systems (@ hydronicpros.com), Bob Ramlow's Solar Heating book. I find these all good to begin a solar education (self).

hot_rod

\"Active Solar Heating

New Opportunities for the Hydronic Professional"

Will be presented by John Sigenthaler via PM Engineer mag and Caleffi on May 1 at 1:00 ET.

This should be an excellent and timely show.

hot rod

Unknown

where can we go to sign up hot rod?

Weezbo

i think i read something about PM LIVE

the internet has finally got it going on

Dan has set a pretty good example

hot_rod

Try this link for sign up

http://www.pmengineer.com/CDA/HTML/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000064058

hot_rod

Hey Larry we need to talk

what's the best time or way to reach you?

hr

Unknown

bummer. I'd love to attend, but we don't use windows/internet explorer and nothing on this planet will get me to install realplayer on any computer, ever.