Building Construction, Mark Nooij
The two innovation projects in this case study are concerned with solar
thermal heating systems:
- Domestic geyser improvements:
This project is concerned with the development of a thermal geyser system.
Together with the solar collector panels the geyser system forms a solar thermal heating system for domestic use. In the
new design the heat exchanging process takes place between a jacket placed around the boiler of the geyser. The heat transfer pipes connecting the solar of the geyser. The heat transfer pipes connecting the solar collector panels and the
geyser system are placed in that manner that the whole system can efficiently benefit from thermal siphon circulation. - The Orion project: The Orion project
is concerned with a solar thermal heating system supplying hot consumption
water in a hotel in Rustenburg. The system includes a roof mounted solar panel farm of 106 solar panels and a storage
tank of 14m3. The system is concerned with a new way of demand side management (DSM), which will lower the peak electricity demands of the hotel.
