Further development of the compressed-film floating-deck solar water heater. Final report

This heater with integral storage and low heat capacity solves many of the problems typical of large horizontal pillow type solar heaters. In phase I of this research, two highly instrumented, small-scale models of the Compressed-Film Floating-Deck heater were built and tested. Operation was satisfactory and results typical of flat plate collectors. In phase II, design specifications for large-scale floating-deck collectors were developed, and a 500 sq ft unit was built and tested.