I go through a fairly simple procedure that will allow you to pick the right size pump and the right diameter plumbing for your solar water or space heating system.
I use my Solar Shed space heating system as an example, and go through sizing it in detail.
The Solar Shed is a fairly large 240 sqft of collectors system, but the procedure can be used for any size system.
The procedure covers:
- Estimating the flow rate that a set of collectors will need
- Estimating the pressure drop in the pipes due to pipe friction
- Using pump curves to pick the right size pump for the system
All the details on picking pump n' pipes for solar heating ...
Gary
