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        ![]() MIL-HDBK-1003/13A 
1.0 INTRODUCTION 
1.1 Scope.  This handbook presents design criteria and cost analysis 
methods for the sizing and justification of solar heat collectors for potable 
water and space heaters.  Sufficient information is presented to enable 
engineers to design solar space conditioning and water heating systems or 
conduct feasibility studies based on solar collector performance, site 
location, and economics.  Both retrofit and new installations are considered. 
1.2 Related criteria.  Certain criteria relating to space heating and 
domestic hot water (DHW) heating systems appear elsewhere and are listed 
below. 
a. 
The Department of Defense general requirements are found in the 
Construction Criteria Manual, DOD 4270.1-M. 
b. 
Some portions of Design Manual DM-3 series relating to heating and 
hot-water systems pertain to this manual.  These and other relevant 
sources of applicable criteria are listed below: 
Subject 
Source 
Plumbing Systems 
DM-3 Series 
Heating Systems 
DM-3 Series 
Architectural Criteria 
DM-3 Series 
Electrical Criteria 
DM-3 Series 
Hazards & Safety Precautions 
DM-3 Series 
Insulation 
DM-3 Series 
Structural Criteria 
DM-3 Series 
Central Heating Plant 
DM-3 Series 
Corrosion Protection 
DM-3 Series 
Water Condition 
DM-3 Series 
Housing & Building Designs (definitive) 
NAVFAC P-272 
Weather Data 
NAVFAC P-89 
c. 
Standards and performance criteria relating to solar heating 
systems have been evolved by Government agencies and various 
associations and institutes.  The most widely used are listed 
below: 
Subject 
Document 
Solar Collector Instantaneous 
ASHRAE Standard 93-77, "Methods of 
Performance 
Testing to Determine the Thermal 
Performance of Solar Collectors" 
Thermal Storage Devices 
ASHRAE Standard 94-77, "Methods of 
Testing Thermal Storage Devices Based 
on Thermal Performance" 
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