Solar Air Heating at the Linamar CAMTAC Facility in Guelph,Ontario

Abstract. A transpired air collector (TAC) in-stallation is designed and analyzed for the pur-pose of reducing energy costs at Linamar’s CAM-TAC Manufacturing facility in Guelph, Ontario. Ventilation air preheating was targeted due to high annual costs. A variety of solar heating technologies were researched, and transpired air collectors were deemed the most applicable. A final detailed design was prepared and is pre-sented herein. A number of design options were investigated. The most promising option offers annual renewable energy delivery of 240 MWh, and a 12 year payback period.