Efficiency Test Findings Reports on Heating Equipment Tested by Brookhaven National Laboratory Burner--Boiler/Furnace Efficiency Test Project

摘要

This document contains 20 individual test finding reports which were written using data from efficiency tests made on available and developmental heating equipment and refit devices for residential application. It will be revised at least semiannually to include additional reports as they become available. The BNL Efficiency Test Project functions with the objective to reduce the use of oil and gas for space heating of residential and small commercial buildings. This will be accomplished in part by the dissemination of individual test reports to aid interested parties in the selection of efficient equipment for new, replacement, and refit installations. For this type of test work, BNL improved a basic and accurate efficiency measurement system. It is referred to as the Enthalpy or Heat Flow Measurement Method and is so designed to permit the measurement of losses incurred during both the steady state and cyclic operation of any equipment involving liquid or air flow. In addition, and in order to compute annual fuel use and efficiency, BNL developed and is using a simplistic method which utilizes measured steady state and cyclic efficiency data. A variety of equipment has been and will be tested with the intent to characterize commercialized available equipment and to investigate developmental equipment. (ERA citation 04:010905)