Gas Appliance Technology Center: 1986 Annual Report (Activity at Institute of Gas Technology)

摘要

The report contains the results of two investigations conducted as part of the Gas Appliance Technology Center for 1986. Specifically, Development of a Natural-Gas Fired Low NOx Burner, and a Technoeconomic Feasibility Study of Task-Specific Water Heating for Residential Applications. In the first task, a two-stage, swirl-type, natural-gas fired combustor with low NOx emissions potential, was designed, fabricated and tested. In the second task a technoeconomic study of providing hot water for a bath/shower in a domestic application, using an instantaneous or task specific water heater, was performed. The study included a survey of currently available instantaneous water heaters, determination of life-cycle costs for domestic applications, potential for unconventional venting through plumbing stacks and a review of national, state and local plumbing codes for possible restrictions on venting.