Proposed Revisions of Part of the Test Procedures for Furnaces and Boilers in ASHRAE Standard 103-1993

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) procedure for testing the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) of residential central furnaces and boilers references ASHRAE Standard 103-1993. The standard has been used by the furnace/boiler industry to obtain the AFUE values of their products as required by DOE. ASHRAE Standard Project Committee (SPC) 103R is in the process of making revisions to the standards to address some shortcomings and to improve the calculation procedure on the basis of comments and experiences from the industry. This report presents proposed revisions to certain parts of the test procedure to address some of the comments.