Oil heat research at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Conference · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6649904

Butcher, T; Andrews, J; Celebi, Y; Coughlan, R; Krajewski, R; McDonald, R

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has had an active program in residential space heating for the past fifteen years. During this time there has been a dramatic increase in the awareness of the energy efficiency of heating systems and also an improved understanding of the factors which lead to energy losses in these systems. As a result we have seen an equally dramatic increase in the performance of available systems. BNL's role during this time has been to support the industry through development of efficiency measurement methods, equipment testing, identification of high efficiency alternatives and direct support of advanced technology. In the current BNL program emphasis is on reducing emissions and fouling, bringing in-field performance closer to laboratory performance, improving reliability, and of course advanced equipment for higher efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of current BNL projects which include: Combustion; Performance Controls; Advanced Venting Studies; Fuel Quality; and Systems Integration Technology Transfer. 5 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6649904
• Report Number(s): BNL-44794; CONF-9003187-1; ON: DE90015091
• Resource Relation: Conference: Residential heating in the 1990's, Halifax (Canada), 26-27 Mar 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HEATING OILS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SPACE HEATING
AIR POLLUTION
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COST
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY LOSSES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
MEASURING METHODS
OIL BURNERS
QUALITY CONTROL
RELIABILITY
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
BUILDINGS
BURNERS
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HEATING
LIQUID FUELS
LOSSES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
TESTING
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540120 - Environment
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