Heating facilities, Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Oregon

Technical Report · Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6869854· OSTI ID:6869854

Blue Mountain Community College campus consists of five major buildings totalling about 193,000 square feet in area. Four of these buildings are heated using hot water circulating systems, and the fifth by a low pressure steam system. The boilers for each of the systems are natural gas fired. A successful agricultural well was drilled adjacent to the campus, which during a twelve hour test produced 780 gallons per minute of 65/sup 0/F water. It was concluded that heating the campus utilizing a heat pump system is possible using readily available and proven equipment. Annual energy saving in natural gas will amount to 98,400 therms. This is an 82% reduction in the annual usage forecast after implementation of recommendations made as a result of the energy audit. The first year value of the natural gas saved is $49,200. This savings, less operating costs, when applied with escalation consideration over a period of twenty years, indicates that a capital investment of $367,500 can be justified. This assumes the project would be financed with 8% tax-free bonds. A system design was developed, new equipment sized, needed modifications identified, and major items estimated.

• Research Organization: Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC79-79BP15325
• OSTI ID: 6869854
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP/15325-T12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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