Testing of a wood-fired boiler/storage unit for residential and small commercial application. Progress report, August 2, 1979-January 31, 1981

Technical Report · Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5269392

Lunde, M R

The performance, efficiency, and emissions of a long-term storage boiler capable of being fired with a variety of solid fuels are discussed. Specifically, a design that incorporates wood as a source of fuel, either as an occasional supplementary fuel to a primary energy source or as a primary fuel utilized in a central heating system, is developed. The wood-fueled boiler unit allowed the exact matching of wood input energy to instantaneous building envelope heat loss, without frequent attention. Several prototypes were constructed and evaluated. This report presents a detailed analysis of the operation of the second prototype and summarizes the important findings concerning efficiency and emissions. The experimental methodology and results are described. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Lunde (Martin R.) and Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-79R510133
• OSTI ID: 5269392
• Report Number(s): DOE/R5/10133-T1; ON: DE82010361
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
MAIZE
COMBUSTION
WOOD
WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES
CALORIFIC VALUE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MOISTURE
OAKS
PARTICULATES
PINES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SMOKES
STORAGE
AEROSOLS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CEREALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONIFERS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PLANTS
RESIDUES
SOLS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TREES
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