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Building structure's impact on the effectiveness of furnace retrofits

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5577094
A step-by-step procedure - designed to produce site-specific data and semiempirical formulations that would relate the role of building-structure and heater-installation characteristics to energy savings through heating-system changes - is aiding researchers in evaluating the effectiveness of two major furnace and boiler retrofit modifications: (1) fuel-input derating with secondary-air adjustment (flue baffling) and vent-connector cross-sectional area restriction (vent restrictor) and (2) automatic vent-damper operation. Preliminary results revealed some inadequacies in the proposed correlation, which will be improved when data from field tests become available.
OSTI ID:
5577094
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
42 ENGINEERING
421000 -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
BOILERS
BUILDINGS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FURNACES
GAS FURNACES
HEATING SYSTEMS
RETROFITTING