GRI's Gas Appliance Technology Center Activities at Battelle. Final report, 1986-1992

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:5625485

Locklin, D W; Weaver, B A; Brown, V J

The Gas Research Institute established the Gas Appliance Technology Center (GATC) in 1982 to develop improved gas appliances. Between 1986 and 1992, the scope of GATC activities at Battelle included technology transfer and overall industry support, residential appliances, commercial appliances, and residential space conditioning. The following tasks are representative of the GATC activities described in the report; gas burner technology, appliance venting, emissions, water heating, range/oven technology, self-powered appliances, commercial cooktop burners, reconstituting ovens, appliance reliability improvement, combination space-heating/water-heating systems, condensing heat exchangers, corrosion testing, and space heating technology. The report includes references to available sources for further reading.

• Research Organization: Battelle, Columbus, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5625485
• Report Number(s): PB-94-112489/XAB; CNN: GRI-5086-241-1219
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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