Analysis and correlation of seasonal performance data from the gas industry's Space Heating Efficiency Improvement Program (SHEIP)
Book
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OSTI ID:5874161
An account of and results from the US Gas Industry's on-going program to assess the effectiveness of various retrofit actions to increase the seasonal efficiency of central, gas-fired, space heating, residential furnaces and boilers are presented. This effort, known by the acronym SHEIP (for Space Heating Efficiency Improvement Program), comprises a program of monitoring and data gathering and analysis from over 2000 installations that have been field modified by (1) installation of a vent damper, alone, or with an Intermittent Ignition Device (IID) which replaces the standing gas pilot, (2) installation of a fixed restrictor plate to reduce the free area of the vent-connector pipe, (3) reduction of gas input, with or without secondary air adjustment, etc. This program (now in its third year of operation at IGT, the Institute of Gas Technology) is being participated in by 67 gas utilities monitoring over 2000 installations, and a detailed account of participation, methodologies, and results from these installations is presented with data obtained during the 1977-78 heating season. The results are presented in the form of the energy reduction effectiveness demonstrated by groups of at least 50 sites (similarly retrofit), and in the form of ranges of energy reduction effectiveness of such retrofits, for individual sites.
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5874161
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-790634-5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
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CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DATA
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FLUIDS
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HOUSES
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NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SPACE HEATING
TABLES
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320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA FORMS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUE GAS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
FURNACES
GAS FUELS
GAS FURNACES
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GRAPHS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INFORMATION
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SPACE HEATING
TABLES
WASTES