Reproducibility of ASHRAE Standard 152P: Results of a round-robin test

Conference · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:649462

Andrews, J W; Pierce, B ^[1]; Hedrick, R L ^[2]; Lubliner, M R ^[3]; Reid, B ^[4]; Saum, D ^[5]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
2. Gard Analytics, Inc., Park Ridge, IL (United States)
3. Washington State Univ., Olympia, WA (United States). Cooperative Extension Energy Program
4. Retrotec, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
5. Infiltec Air Leakage Control, Inc., Falls Church, VA (United States)

A round-robin field test of proposed ASHRAE Standard 152P, Method of Test for Determining Design and Seasonal Efficiency of Residential Thermal Distribution Systems, was carried out in a one-story house with basement in Chicago, Illinois. Five complete tests were carried out, each by a different tester. To avoid bias, none of the testers was aware of the others` results until after all tests had been performed. Each tester measured house and duct dimensions, the system fan flow rate, and, using two different methods, the leakage to the outside of the supply and return ducts. Each tester`s measurements were used to obtain values of distribution efficiency for heating and cooling. The consistency of these results was used to assess reproducibility.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 649462
• Report Number(s): CONF-980123--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DUCTS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY LOSSES
FIELD TESTS
FORCED CONVECTION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
STANDARDS