Gas appliance technology center: 1986 annual report (activity at Institute of Gas Technology). Report for January-December 1986

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6881479

Zawacki, T S; Ketels, P A; Jasionowski, W; Kardas, A

This report contains the results of two investigations conducted as part of the Gas Appliance Technology Center for 1986. Specifically, Development of a Natural-Gas-Fired Low-NOx Burner, and a Techno-economic Feasibility Study of Task-Specific Water Heating for Residential Applications. In the first task, a two-stage, swirl-type, natural-gas fired combustor with low NOx emissions potential, was designed, fabricated, and tested. In the second task a techno-economic study of providing hot water for a bath/shower in a domestic application, using an instantaneous or task-specific water heater, was performed. The study included a survey of currently available instantaneous water heaters, determination of life-cycle costs for domestic applications, potential for unconventional venting through plumbing stacks and a review of national, state, and local plumbing codes for possible restrictions on venting.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6881479
• Report Number(s): PB-88-240882/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
030600* -- Natural Gas-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CHALCOGENIDES
COST
DOCUMENT TYPES
GAS APPLIANCES
HEATING
LIFE-CYCLE COST
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
WATER HEATING