Emissions and energy conservation in residential oil heating
Emissions from oil-fired residential heating equipment can be reduced by improved steady running and cyclic efficiencies. Techniques which reduce the heating demand (thermostat cut-back) or reduce envelope losses (chimney damper) lead to reductions in SO/sub 2/ and NO emissions proportional to the fuel saving. Higher savings in CO and particulates result from cyclic modification. Reductions in nozzle size lead to an increase in unit cyclic duration, reducing the off-cycle losses, with emissions reduced similarly. Changing the thermostat anticipator yields little reduction in fuel, SO/sub 2/ or NO, but significantly reduces CO and particulate emissions, by decreasing the number of cycles. Improved burner performance, with combustion at low excess air, offers the largest fuel savings, with commensurate reductions in SO/sub 2/ and NO, and greater reductions in CO and particulates.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa
- OSTI ID:
- 6932624
- Journal Information:
- J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 28:7; ISSN JPCAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONTROL
DESULFURIZATION
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUEL PARTICLES
FUELS
HEATING
HEATING OILS
HOUSES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
SOLS
SPACE HEATING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES