Advanced appliance improvement: hi-input commercial pulse-combustion water heater. Final report, November 1987

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 1987

OSTI ID:6967525

Hollowell, C T; Belles, F E; Kardos, P

This final report presents the accomplishments in the area of pulse-combustion-based high-efficiency commerciaL/industrial water heaters with targeted inputs of 500,000, 750,000 and 1,000,000 Btu/hr. Four engineering models were completed; two for a single 500,000 Btu/hr input, one for 750,000 Btu/hr input, and one for 1,000,000 Btu/hr input. The latter one is also capable of firing all three inputs with minor adjustments. All models have thermal steady-state efficiencies exceeding the target of 91%. Acoustic work, cost-reduction efforts and development of accessories were conducted on all models. The participating manufacturer will build five (5) manufacturing prototypes of one of the 500,000-Btu/hr-input water heaters for subsequent field testing.

• Research Organization: Forbes Energy Engineering, Inc., Springfield, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: NONE
• OSTI ID: 6967525
• Report Number(s): PB-88-217039/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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