Brookhaven National Laboratory Burner-Boiler/Furnace Efficiency Test Project. Annual fuel use and efficiency reference manual: hydronic equipment

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7096538· OSTI ID:7096538

Batey, J; Hoppe, R; Berlad, A L; Allen, T; McDonald, R

A procedure for calculating the annual fuel use and seasonal efficiency of a particular heating unit has been developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory based upon laboratory measurement of steady state and part-load efficiency. The Annual Fuel Use and Efficiency (AFUE) calculation procedure provides a simple and direct method by which detailed efficiency measurements can be translated to annual fuel use data for ranges of field variables including: geographic location, building design heat load, domestic hot water usage, and design fuel firing rate. The direct efficiency measurements performed in the laboratory in conjunction with the AFUE procedure provide a standard quantitative method for comparison of heating units on a common and realistic basis.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 7096538
• Report Number(s): BNL-50816
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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