The road to Lockport: Historical background of district heating and cooling
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
The idea of district heating can be traced back to Roman hypocausts, some of which warmed multiple buildings. They were reintroduced into Europe during the Renaissance and slowly evolved into modern hot air, hot water, and steam heating systems. Major heating milestones are summarized, along with requirements to conserve fuel and abate smoke. Early district-heating proposals in London (1623 and 1820s), Pennsylvania (1869), Warsaw and Zuerich (1872) are discussed, as are steam systems actually installed at the US Naval Academy (1853), the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, and a hot water cogeneration system at the Banstead Downs Asylum in England (1876). Birdsill Holly--a Lockport, New York, inventor--installed the first successful commercial district heating system there in 1877. By 1890, more than 50 were installed, many of which are still operating today. District cooling began shortly after that, with successful introduction of systems using brine and ammonia.
- OSTI ID:
- 87450
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950104-; TRN: IM9535%%81
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) winter meeting and exhibition, Chicago, IL (United States), 28 Jan - 1 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1995. Volume 101, Part 1; PB: 1517 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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