Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland - Second Year of Data Collection

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1220242· OSTI ID:1220242

Choi, Jayne ^[1]; Ludwig, Peter ^[1]; Brand, Larry ^[1]

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1. Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit, Chicago, IL (United States)

Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other units are overheated. As a result, some tenants complain of being too hot and open their windows in the middle of winter, while others complain of being too cold and are compelled to use supplemental heat sources.

• Research Organization: Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit, Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40346-00
• OSTI ID: 1220242
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-2013-4238; 6485
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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steam systems
steam boilers
steam system balancing
steam system tuning
steam headers
steam risers
radiator
radiator vent
main line vent
multifamily buildings
tenant comfort
temperature distribution
residential
residential buildings
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Building America