- Author
- Mulroy, W. | Weber, S. | Didion, D. A.
- Title
- Revised Unitary Heat Pump Specification for Military Family Housing.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC Department of the Army, Washington, DC Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC Department of the Navy, Alexandria, VA
- Report
- NBSIR 88-3805, June 1988, 49 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- heat pumps; residential buildings; military facilities; equipment specifications; heating equipment; armed forces procurement
- Abstract
- The purpose of the report is to revise and update the unitary heat pump specifications developed in 1976 which addressed the requirements for performance, testing, rating, design, safety, serviceability and reliability for the system and components; and conformance conditions. The document is intended for guidance in military procurement and applies to hermetic electrically-driven vapor compression unitary heat pumps of the remote (split) and packaged (integral) types, the air-to-air and water-to-water classes, and sizes from 12,000 to 135,000 Btu/h for both heating and cooling functions. The report reflects changes in specifications such that the qualified units would be compatible with current available commercial products. It also addresses installation practices and offers a new life cycle costing criteria for competitive selection. It is written in the format of a draft specification.