- Author
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Kelly, G. E.
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Kuklewicz, M. E.
- Title
- Laboratory Study of a Gas-Fired Condensing Boiler. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 80-2094,
November 1980,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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boilers; hot water heating; residential buildings; gas furnaces; performance tests; efficiency
- Identifiers
- pulse combustion
- Abstract
- As a part of the Department of Energy's energy conservation program for consumer products, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) developed test procedures for conventional gas- and oil-fired furnaces and boilers. The Department of Energy (DoE) published their finalized version of these procedures in the Federal Register on May 10, 1978. In an effort to update and refine these test procedures, DoE directed NBS to develop a method of testing condensing furnaces and boilers which could be used to compare the annual performance of condensing and non-condensing residential heating systems. This report summarizes the laboratory tests of a gas-fired pulse-combustion condensing boiler that were carried out as a part of the development effort.