- Author
- Achenbach, P. R.
- Title
- Temperatures in a Test Bungalow With Some Radiant and Jacketed Space Heaters.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- BMS 114, January 18, 1949, 46 p.
- Keywords
- heaters | temperature | tests | temperature distribution
- Abstract
- The temperature distribution produced in a four-room Test Bungalow on the grounds of the National Bureau of Standards was observed for three space heaters with and without jackets. Tests were made to show the effect of heater location, of size and type of jacket, of open transoms over interior doorways, of an unattached fan for air circulation, and of an underfloor plenum on the temperatures in the four-room house. The temperature patterns obtained were used as a basis for conclusions concerning the severity of the climate and the size of houses of similar materials and insulation for which space heaters could provide minimum acceptable comfort. The temperature distributions for two commercial models of space heaters burning gas and oil were also included for comparison.