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Author
Fanney, A. H.
Title
Measured Performance of Residential Water Heaters Using Existing and Proposed Department of Energy Test Procedures.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 96, No. Part 1, 288-295, January 1990
Book or Conf
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE). Winter Annual Meeting. February 10-14, 1990, Atlanta, GA, 1990
Keywords
heaters | residential buildings | test procedures | computers
Abstract
A computer-based laboratory for testing residential water ehaters has been fabricated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This paper describes the automated laboratory, summarizes existing and proposed Department of Energy test procedures for residential water heaters, and presents experimental results for six electric, five gas-fired, and two oil-fired storage-type water heaters obtained from local distributors.