Kelly, George E., 1944- author.

Potential energy savings in residential oil-fired heating systems in the U.S. / G.E. Kelly, D. Quigley and B. Collins.

Gaithersburg, Maryland : National Bureau of Standards, Center for Building Technology, National Engineering Laboratory, 1984.

vii, 50 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm.

NBS building science series ; 163

Recent studies of the performance of residential oil-fired heating systems in the New England area from 1974-1977 demonstrated that significant energy savings are achievable through better maintenance and simple system modifications. These studies showed that annual tune-up of the furnace or boiler would improve the seasonal efficiency of most units, while considerable energy savings are possible by reducing the firing rate of the burner. Reduction in nozzle size with burner modification or with the installation of a new flame retention burner was found to reduce oil consumption substantially. In addition, more innovative equipment modifications such as the use of stack dampers, sealed combustion systems, and heat recovery devices also resulted in fuel savings, although to a lesser extent. Both experimental field data and results from computer simulations of furnace performance are presented.

Dwellings Energy conservation New England.
Dwellings Heating and ventilation New England.
Oil burners.
Habitations Économies d'énergie Nouvelle-Angleterre.
Habitations Chauffage et ventilation Nouvelle-Angleterre.
Dwellings Energy conservation
Dwellings Heating and ventilation
New England

technical reports.
Technical reports.
Rapports techniques.

Quigley, D., author.
Collins, B., author.
National Bureau of Standards. sponsoring body.
Center for Building Technology. issuing body.
Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL)
NBS building science series ; 163.

Location: Library main 305260
Call No.: BIB 251069
Status: Available