Cel FOUR DIFFERENT HEATING SYSTEMS (OIL FIRED BOILER, CLOSED SOLID FUEL STOVE, SOLID FUEL FIRED BOILER AND HIGH OUTPUT BOILER ON AN OPEN FIRE) HAVE BEEN TESTED AND COMPARED IN A PAIR OF HOUSES. ONE OF THE HOUSES IS A REFERENCE HOUSE WITH ELECTRIC HEATING AND IN THE OTHER HOUSE THE HEATING SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED. A COMPUTER HAS BEEN USED FOR DATA COLLECTION AND THE FOLLOWING MEASURING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT : - CALIBRATION AND POSSIBLE MODIFICATION OF THE HOUSES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR THERMAL BEHAVIOUR IS IDENTICAL - MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY AND ABILITY OF THE FOUR HEATING SYSTEMS TO MEET A VARIETY OF HEATING REGIMES - IMPROVE THE HEATING SYSTEMS. THE MEASURED AIR EXCHANGE RATE IN THE TWO HOUSES WAS AROUND 1 VOL/H. EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED TO SIMULATE THE HEAT GAINED FROM OCCUPANTS, LIGHTING, CURTAIN DRAWING, COOKING, WATER HEATING, ETC. /THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEATINGSYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED: THE INSTALLATION OF A "FIRE FRONT" ON THE OPEN FIRE, FITTING OF THERMOSTATIC VALUES TO ALL RADIATORS AND THE HOT WATER CYLINDER TOGHETHER WITH A FLOW SENSOR TO CONTROL THE PUMP; INTRODUCTION OF A STORAGE BUFFER BETWEEN THE BACK BOILER AND THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. Program(-y) PRE-ENNONUC 2C - Energy research and development programme (EEC), 1979-1983 Temat(-y) Data not available Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania Data not available Koordynator NAT INST FOR PHYSICAL PLANNING & CONSTR RESEARCH LTD Wkład UE Brak danych Adres ST. MARTIN'S HOUSE WATERLOO ROAD DUBLIN 4 Irlandia Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych