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THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS HEATING SYSTEMS IN A MATCHED PAIR OF HOUSES

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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.

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