Objetivo
Objectives and content
Commercially available heating systems must match the
actual heat demanded by the user to the capacity of the
equipment. This can be achieved either by switching on
to the maximum load and then off again, or by modulating
the load. The benefits of modulating heating systems are
higher efficiency, reduced unwanted emissions and
increased comfort for the end-user. One of the main
bottlenecks impeding the development of modulating gasfired heating equipment has been the difficulty in
developing the burners. In this respect radiating
burners are the most promising design option. The
operating conditions for radiant burners are, however
quite severe: high surface temperature, steep temperature
gradients, thousands of hot/cold cycles and a corrosive
atmosphere.
There are no guidelines, criteria, test procedures or
test equipment that are based on fundamental
understanding of the phenomena involved in which new
premixed radiant burners can be designed and tested.
Part of the cost of the development of new burners is
therefore spent inefficiently and the introduction of new
burners and compact heating equipment is seriously
hindered. In addition, past experience has shown that
the current development and testing methods do not
prevent unreliable burners from reaching the market.
The main objective of this project is to develop a new
design tool for premixed gas-fired radiant burners for
domestic appliances, consisting of a set of design
guidelines, material selection criteria, test procedures
and test equipment in order to ensure the cost-effective
and efficient development of reliable gas appliances.
The development of a test methodology to predict the
lifetime of the burners is an important part of this
design tool.
This new design tool will cut the time to market of new
burners by 50% and the development costs by 40% (Europewide 6 MECU/year). Further, the results will reduce the
costs of maintenance of heating equipment by 4 MECU/year
(Europe-wide).
It will help take the lead in the growing market for new
compact heating appliances fired with gas. Furthermore,
the project results in an improvement in the efficiency
of gas-fired heating equipment by 3% (economic benefit
for the end-user of 1,500 MECU/year and a reduction of
C02-emission by 6 billion m3/year), a reduction of the CO
and CH4-emissions by 100 ktons/year, and of the NOxemission by 200 tons/year. In addition, the project
results in improved safety, and avoids the premature
replacement of burners.
Convocatoria de propuestas
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