Optimizing hydronic system performance in residential applications / prepared by L. Arena and O. Faakye.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Arena, Lois B.

Faakye, Omari, author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Building Technologies, issuing body.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), sponsoring body.

Building America (Program : U.S.), sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydronics.

Heat pumps.

heat pumps.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 71 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, [2013]

Summary:

Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (11%) are heated with steam or hot water systems according to 2009 US Census data. Therefore, improvements in hydronic system performance could result in significant energy savings in the US.

Contents:

Introduction and background

Modelling

Experimental methods

Mathematical methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion and recommendations

Future research needs

Appendix A. Sensor type, location and accuracy

Appendix B. Flow rate calibration results.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 4, 2015).

"Prepared for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy."

"October 2013."

"NREL technical monitor: Cheryn Metzger."

"DOE/GO-102013-4108."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-67).

OCLC:

921488617