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Performance of intermittently-fired oil furnaces

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40002803
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SubjectHeating; oil furnaces; thermostats; performance
Abstract
Performance tests on warm air furnaces are normally run under steady-state conditions, that is, the readings and measurements are taken after temperatures and pressures have reached equilibrium. Warm air furnaces, however, are controlled in practical applications by a thermostat, and the resulting operation is intermittent. This paper presents the results of tests on 2 oil-fired warm air furnaces run under various conditions of intermittent operation. It shows that the performance under intermittent firing is different from that under continuous firing and discusses the factors causing the changes in performance.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-RP-39 (August 1957).
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NRC numberNRCC 4454
NRC-IRC-476
NPARC number20358549
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