Oil Conservation in Home Heating

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. S. Hayden ◽  
R. W. Braaten ◽  
T. D. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Length ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Winter Climate ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Fuel Savings ◽  
Residential Heating ◽  
Home Heating ◽  
Cycling Frequency

Field studies of the oil consumption characteristics of oil-fired residential heating systems have been carried out in several homes in a severe winter climate. Daily recording of the fuel consumption, cycling frequency and cycle length allowed the data to be used in conjunction with hourly meteorological records to establish baseline consumption patterns for comparison with consumption levels measured during the use of selected residential oil conservation techniques. Improved burner performance and overnight thermostat cutback are each shown to offer greater fuel savings than the use of a positive chimney damper designed to minimize “off” cycle losses.

Optimization of residential heating systems using accumulators

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioan-Valentin Sita ◽  
Petru Dobra ◽  
Daniel Moga ◽  
Radu Manescu ◽  
Vlad Muresan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heating Systems ◽  
Residential Heating

Heterogeneity in preferences for renewable home heating systems among Irish households

2021 ◽  
pp. 118219
Author(s):  
Tensay Hadush Meles ◽  
Lisa Ryan ◽  
Sanghamitra C. Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Heating Systems ◽  
Home Heating

scholarly journals Presence of Thermophilic Actinomycetes in Residential Heating Systems

1971 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-731
Author(s):  
Jordan N. Fink ◽  
Abe J. Resnick ◽  
John Salvaggio
Keyword(s):  
Thermophilic Actinomycetes ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Residential Heating

More Effective Winter Maintenance Method for Cycleways

2003 ◽  
Vol 1824 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bergström
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Winter Maintenance ◽  
Road Condition ◽  
Maintenance Service ◽  
Cycling Frequency ◽  
Survey Interviews ◽  
Personal Travel

Increased cycling as a means of personal travel could generate environmental benefits if associated with a corresponding decrease in car-based transport. For promoting cycling during winter, the maintenance service level of cycleways is of importance. Earlier studies indicated that the Swedish public is unsatisfied with the service levels provided on cycleways during winter. In Sweden, cycleways normally are cleared of snow through plowing and are gritted for skid control. Field studies tested an unconventional winter maintenance method that uses a power broom for snow clearance and salt for deicing. The field studies were evaluated through road-condition observations, measurements of friction, a questionnaire survey, interviews, and bicycle measurements. The method of using a power broom for snow clearance and salt for deicing provided a higher service level than traditional winter maintenance methods, but it was two to three times more expensive. The method has greater potential in regions, such as southern Sweden, with low snow accumulations but with major ice-formation problems than in regions with a colder climate. Cyclists noticed the improved maintenance service level provided with the method used in the field study, but although cyclists stated that road condition is important to their decision to cycle, it could not be concluded that the enhanced service level generated a higher winter cycling frequency.

scholarly journals Residential heating system selection using the generalized Choquet integral method with the perspective of energy

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yavuz Ozdemir ◽  
Sahika Ozdemir
Keyword(s):  
Integral Method ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Residential Heating ◽  
System Selection ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

Using energy effectively is one of the most important issues and problems that countries should take up. As a parallel of increasing energy demands worldwide and still mostly using fossil fuels, energy saving issues have gained much importance in recent years for all areas of life. It is a fact that construction also plays an important role in the emergence of the energy and environmental problem that we see as the problem of our centenary. As buildings consume about 40% of the world's annual energy consumption globally, this study will focus on the evaluation of residential heating system alternatives using the generalized Choquet integral method with trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The main contribution of this paper is to determine the interdependency among main criteria and subcriteria, the nonlinear relationship among them and the environmental uncertainties while prioritizing residential heating system alternatives using the generalized Choquet integral method with the experts’ view. To the authors’ knowledge, this will be the first interdisciplinary study that uses the generalized Choquet integral method for residential heating systems.

Comparison of environmental impacts of two residential heating systems

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1072-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Yang ◽  
Radu Zmeureanu ◽  
Hugues Rivard
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Residential Heating

Improve the Control of Residential Heating Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 52-54 ◽  
pp. 1571-1576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surinder Jassar ◽  
Zai Yi Liao
Keyword(s):  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Inferential Control ◽  
Residential Heating ◽  
Neuro Fuzzy ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality

A recurrent neuro-fuzzy based inferential sensor is applied to design an inferential control algorithm that can improve the operation of residential heating systems in which both energy efficiency and indoor environment quality are below expectation due to insufficient control. In current practice, the control of these heating systems is based on the measurement of air temperature at one point within the building. The inferential control strategy presented in this paper allows the control to be based on an estimate of the overall thermal performance, minimizing the chance of overheating (saving energy) and underheating (improving comfort) in the building. The performance of this control technology has been investigated through simulation study. The results show that the proposed control scheme can effectively maintain the temperature at set-point, and results in energy savings and improved thermal comfort.

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