Pulse combustion residential water heater
Abstract
A domestic water heater based on the pulse combustion principle was developed, thus significantly reducing natural gas costs for the residential consumer. With the cost of natural gas rising, it is important to develop fuel efficient residential appliances which are economically attractive to the consumer. The pulse combustion principle was proven to reduce fuel consumption significantly in residential furnaces and is expected to show similar results when applied to domestic water heaters. Direct venting, which is possible with pulse combustion burners, provides an additional economic benefit: the consumer who elects to install a pulse combustion water heater and furnace in a new building will not require a chimney.
- Publication:
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Annual Report
- Pub Date:
- September 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982agal.rept.....K
- Keywords:
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- Economic Impact;
- Natural Gas;
- Residential Energy;
- System Effectiveness;
- Temperature Gradients;
- Water Heating;
- Cost Reduction;
- Exhaust Emission;
- Fuel Consumption;
- Nitrogen Oxides;
- Performance Tests;
- Project Management;
- Engineering (General)