The energy efficiency of gas-burned boilers in space heating systems is sensitive to how the boiler is controlled. This study is aimed to investigate how the overall energy performance of a heating system can be optimized using best boiler control scheme. This is to be achieved through experimental studies and simulation studies. This paper presents the latter. A simplified boiler is proposed and integrated in a heating system modeling platform for the simulation study. The results show that the boiler in a heating system should be controlled according to the heating load in order to achieve the highest long-term energy efficiency while maintaining desired comfort.
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| DOI | 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150406.11 |
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Energy Efficiency, Boiler, Simulation Study, Heating Systems
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Zaiyi Liao, Wei Xuan. (2015). A Simulation Study on the Energy Efficiency of Gas-Burned Boilers in Heating Systems. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 4(6), 327-332. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepe.20150406.11
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Zaiyi Liao; Wei Xuan. A Simulation Study on the Energy Efficiency of Gas-Burned Boilers in Heating Systems. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2015, 4(6), 327-332. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150406.11
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Zaiyi Liao, Wei Xuan. A Simulation Study on the Energy Efficiency of Gas-Burned Boilers in Heating Systems. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2015;4(6):327-332. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150406.11
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