Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation

Dentz, J.¹  Ansanelli, E.¹ 

[1] Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES), New York, NY (United States)

关键词: residential;    Residential Buildings;    ARIES;    Building America;    Air vent;    one-pipe steam;    overheating;    steam balancing;    steam convector;    steam radiator;    steam retrofit;    Thermostatic radiator valve;    TRV;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220422
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102015-4586
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220422
Others  :  Other: 7025

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are overheated much of the time. Thermostatically controlled radiator valves (TRVs) are one potential strategy to combat this problem, but have not been widely accepted by the residential retrofit market. In this project, the ARIES team sought to better understand the current usage of TRVs by key market players in steam and hot water heating and to conduct limited experiments on the effectiveness of new and old TRVs as a means of controlling space temperatures and reducing heating fuel consumption. The project included a survey of industry professionals, a field experiment comparing old and new TRVs, and cost-benefit modeling analysis using BEopt??? (Building Energy Optimization software).