The potential for energy saving in heating systems through improving boiler controls

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-271

  Liao, Z ^a   Dexter, A L ^b  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boiler control; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Heating system; Simulation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542742118     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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