Farmer, D 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7687-1919, Johnston, D and Miles-Shenton, D
2016,
'Obtaining the heat loss coefficient of a dwelling using its heating system (integrated coheating)'
, Energy and Buildings, 117
, pp. 1-10.
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Abstract
This paper presents the methodology, along with some of the initial findings and observations from tests performed on two dwellings, of differing construction and form, in which a coheating test was performed using the dwelling’s central heating system; this method is referred to as integrated coheating. Data obtained during the integrated coheating tests using a dwelling’s heating system have been compared with data obtained during electric coheating of the same dwelling. In one instance, integrated coheating test data from one dwelling was compared to a similar adjoining control dwelling that was simultaneously subject to an electric coheating test. The results show a good agreement between the heat loss coefficients (HLC) obtained using a dwelling’s own heating system and those obtained through electrical coheating. Initial analysis suggests the HLC estimate obtained from integrated coheating is likely to be more representative of how a dwelling performs in-use. The findings question the appropriateness of comparing current steady-state HLC predictions to those derived from in-use monitoring data. Integrated coheating has the potential to provide a more cost-effective and informative indication of whole house heat loss than electric coheating, as it enables in situ quantification of both fabric and heating system performance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Energy and Buildings |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0378-7788 |
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| Depositing User: | DJ Farmer |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2019 13:25 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jan 2020 16:01 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/52752 |
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