Infrastructure / Building Heating and Cooling
Building Heating and Cooling
Experimental systems for assessing the operation, efficiency and control of building heating, cooling and solar thermal technologies.
SERG operates experimental facilities for studying the performance, efficiency and control of building heating, cooling and solar thermal systems. The facilities support laboratory testing, energy-performance assessment and the monitoring of thermal-system operating conditions.
Gas-fired condensing boiler
Provides efficient space heating by recovering additional heat from combustion gases through condensation.
Single-stage oil-fired boiler
Provides heating at a fixed firing rate for combustion testing and thermal-efficiency assessment.
Solar thermal collectors
Convert solar radiation into useful heat for evaluating renewable thermal-energy production and system efficiency.
Liquid-flow meters
Measure liquid flow rates in heating and cooling circuits for hydraulic and thermal-performance analysis.
Energy meters and data-acquisition equipment
Measure and record energy consumption and operating parameters for system monitoring and performance evaluation.
Two-stage oil-fired boiler
Enables heating operation at two firing levels for the assessment of thermal performance and fuel consumption.
Air-conditioning systems with multiple indoor and outdoor units
Support experimental investigation of cooling performance, energy consumption and system operation.
Flue-gas and smoke-measurement equipment
Measures combustion-gas composition and smoke emissions to assess combustion quality and environmental performance.
In-pipe temperature sensors
Monitor fluid temperatures within piping systems to support thermal-performance assessment and system control.