%0 Report
%K Indoor environment department
%K Air leakage
%K Other
%K Energy performance of buildings group
%K Air flow measurement
%K Blower power measurement
%K Blowers
%K Forced air systems
%K Furnaces
%K Public interest energy research (pier) program
%K Residential hvac
%A Iain S Walker
%A Darryl J Dickerhoff
%A William W Delp
%C Berkeley
%D 2010
%G eng
%I Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
%T Residential Forced Air System Cabinet Leakage and Blower Performance
%2 LBNL-3383E
%8 05/2010
%X <p>This project evaluated the air leakage and electric power consumption of Residential HVAC components, with a particular focus on air leakage of furnace cabinets. Laboratory testing of HVAC components indicated that air leakage can be significant and highly variable from unit to unit – indicating the need for a standard test method and specifying maximum allowable air leakage in California State energy codes. To further this effort, this project provided technical assistance for the development of a national standard for Residential HVAC equipment air leakage. This standard is being developed by ASHRAE and is called "ASHRAE Standard 193P ‐ Method of test for Determining the Air Leakage Rate of HVAC Equipment". The final part of this project evaluated techniques for measurement of furnace blower power consumption. A draft test procedure for power consumption was developed in collaboration with the Canadian General Standards Board: CSA 823 "Performance Standard for air handlers in residential space conditioning systems".</p>