TY - BOOK
T1 - Experimental Validation of a New Cost-Effective and Nonintrusive BTU Meter
AU - Liu, Xiaobing
AU - Shrestha, Som S.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This report summarizes the research conducted under a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement with FluxTeq LLC for experimental validation of a new inexpensive and nonintrusive thermal energy meter (referred as a BTU meter). BTU meters measure thermal energy flows in energy systems (e.g., chillers or boilers); measurements of these flows are essential for performance monitoring, fault detection and diagnostics, and control of these energy systems. The key component of a BTU meter is the device for measuring flow rate. Most flow rate meters available today are either intrusive and difficult to install, especially on existing energy systems, or built around sophisticated,very expensive ultrasonic sensors.
AB - This report summarizes the research conducted under a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement with FluxTeq LLC for experimental validation of a new inexpensive and nonintrusive thermal energy meter (referred as a BTU meter). BTU meters measure thermal energy flows in energy systems (e.g., chillers or boilers); measurements of these flows are essential for performance monitoring, fault detection and diagnostics, and control of these energy systems. The key component of a BTU meter is the device for measuring flow rate. Most flow rate meters available today are either intrusive and difficult to install, especially on existing energy systems, or built around sophisticated,very expensive ultrasonic sensors.
KW - 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
U2 - 10.2172/1479739
DO - 10.2172/1479739
M3 - Commissioned report
BT - Experimental Validation of a New Cost-Effective and Nonintrusive BTU Meter
CY - United States
ER -