Table of Contents

1 -  AS/NZS 5078:2007 DOMESTIC SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES-PELLET HEATERS-METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF POWER OUTPUT AND...
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
7 -  SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 -  1.1 SCOPE
7 -  1.2 APPLICATION
7 -  1.2.1 General
7 -  1.2.2 Included appliances
7 -  1.2.3 Excluded appliances
7 -  1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 -  1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 -  1.4.1 Appliance operating instructions
8 -  1.4.2 Average efficiency
8 -  1.4.3 Burn rate
8 -  1.4.4 Calorimeter room
8 -  1.4.5 Efficiency (overall efficiency or appliance efficiency)
8 -  1.4.6 Hopper
8 -  1.4.7 Inlet air damper
8 -  1.4.8 Peak power
8 -  1.4.9 Pellet fuel
8 -  1.4.10 Pellet fuel feed assembly
8 -  1.4.11 Test burn period
8 -  1.4.12 Shall
8 -  1.4.13 Should
8 -  1.5 PRINCIPLE
9 -  SECTION 2 APPARATUS
9 -  2.1 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
9 -  2.2 APPLIANCE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
9 -  2.3 WEIGHT DETERMINATION EQUIPMENT
9 -  2.4 MASS FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
9 -  2.5 AMBIENT AIR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
9 -  2.6 ANEMOMETER
10 -  SECTION 3 TEST ENCLOSURE AND FLUE
10 -  3.1 GENERAL
10 -  3.2 ROOM INSULATION
10 -  3.3 LENGTH OF FLUE
10 -  3.4 EXPOSED FLUE WITHIN CALORIMETER ROOM
10 -  3.4.1 Freestanding appliances
10 -  3.4.2 Fireplace-insert appliances
10 -  3.5 AIR TEMPERATURES
10 -  3.6 AIR PRESSURE
11 -  3.7 WALL TEMPERATURES
11 -  3.8 AIR FLOW
11 -  3.9 CALIBRATION
11 -  3.9.1 General
11 -  3.9.2 Calorimeter room
11 -  3.9.3 Barometer
11 -  3.9.4 Anemometer
11 -  3.9.5 Weighing instruments
14 -  SECTION 4 MEASUREMENT ACCURACY
14 -  4.1 TEMPERATURE AND MASS FLOW
14 -  4.2 CALORIMETER ROOM SCALES
15 -  SECTION 5 TEST FUEL
16 -  SECTION 6 TEST PROCEDURE
16 -  6.1 PREPARATION BEFORE TESTING
16 -  6.1.1 Conditioning burn
16 -  6.1.2 Post-conditioning adjustment
16 -  6.1.3 Ash
16 -  6.1.4 Fire lighting
16 -  6.1.5 Pretest burn cycle
16 -  6.2 FUEL LOADING
16 -  6.3 BURN RATES
17 -  6.4 TEST BURN PERIOD
17 -  6.5 NUMBER OF BURN PERIODS
17 -  6.6 DATA-RECORDING INTERVAL
17 -  6.7 OPERATION OF THE APPLIANCE
17 -  6.7.1 Burn-rate control
17 -  6.7.2 Fans
17 -  6.7.3 Other controls
17 -  6.7.4 Automatic controls
18 -  6.8 APPLIANCES WITH A WATER-HEATING FACILITY
18 -  6.9 DUCTED APPLIANCES
19 -  SECTION 7 EFFICIENCY
20 -  SECTION 8 CALCULATION AND REPORTING OF RESULTS
20 -  8.1 CALCULATIONS
20 -  8.1.1 Average power
20 -  8.1.2 Heat output
20 -  8.1.3 Energy input
20 -  8.1.4 Efficiency
20 -  8.1.5 Burn rate
20 -  8.2 REPORT
21 -  SECTION 9 MARKING
21 -  9.1 GENERAL
21 -  9.2 COMPULSORY PERMANENT MARKING
21 -  9.3 FUEL TYPES
21 -  9.4 ADDITIONAL MARKING
22 -  9.5 RETESTING EXEMPTION

Abstract

Specifies a method for the determination of the average efficiency and average thermal power output from automatic feed, pellet fuel-burning room heaters, that are intended to burn wood pellets or other suitable solid fuel.

Scope

This Standard sets out a method for the determination of the average efficiency and average thermal power output from a domestic automatic continuous feed, pellet fuel-burning appliance.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CS-062
Supersedes	DR 06582 CP