AS/NZS 5078:2007

AS/NZS 5078:2007 DOMESTIC SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES-PELLET HEATERS-METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF POWER OUTPUT AND...

PREFACE

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 APPLICATION

1.2.1 General

1.2.2 Included appliances

1.2.3 Excluded appliances

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

1.4 DEFINITIONS

1.4.1 Appliance operating instructions

1.4.2 Average efficiency

1.4.3 Burn rate

1.4.4 Calorimeter room

1.4.5 Efficiency (overall efficiency or appliance efficiency)

1.4.6 Hopper

1.4.7 Inlet air damper

1.4.8 Peak power

1.4.9 Pellet fuel

1.4.10 Pellet fuel feed assembly

1.4.11 Test burn period

1.4.12 Shall

1.4.13 Should

1.5 PRINCIPLE

SECTION 2 APPARATUS

2.1 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

2.2 APPLIANCE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

2.3 WEIGHT DETERMINATION EQUIPMENT

2.4 MASS FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

2.5 AMBIENT AIR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

2.6 ANEMOMETER

SECTION 3 TEST ENCLOSURE AND FLUE

3.1 GENERAL

3.2 ROOM INSULATION

3.3 LENGTH OF FLUE

3.4 EXPOSED FLUE WITHIN CALORIMETER ROOM

3.4.1 Freestanding appliances

3.4.2 Fireplace-insert appliances

3.5 AIR TEMPERATURES

3.6 AIR PRESSURE

3.7 WALL TEMPERATURES

3.8 AIR FLOW

3.9 CALIBRATION

3.9.1 General

3.9.2 Calorimeter room

3.9.3 Barometer

3.9.4 Anemometer

3.9.5 Weighing instruments

SECTION 4 MEASUREMENT ACCURACY

4.1 TEMPERATURE AND MASS FLOW

4.2 CALORIMETER ROOM SCALES

SECTION 5 TEST FUEL

SECTION 6 TEST PROCEDURE

6.1 PREPARATION BEFORE TESTING

6.1.1 Conditioning burn

6.1.2 Post-conditioning adjustment

6.1.3 Ash

6.1.4 Fire lighting

6.1.5 Pretest burn cycle

6.2 FUEL LOADING

6.3 BURN RATES

6.4 TEST BURN PERIOD

6.5 NUMBER OF BURN PERIODS

6.6 DATA-RECORDING INTERVAL

6.7 OPERATION OF THE APPLIANCE

6.7.1 Burn-rate control

6.7.2 Fans

6.7.3 Other controls

6.7.4 Automatic controls

6.8 APPLIANCES WITH A WATER-HEATING FACILITY

6.9 DUCTED APPLIANCES

SECTION 7 EFFICIENCY

SECTION 8 CALCULATION AND REPORTING OF RESULTS

8.1 CALCULATIONS

8.1.1 Average power

8.1.2 Heat output

8.1.3 Energy input

8.1.4 Efficiency

8.1.5 Burn rate

8.2 REPORT

SECTION 9 MARKING

9.1 GENERAL

9.2 COMPULSORY PERMANENT MARKING

9.3 FUEL TYPES

9.4 ADDITIONAL MARKING

9.5 RETESTING EXEMPTION