1874 Federal Register / Vol. 49, No. 9 t Friday, January 1% 1984. / Notices

Office of Conservation and Background

Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation, Program for

. . , . .

Consumer Products; Petition for as amended by the National Energy Waiver of Furnace Test Procedures j Conservation Policy Act [NECPA), Pub.

from The Catalyte Energy Corporation i„ RS-619.92 Stat

. 3266; which requires

''- DOE to prescribe standardized test

AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable procedures to; measure the energy

Energy Office, Department of Energy. consumption of certain consumer

products, including furnaces. The intent SUMMARY: Today's notice publishes a of the test procedures is to provide a

"Petition for Waiver" from The Catalyte comparable measure of energy

Energy Corporation (Catalyte) a division consumption , that will assist consumers

of MTD Products inc. of Cleveland in making purchasing decisions. These

Ohio, requesting a waiver from the

existing Department of Energy fDOEJ•

test procedures for furnaces. Catalyte

manufactures residential and procedures by adding 10 CFR 430:27,

commercial heating appliances. The firm Petitions for Waiver, to allow the

has developed a line of high efficiency , Assistant Secretary for Conservation

gas-fired furnaces and boilers that will and Renewable Energy temporarily to

recover latent heat by condensing water waive test procedures for a particular

vapor in the products of combustion basic model. 45 FR 64108 (September 2%

before they exit the furnace-The 1980). Waivers may be granted when

petition requests DOE to grant relief one or more design characteristics of a

from the test procedure requirements basic model either prevent testing of the

relating to the efficiency attributable to basic model according to the prescribed

the condensing of flue gases. Catalyte test procedures or lead to results so

seeks to use a National Bureau of unrepresentative of the model's true

Standards (NBS} condensate test energy consumption as to provide

method for determining Annual Fuel materially inaccurate comparative data

Utilization Efficiency (AFUEJ and Waivers generally remain in effect until

steady-state efficiency instead of the final test procedure amendments

present DOE test procedures which base become effective, resolving the problem

condensation calculations on the . that is the subject of the waiver -

average flue gas temperature. DOE is Catalyte's petition seeks a-waiver

soliciting comments, data, and from the DOE test method basing

information respecting the petition, condensation calculations on the

DATE: DOE will accept comments, data average flue gas temperature. instead,

and information not later than Pabr

The Energy ConservatioirrProgranrfor

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation.

Act (EPCA) Pub L 94-16? 89 Stat 927

test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

DOE has amended the prescribed test

ate yte requests the use of the

usty condensate measuring method as set 13, 19M.

forth in Appendix C of National Bureau

ADDRESSES: Written comments and, of Standards' Interagency Report 80-

statements shall be sent to. Department 2210. "Recommended Testing and

of Energy. Office of Conservation and Calculation. Procedures for Estimating

Renewable Energy, Case No. F-012,. Mail the Seasonal Performance of Residential

Stop CE-112.2, Forrestal Building, 100U. Condensing Furnaces and Boilers,"

Independence Avenue, S.W., dated April 1980, to determine the

Washington. D.C. 20585. efficiency of its condensing furnace.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the

Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of "Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The

Energy, Office of Conservation and petition contains no confidential .

Renewable Energy, Mail Station CF, information. DOE solicits comments.

112.1,. Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington. D.C. 20585. (202) 252.-

9127;

data. and information respecting the

petition.

Issued in Washington, D.C.. January 9,

UNEugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department Pat Counts

of Energy, Office of General Counsel, IsisfnatSeeretary Consereatmn and

D- L-1 B Mail Station GC-33 Forrestal ewe e mrgy._

November 11,:1983.

Building. 1000 Independence Avenue, Joseph 1 Tribble.

S.W., Washington, D.C: 20585, (202) Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

252-9513. Renewable Energy,

Department of BnOZ.g}. Forrestal Bldg.. 100&

Independence Avenue, SW., Washington:

D.C zasa

Gentlemen:

1. Petition for Waiver-This is a petition

for waiver from the Department of Eherayr

teat procedure specified in 10- CFR Part'430.

Subpart B, Appendix N, amended August 12..

198(t. Catalyte Energy Corporation has

developed and will be marketing a line of gas

fired, forced air condensing furnaces and gas

fired, hot water. condensing boilers that are

required' to be tested to the procedures under

10 CFR Part 430, Appendix N, and the

Appendix N tests do not fully account for

latent heat recovery; therefore, we submit

this petition.

2. Petitioners Business-Catalyte Energy

Corporation, an MTD Company, is a

manufacturer of residential high efficiency

gas fired warm air furnaces and gas fired

boilers that recover latent heat by condensing

the water vapor in the products of

combustion. These furnaces and boilers will.

be manufactured in five sizes ranging from

40,000BTUti to 120,000BTt. H Input Model

numbers are OF series furnaces and GO

series boilers:

3. Furnace/Boiler Design PrinciplesFurnace and boiler models are designed with

a primary finned heat exchanger with water

as the heat transfer fluid, and a regenerative

type blower that premixes gas and air to a

unique radiant type burner to obtain higher

efficiencies, Condensation of water vapor

from the products of combustion . occurs in the

pnenary heat exchanger.

4. Current DOE Teat Does not Accurately

Measure Condensate-lit CFR Part 430,

amended August 12,1980. accounts for

condensation of water vapor in the

cpmbustion products based an the average

flue gas temperature whereas the Catalyte

Energy Corporation models OF and GB series

condense more water vapor due to film

condensing than the present DOE teat method

predicts. This difference is as high as two

percentage points.

S. DOE Test is Unfair to the General Public

and Petitioner-For the consumer to justify

spending additional dollars for a high

efficiency furnace instead of a less affrcient'

less expensive furnace, Catalyte Energy

Corporation believes It is highly important to

accurately represent the fail energy efficiency

of our UF series furnace and GB series boiler.

High efficiency furnaces will play a major .

role in reduced fuel usage and operating costs

which will motivate the purchase of this type

of furnace. If Catalyte Energy Corporation

cannot accurately represent the full energy

efficiency of,our UF series furnaces and GH"

series boilers, we wilt be placed at a

marketing disadvantage; and it would be

difficult economically to recover high

development costs incurred-Failure to grant

this petition would also tend to discourage all

future development by furnace manufacturers

of high efficiency furnaces.

6. Proposed Alternate Teat -Method-The

recommended procedure outlined in,

Appendix C of Natural Bureau of Standards

Publication No. NBSIR 80-2110. April 1981_

will more accurately measure the efficiency

of condensing furnaces or boilers; and this

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petitioner requests that Catalyte Energy

Corporation be granted the option to use the

procedure as outlined in NBSIR 80-2110.

Petitioner also requests,.as in the case of

Lennox, Arkia, and Heil-Quaker petitions, inhouse testingby manufacturers be permitted

when manufacturers have their own. test

facilities.

7. Public Policy-The granting of this

petition will advance the nation 's energy

conservation policy by encouraging the

consumer to purchase and use more , efficient

appliances and.by encouraging

manufacturers to continue .development of.

high efficiency heating appliances -

& Other Manufacturers-To our

knowledge,, there are five other

manufacturers lathe United States that.

market furnaces or boilers operating in the

condensing mode. Also, to our knowledge,

these manufacturers have submitted petitions

for waiver. These manufacturers are

a. Hydrotherm. Inc., Rockland Avenue,

Northville, New Jersey, 07847; Boiler

Manufacturer

b. Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Main Street,

Amana, Iowa, 52204; Furnace Manufacturer .

c. Lennox Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas; .

Furnace Manufacturer

d. Arkla Industries, Inc., Evansville,

Indiana, 47704; Furnace Manufacturer

- e. Heil-Quaker Corporation, Nashville,

Tennessee, 37204; Furnace Manufacturer

If additional information is required, please

contact Harry, Ihlenfield, Catalyte Energy.

Corporation. ;

Respectfully.

Harry L. Ihlenfield,

ChiefEngineer, Cata1yte-Energy Cotporvtion.

iFR Doc. 84-836 Filed 1-12-84: 8:45 amj

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Office of Energy Research

Energy Research Advisory Board

Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion;

Cancellation of Meeting

This notice is given to advise of the

cancellation. of the meeting of the

Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion

(January 17, 1984) of the Energy

Research Advisory Board as published

in the issue of December 18, 1983 (48 FR

55905).

Issued at Washington, D.C. on January 12,

1984.

Howard H. Ralken,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

IFR Dec. 84-1144 Filed 1-12-84; 1138 am] .. .

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