IEA
District Heating and Cooling
including CHP
Research Projects: Completed projects 1987 - 1990 / Annex II
General

The IEA's "Programme of Research, Development and Demonstration on District Heating" was established at the end of 1983. The technical areas covered by the second three-year phase are listed below.

The results of this Annex' studies are no longer available.
 
  • Review of R&D projects
  • Advanced District Heating Production Technologies
  • Piping techniques:
    • Static problems in the laying of plastic jacket pipes
    • Fittings in plastic jacket pipelines
    • Welded sleeve techniques for plastic jacket pipes
    • New methods in underground engineering and installing of District Heating pipelines
  • Potential Telemetry Technology for District Heating
  • Guidelines for Converting Building Heating Systems for Hot Water District Heating
  • Advanced Energy Transmission Fluids
  • Heat Meters
  • Thermal Energy from Refuse Analysis (TEFRA), computer program

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