Grantee Research Project Results
Low Emissions Water Heater Burner
EPA Contract Number: 68D50143Title: Low Emissions Water Heater Burner
Investigators: Nickeson, Robert
Small Business: Altex Technologies Corporation
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: II
Project Period: September 1, 1995 through October 1, 1997
Project Amount: $219,950
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase II (1995) Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Air Pollution , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) , Air Quality and Air Toxics
Description:
Millions of gas fired residential and commercial water heaters are installed nationwide. Uncontrolled NOx emissions from these units are high, relative to industrial low NOx burner emissions. New low cost approaches to control NOx are needed, to limit emission from water heaters.Altex Technologies Corporation through analyses and testing has shown the feasibility of the Low Emissions Water Heater Burner (LEWHB) to reduce NOx below 20 Ng/J, a burner incremental cost of less than $0.4. The burner incorporates conventional burner components and can be easily adapted to existing water heaters. Besides low burner cost, the LEWHB lowers stack temperature and increases heater efficiency. The resulting fuel savings more then offsets the burner costs. Under the Phase II effort, Altex, with assistance of a major burner manufacturer, will refine the LEWHB to a commercializable design, and test the burner at threes different water heater capacities. Burner cost data will also be refined, to fully quantify the economic benefits of the LEWHB. Lastly a commercialization plan for the LEWHB will be prepared.
Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, engineering, chemistry., Scientific Discipline, Toxics, Air, air toxics, Environmental Chemistry, HAPS, Chemistry, Chemistry and Materials Science, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Nitrogen Oxides, ambient air quality, emission control strategies, Nox, air pollutants, emission control technologies, hazardous air pollutants, air pollution, ambient emissions, combustion technology, atmospheric dispersion, burners, water heaters, combustion, water heater burners, nitrogen oxides (Nox)Progress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase I:
Low Emissions Water Heater BurnerThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.