采用三种试验方法对以天然气和丙烷为燃料的催化加热器的通风和非通风设计进行了试验。本研究的目的是确定一种合适的实验室试验方法，用于确定典型加热器使用期间未反应燃料的百分比。这项研究的结果预计将对目前正在为催化加热器制定ANSI标准的制造商以及能源部制定设备效率测试程序的制造商有用。结果表明，使用碳平衡计算未反应燃料的分析方法相当于经验方法。两种开放式试验方法和一种封闭式试验方法的试验结果表明，使用的方法将取决于加热器是否通风。结果表明，闭室法所得结果与无排气管加热器的开室法所得结果一致，并可替代开室法- 如果试验结束时室内氧气消耗量未低于19%，则采用室内法。发现完全密封的试验室不适用于本次封闭试验。单位:双引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，1986年，第92卷，pt。2B，波特兰，或

Both vented and unvented designs of catalytic heaters using natural gas and propane as the fuel were tested by three test methods. The objective of the study was to determine an appropriate laboratory test method for determining the percentage of unreacted fuel during typical heater use.Results of this study are expected to be useful for manufacturers who are currently developing an ANSI standard for catalytic heaters and by the Department of Energy for their Appliance Efficiency Test Procedures. Results showed that an analytical approach of calculating unreacted fuel using a carbon balance was equivalent to an empirical method. Results of tests in two open-room test methods and one closed room test method showed that the methods to use will depend on whether the heater is vented or unrented.A closed room method was shown to yield results consistent with those obtained by open-room methods for the unvented heater, and may be used in place of an open-room method if the room oxygen is not depleted below 19 % as an end-point of the test. A completely sealed test room was found to be unnecessary for this closed room test.Units: Dual