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9.7 Furnaces and Boilers

  • 9.7.1 What Is a Furnace?
  • 9.7.2 What Is a Boiler?

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Lessons

  • EGEE 102: Energy Conservation for Environmental Protection
    • Lesson 1: Energy Fundamentals
    • Lesson 2: Energy, Power and Utility Bills
    • Lesson 3: Energy Supply and Demand
    • Lesson 4: Energy Efficiency
    • Lesson 5: Environmental Impacts of Energy Production
    • Lesson 6: Appliances
    • Lesson 7: Hot Water
    • Lesson 8: Lighting
    • Lesson 9: Heating
      • 9.1 Lesson 9 Introduction
      • 9.2 Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
      • 9.3 Degree Days
      • 9.4 Seasonal Heating Degree Days
      • 9.5 Insulation
      • 9.6 Home Heating Fuels
      • 9.7 Furnaces and Boilers
        • 9.7.1 What Is a Furnace?
        • 9.7.2 What Is a Boiler?
      • 9.8 Radiant Heating
      • 9.9 Heat Pumps
      • 9.10 Solar Heating Systems
      • 9.11 Operating Costs of Heating your Home
      • 9.12 Conclusion
    • Lesson 10: Home Cooling and Windows
    • Lesson 11: Transportation
    • Lesson 12: Home Energy Audit - The Building Envelope

Course materials prepared by Dr. Sarma Pisupati and Dr. Jennifer Clemons, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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