ASTM E2618-09

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Designation:E2618–08 Designation:E2618–09
Standard Test Method for
Measurement of Particulate Emissions and Heating
Efficiency of Outdoor Solid Fuel-Fired Hydronic Heating
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Appliances
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2618; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method applies to wood-fired or automatically fed biomass burning hydronic heating appliances, which the
manufacturer specifies for outdoor installation or in structures not normally occupied by humans. These appliances transfer heat
to the indoor environment through circulation of a liquid heat exchange media such as water or a water-antifreeze mixture.
1.2 The test method simulates hand loading of seasoned cordwood or fueling with a specified biomass fuel and measures
particulate emissions and delivered heating efficiency at specified heat output rates based on the appliance’s rated heating capacity.
1.3 Particulate emissions are measured by the dilution tunnel method as specified in Test Method E 2515. Delivered Efficiency
is measured by determining the heat output through measurement of the flow rate and temperature change of water circulated
throughaheatexchangerexternaltotheapplianceanddeterminingtheinputfromthemassofdryfuelanditshigherheatingvalue.
Delivered efficiency does not attempt to account for pipeline loss.
1.4 Products covered by this test method include both pressurized and non-pressurized heating appliances intended to be fired
with wood or automatically fed biomass fuels. These products are hydronic heating appliances which the manufacturer specifies
for outdoor installation or in structures not normally occupied by humans. They are often connected to an indoor heat exchanger
by insulated pipes buried in the ground and normally include a pump to circulate heated liquid. They are used to heat structures
such as homes, barns, and greenhouses and can heat domestic hot water, spas, or swimming pools.
1.5 Distinguishing features of products covered by this standard include:
1.5.1 Manufacturers specify outdoor installation or installation in structures not normally occupied by humans.
1.5.2 Afirebox with an access door for hand loading of fuel or a hopper and automated feed system for delivery of particulate
fuel such as wood pellets or solid biomass fuel to a burn pot or combustion chamber.
1.5.3 Typically a thermostatic control device that controls combustion air supply or fuel delivery, or both, to maintain the liquid
in the appliance within a predetermined temperature range provided sufficient fuel is available in the firebox or hopper.
1.5.4 A chimney or vent that exhausts combustion products from the appliance.
1.6 The values stated are to be regarded as the standard whether in inch-pound or SI units. The values given in parentheses are
for information only.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 4442 Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Base Materials
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
E711 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Refuse-Derived Fuel by the Bomb Calorimeter
E 2515 Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Definitions are in accordance with Terminology E 631, unless otherwise indicated.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.54 on Solid Fuel
Burning Appliances.
Current edition approved July 1, 2008. Published August 2008.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2009. Published March 2009. Originally approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E 2618 – 08.
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