Study on Energy Consumption of Rural Household Heating Mode in Winter

Abstract

Although rural household heating systems provide comfortable living environment in winter, household energy consumption increases year by year. The best household heating system has become a concerned issue in rural areas. Two main types of heating, a wall panel heating system and a radiant floor-heating system, are modelled and simulated according to some regulatory documents. The annual cost method and Value Engineering are used to compare the economy of two systems. The simulation results show that the rural household energy consumption of the radiant floor-heating system is lower than that of the wall panel heating system under the same comfortable condition. The final economic conclusion is that the radiant floor-heating system is more suitable in northern China.