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Central heating : a design and installation manual /
Central Heating: A Design and Installation Manual is a guide to modern domestic heating systems for those involved in the trade. The book discusses the benefits of heating systems, the effects of heating, the effect of insulation on comfort and cost, and the process of heat and moisture transfer. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Newnes Technical,
1985.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Central Heating: A Design and Installation Manual; Copyright Page; Introduction; The units used; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Comfort; Measuring heat; Keeping warm; Building heat losses; Heat losses through the structure; Air-change losses; Outside design temperature; Human heat losses; Surface temperatures; Comfort temperatures; Chapter 2. The effects of heating; The behaviour of buildings; Response; System response; Chapter 3. Insulation; Draughtproofing; Loft insulation; Wall insulation; Floors; Windows; Conclusions; Chapter 4. Heat and moisture transfer.
- Thermal transmittanceCalculation of U-values; Vapour transmittance; Chapter 5. Condensation; Humidity and saturation; Condensation possibility; Prevention of condensation; Condensation and insulation; Conclusions; Chapter 6. The basic heating system; Feed and expansion cistern; Safety; Pumps; Measurement of heat; Chapter 7. Circuit hydraulics; Effect of feed and expansion pipe and open vent pipe; Circuit pressures with feed and expansion cistern; Negative pump pressure; Golden rules; Chapter 8. Circuit variations; Two-pipe circuits; Provision of hot water; Gravity.
- Vent and feed in combined systemsFully pumped systems; Low-water-content circuits; Sealed-system circuits; Microbore circuits; Chapter 9. The chemical effect of water; Hard water; Soft water; Air infiltration; Galvanic action; Dezincification; Lead leaching; Cleanliness; Inhibitors; Chapter 10. Selection of hardware; Gas boilers; Oil boilers; Solid-fuel boilers; Emitters; Cylinders; Tube; Fittings; Ancillary items; Chapter 11. Controls; Temperature; Time control; Fully pumped systems; Ancillary controls; Chapter 12. The design of a heating system; Temperatures; Heat-loss calculations.
- Air changesSizing emitters; Pipe runs; Pipe sizing; Domestic hot water; Pump sizing; Chapter 13. Boiler sizing and fuel costs; Air-change losses; Boiler margin; Boiler efficiency; Degree days; Seasonal boiler efficiency; Increased emission; Lower outside temperatures; Running costs; Fuel costs; Chapter 14. Installation; Tube; Fittings; Making a start; Pipe runs; Useful addresses; General; Products; Acknowledgement; Index.