Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a complete guide, from basic principles, to all the elements of modern water based heating systems. It presents material systematically so that each topic builds on the previous material, giving students a detailed and thorough understanding of the principles of heating buildings using water based systems.
Trade Review"The highly practical approach is complemented by many simple, easy-to-use diagrams. A key theme of the book is that there is little difference, in the approach to the engineering and design of such systems, between domestic and commercial installations." (FM Link, 16 December 2011)
"The highly practical approach is complemented by many simple, easy-to-use diagrams. A key theme of the book is that there is little difference, in the approach to the engineering and design of such systems, between domestic and commercial installations. I really enjoyed reading this book, and am sure that others will have a similar pleasurable experience." (Morningstar, 5 December 2011)
Table of ContentsPreface xvii
1 Introduction to Heating Services 1
2 Wet Heating Systems 5
3 Materials 55
4 Heat and Heat Transfer 97
5 Heat Emitters 108
6 Underfl oor Heating 140
7 Heat Requirements of Buildings 165
8 Heat Emitter Selection and Sizing 194
9 Pipe Sizing 206
10 Electricity 226
11 Controls, Components and Control Systems 242
12 Oil Firing 278
13 Natural Gas Firing 316
14 Liquefi ed Petroleum Gas Firing (LPG) 345
15 Alternative Fuels and Energy 356
16 Combustion, Flues and Chimneys 383
17 Combustion Effi ciency Testing 442
18 Circulating Pumps 454
19 Domestic Hot Water 482
20 Solar Energy for Water Heating 513
21 Water Treatment 542
22 District Heating 559
23 Expansion of Pipework 571
24 Regulations, Standards, Codes and Guides 591
25 Testing and System Commissioning 608
26 Operating Costs and Whole Life Costing 622
Appendices 631
Appendix 1 Comparative table of sheet metal gauges 632
Appendix 2 Temperature comparison at atmospheric pressure 634
Appendix 3 Mesh/micron rating 635
Appendix 4 Copper tube BS EN1057 (introduced 15/8/96, Formerly BS2871) 636
Appendix 5 Dimensional tolerances of low carbon mild steel tube conforming to BS EN10255, 2004. Formerly BS1387 637
Appendix 6 Hydrostatic data 638
Appendix 7 Composition of copper alloys (common) 639
Appendix 8 Composition of soft solders 640
Appendix 9 SI prefi xes 641
Appendix 10 Light gauge stainless steel tube austenitic type 304 or 316 (BS EN10312) 641
Appendix 11 Elements and chemical symbols 642
Appendix 12 Beaufort wind scale 643
Appendix 13 Comparison of BSP and NPT threads 643
Appendix 14 Properties of water 644
Appendix 15 Temperature conversions 645
Appendix 16 Metric conversion factors 646
Appendix 17 Pressure conversion 648
Appendix 18 Heat fl ow conversion 648
Appendix 19 Approximate viscosity conversion 649
Appendix 20 Viscosity–temperature relationship 650
Appendix 21 Altitude and pressure corrections 651
Index 653
