Water based heating systems are efficient, flexible, versatile and offer many advantages over other heating systems. These advantages (fast response, good controllability, efficient zonal heating and largely silent operation) all require that initial design, installation, commissioning and maintenance be carried out to a high standard by competent engineers.
Heating Services in Buildings provides the reader with a detailed and thorough understanding of the principles and elements of heating buildings using modern water based heating systems. A key theme of the book is that there is little difference, in the approach to the design and engineering, between domestic and commercial installations. The author’s detailed but highly practical approach to the subject ensures there is sufficient information for students from both a craft background and those with more academic backgrounds to understand the material. This approach is complemented by straightforward, easy-to-use diagrams.
Heating Services in Buildings supports a range of educational courses, including degree level building services engineering; NVQ Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering; City & Guilds supplementary heating course and the Heating Design and Installation Course accredited by the European Registration Scheme (ERS).
Contents:
Preface 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. |
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