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CHAPTER 18
1951 Guide
Table 8. Return Air--Carbtino Capacity--Btu Serviced
Return
Air Com
bination
No.
Duct Dia In.
Type A Btu per
Hr
Types B and C Btu
per Hr
Type D Btu per
Hr
Type E Btu per
Hr
Type F Btu per
Hr
Return .
Air Com
bination
No.
31
10 11,300
9,500
7,800
5,000
7,800
31
32
12
16,300
13,700
11,300
7,200
11,300
32
33
14 22,200 18,700 15,300
9,800
15,300
33
34
16
29,000
24,400
20,000
12,800
20,000
34
35
18 36,700 30,800 25,300 16,200 25,300
35
36
20 45,300 38,000 31,300 20,000 31,300
36
37
22
54,800
46,000
37,800
24,100
37,800
37
38
24 65,200 54,800 45,000 28,700 45,000
38
Design Procedure The steps to be taken in designing a gravity warm-air duct system are:
1. Calculate the heat loss from each room aa explained in Chapters 9,10 and 11. 2. Prepare a layout showing (o) furnace, (6) chimney connection, (c) warm air registers (whether floor, baseboard or wall), (d) return air grilles. 3. Indicate on each warm-air leader (using symbols shown in Fig. 6): (a) whether the room to be heated is on first or second story; (6) the approximate length of leader pipe in the basement; (c) the number of right angle elbows and equivalent elbowB (Table 5) required, including the elbow at the boot connection (see Fig. 2); (d) whether the register is to be located.in the floor, in the baseboard, or in the wall.
Up to 20'
Up to 20'
Joist spot* or savors duct is used
Same as Type E except' that col lar and shoe are same as for Type K
Typ. D
Typo E
Typo F
Notc: For Types C, D, E. and F retum-air duct systems, reduce the carrying capacities'shown in Table 8
by 1 percent for each 4ft additional length in the horisontal run.
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Fig. 5. Typical Arrangements op Return-Air Duct Systems
Gravity Warm Air Systems
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4 Show the number and proposed locations of retum-air grilles and the type of return-air system (see Fig. 5).
5 From Table 6, for first story, or from Table 7 for second story, select the combioation number for the warm air system which will supply the heat required to each room, with the number of elbows and length of leader pipe previously determined. Then using the combination number as found, read directly in Tables 1, 2, or 3 the leader, stack, and register sizes required.
6 From Table 8 select the combination number for the retum-air system to corre spond with the Btu serviced and the type of retum-air system. Then from Table 4 select the duct and grille sizes, etc., corresponding to the same combination number.
7. Select a furnace having a register delivery, in Btu per hour, equal to the total heat loss from the structure.
Standard work sheets to facilitate design according to the above recom mended procedure, are available from N.W.A.H. & A.C.A.
Design Examples
Examples 1 and 2 will illustrate the use of the tables in selecting warm-air and retum-air system sizes.
Example. 1. For a room which has a heat loss of 22,500 Btu per hr, select the size of first story warm-air system. There are three elbows, and the leader is approxi mately 10 ft long.
Solution: Since 22,500 Btu is beyond the capacities shown in Table 6, it is neces sary to select two units of 11,250 each. From Table 6 in 10 ft leader column, and in section for three elbows, find 11,400 as nearest capacity which corresponds to Com bination Number 4 in first column. Refer to Combination Number 4_in Table 1 and find that the leader should be 12 in. in diameter, and should be used with a 12 X 14 in. floor register or a 13 X 11 in. baseboard register with a 5i in. extension.
Example S. What is the size of a return-air system of Type D which is to serv ice 35,000 Btu per hr?
Solution: From Table 8 find Combination Number 37 which will service 37,800 Btu per hr. Refer to Table 4 to find that Combination Number 37 will require a 22-in. diameter duct, a shoe area of 420 sq in., a metal grille 18 X 30 in., a duct 42 X 10 in. or 36 X 12 in. If joist lining is used the minimum depth should be 15 in. for two 2-joist spaces 14 in. wide, or 10 m. for three joist spaces.