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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1929
Table 1. Air Velocities and Register Temperatures for Fan Furnace Systems
VELocmss in Feet res Minutb
Ttpe or Building
Thru
In
Free Area Horizontal
of Heaters Heat Ducts
In Heat Risers
Into Room
In Vent Outlets
In Vent Risers
In Register Horizontal Tempera Vent Ducts ture and Recir
culating
Ducts
Schools
800 800 500 300 300 500 600 90
to to to to to to to to
1000
1000
600
400
400
600
800
120
Churches
800 700 400 300 300 400 500 80
to to to to to to to to
1000
900
600
500
500
600
700
120
Auditoriums
800 800 500 300 300 500 600
80
and to to to to to to to to
Convention Halls 1000
1000
600
500
500
600
800
120
Garages and Industrial Buildings
1000
to 1400
1000
to 1400
600 to
1000
400 to
1000
400 to 600
600 to
1000
800 to
1200
80 to 140
consumption. In practice, velocities through the free area of the heaters
are used as follows:
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1. Schools, Churches, Auditoriums, Theatres, etc., from 800 to 1000 ft. per minute. 2. Industrial Buildings, Factories and Garages, from 1000 Jo 1400 ft. per minute.
The importance of power costs effects the decision as to what free area and static resistance are allowable.
The thermal efficiency of the various makes of heaters is a consideration deserving some thought in case the fuel to be burned is relatively high in cost.
First cost and fuel economy are items that also bear on the type of casing to be employed.
One of the most important considerations is the durability or life of the apparatus. Investigation of the several, makes of heaters contemplated submitted to him should include such -data as the thickness of the metal in each heater, the provisions made for expansionand contractions, and the protection afforded the firebox at the point of most intense heat.
A heater made of thicker metal than others will naturally give greater length of service, all other things being equal. .
" Proper provisions for expansion and contraction are imperative. With% out such provisions a cast-iron heater is likely to crack and a steel heater is likely to warp and buckle.
Most furnaces have linings around the periphery of the fuel bed to protect the firebox from the action of the hottest part of the fire. Thelinings are removable and are as easily installed as new grates.
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Chapter IX--Fan Furnace Heating
SUGGESTED METHODS OF PROCEDURE IN DESIGN OF FAN FURNACE SYSTEMS
1. Calculate Heat Loss of each room in building. See Chapter I.
Example.--Assume school room with cubic content 6550. Heat loss = 45,269 B.t.u.
2. Determine volume of air per minute. ' Based on number of occupants. Based on number of air changes.
Example.--Assuming 33 occupants; 30 C.F.M. per occupant. 33 X 30 = 990 C.F.M. 6550 content = 6}4 minutes air change or approximately 9 changes per hour.
3. Figure diffusion temperature of air for each room.*
Example. Diffusion Temperature = gox" = 60 X 990 = 42,3 deg`
4. Determine required register temperature. Register temperature equals room temperature plus diffusion temperature.
Example.--Assume 70 deg. room temp. 42.3 deg. plus 70 deg. = 112.3 deg.
5. Set final temperature of air leaving heater. Final temperature equals register temperature plus allowance for loss in ducts.
Example.-- 112.3 deg. register + 10 deg. Loss in ducts -- 122.3 deg.
6. Determine temperature rise through heater. Temperature rise equals final temperature minus initial tem perature. Where part outside and part recirculation is used. Initial temperature approximately equals PoFo + PrTz.
P0 = percentage outside air. T0 = temperature. Pz = percentage recirculated air. Tt = temperature recirculated air.
'The diffusion temperature may be defined as the number of degrees the volume of air as determined under Item 2 must be in excess of the room temperature, in order to offset the heat loss by cooling over
that range. In other words it is the number of degrees representing the difference between the necessary supply register temperature and the room temperature for the conditions under which the heat losses are calculated in Item 1. It is readily calculated by using the following formula:
Diffusion temperature
55 h
h is the heat loss in B.t.u. per hour.
ttt-- where v is the volume of air in cubic feet per minute
wv
. measured at 70 deg. fahr. for the roomin question.
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