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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1928
STANDARD FORM
For Reporting Results of Low-Pressure Steam-Heating Boiler Tests
RESULTS Of a Test on a Low-Pressure Boiler
Date of Test...... ..............................................................................................................
Conducted at...................................................................................................................
Director of Test............................... ........................................... ....... --........ -....... (signature)
Manufacturer of Boiler--............................................... --...............................
Owner of Boiler
................................................................. <.................................
Size of Boiler..................................................................................................................
Type of Boiler................................................................................................................
GENERAL PARTICULARS OF BOILER AND FUEL
Boiler
Type............................................................................................................ 1........................ Made by...................................... ...................................................... ............................ Length of Grate (or Diameter)...... ......... ........................................................................in Width of Grate.................... --...................................................... -.................................. *n Fuel Capacity (Greatest Possible Volume)................. _........................................... cu. ft Maximum Fuel Depth (Greatest Possible Depth of Fuel)............... ....................... ..... in Fuel Capacity Normal..........---------------------------------------------------- --- -..............-Cu. ft Fuel Depth Normal---------------------------------------------------- i............ ............................... jn Average Distance from Top of Normal Fuel Charge to Crown Sheet...........................in Total Furnace Volume, Grate to. Crown Sheet and Bridge Wall..... ....................... cu. ft Total Combustion Space Beyond Bridge Wall.................. ........................................cu. ft Water Capacity (To Water Line)...._............... ...................................... --..................lb Height of Water Line.................;..... --.............................................................................'n
Steam Connections Used
............................................................................ in
Kind of Insulation................... Thickness of Insulation..... ..... Detailed Description of Boiler.
Smoke Pipe and Chimney
Area of Smoke Pipe.......................... -.............................-.......................................... sq- jnLength of Smoke Pipe (Boiler to Chimney).... ............................................................... in. Number and Kind of Bends in Smoke Pipe..... ..... .--......................................................... Chimney, Height above Grate......................................................................................... ft. Chimney, Area at Bottom........... ..................... -............................. ......... ..................sq. ft. Chimney, Area at Top................................................................................................. sq. ft.
Fuel
Name. Size....
Proximate Analysis
Moisture.................................... Volatile Matter. ................ . Fixed Carbon.,.................... . Ash.............................................
n
per cent per cent per cent per cent
Ab Fired
Moisture Free
..................................... .....................................i
...................................... ..................................--
Ultimate Analysis
Carbon....................................... Hydrogen..... ............................. Oxygen...................................... Nitrogen..... ............................... Sulphur .................................. Ash.............................................
per cent per cent
per cent per cent
per cent per cent
as Fired
Moisture Free
....... .............................. .....................................
...................................... ....................... ......... ....
............-- --------- --. --------- ------------- --------
These forms may be obtained on request at the office of the Secretary of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, 29 West 39th Street. New York City, at nominal cost.
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Chapter VIII--Code for Testing Steam Heating Boilers
Heat Value (Gross) B.t.u. per lb. as fired____ :.................................................................................. B.t.u. per lb. moisture free................ ................................................................. B.t.u. per lb. moisture and ash free....... ............................................. ...............
Character of Fuel (State whether coking or free-burning, clinker troubles, etc.)
Method of Firing
PRINCIPAL RESULTS OF TEST
Heat recovered at the boiler outlet per hour......................................... ...........1000 B.t.u Maker's rating (sq. ft. radiation X 240).,,............................................1000 B.t.u. per hr. Percentage of maker's rating developed....... ......................................................... per cent Mean interval between charging fuel........................ .................................................hours Mean interval between attention of any kind to the fire, including charging......... hours Overall thermal efficiency.... ............................................................................... ....per cent
DETAILED RESULTS OF TEST
(For full particulars of boiler and fuel see "general particulars" ante)
General Information
1. Date of Test--...............:..... 2. Number of Test.................. 3. Location of Boiler.............. 4. i Maker of Boiler and Type.. 5. Owner of Plant..... .............. 6. Test Conducted by............. 7. Duration of Test........................................................................................................hr. 8. Manufacturer's Rating of Boiler...................................................... sq. ft. radiation1 9. Grate Area1........................................ ..................................................................sq. ft. 10. Barometric Pressure................. i............................................................ in. of mercury
Fuel
11. Heat value, as fired.. 12. Number of Times Fuel Charged during Test
..B.t.u. per lb.
13. Intervals between Charging, hrs! Longest........Shortest-...... Average-
14. Intervals between Attention of any Kind to the Fire, including firing, hr.
Longest____ Shortest........ -Average-
15. Average Fired per Charge"............................................................................
..lb.
16. Depth on Grate at Start of Test___
(After Firing).......... ........................................................................................in.
17. Depth on Grate at Finish of Test--........................................................................ in.
18. Weight as Fired during Test"...................................................................................lb.
19. Weight as Fired per Hour" .................................................................................. lb.
20. Moisture in Fuel:__________......................................................... ................. per cent 21. Weight Fired per Hour less Moisture:"
100 -- item 20 X item 19-- 100
-lb.
Ash and Refuse
22. Weight of Ash and Refuse Removed from Grate..................................................lb. 23. Weight of Ash and Refuse Removed from Ashpit--............................................ lb. 24. Total Weight of Ash and Refuse Removed"
(item 22 + item 23)............. ........................................................................lb.
"One sq. ft. radiation to be assumed equal to 240 B.t.u. per hr. "If the grate have an unusual shape, method of computing area must be stated under " Remarks." *When the New Fire Method is used the equivalent fuel charged shall be given throughout. The method of obtaining this is shown at the end of this table. "To include ash content of residual fire when New Fire Method is used.
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