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CHAPTER 23
1956 Guide
Table 1. Column-Type Cast-Iron Radiator
Generally Accepted Rating peb Section*
Height Inches
One Column
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
. Two Column
. Sq Ft
' Btu/hr
Three Column
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
15 18 20 22 23
26 32 38 45
--
m m
2 2*4 3
360
400
480 600 720
Four Column
m 360
2 480 2*4 540 2*4 560 2H 640 3*4 800 4 960 5 1200
Five Column
. 2H 3
540 720
3*4 900 4*4 1080 5 1200 . 6 1440
Six column
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
13
16 18
3 720 4*4 1120
20
m22
26
4 5
060 1200 7
1680 `
32 38
1560 8 1920 10 2400
45 10 2400
s*
720 900
1080 1200
* tors
These ratings are oasea on si-etuu exposed in & normal manner; not
a*. to
radiaa'towrsuinstall*e d
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__ v .. grilles, or
under shelves
For Btu per hour ratings at other temperatures, divide table values by factors found in Table 8.
Table 2. Large-Tube Cast-Iron Radiators Sectional, cast-iron, tubular-type radiators of the large-tube pattern, that is, having tubes approximately
ti ;n >n Hiamatpr 21 in. n& centers.
Number op Tubes peb
8ection
Catalog Rating peb Section*
Sq Ft
Btu/hr
Height In.
Width In.
Section Center Spacing6
Leg Height To Tapping
In. Id.
1*4 2 2*4 3 3*4
2*4 2*4 2*4 3*4 4*4
2*4 3 3*4 4*4 5'
3 3*4 4 5 6
2*4 3 3*4
420 480 560 720 840
' 540 600 660 840 1020
640 720 840 1040 1200
720 840 960 1200 1440
600 720 880
20 23 26 32 38
20 23 26 32 38
20 23 26 32 38
20 23 26 * 32 38
14 17 20
4*4 | 6*4-61*4
8-8*4* 9-10*4 11*4-12**4
2*4 2*4 2*4 2*4 2*4
2*4 2*4 2*4 2*4
244d
w244d * 244d 244d
2*4 2*4 2*4 2*4 2*4
2*4 2*4 2*4
4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4
4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4
4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4
444 414 444 444 444
3 3 3 or 4*4
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furnished without legs. d For 5-tube hospital-type radiation, this dimension is 3 in.
Radiators, Convectors, Baseboard and Finned Tube Units
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it emits and is generally expressed in units of: Btu per hr; Mbh (1000 Btur per hr); or in equivalent direct radiation (e.g., 240 Btu per hr for steam).
RADIATORS
Column and large-tube radiators are no longer manufactured, but sincemany of these units are still in use, Tables 1 and 2 are included to provide principal dimensions and average ratings of them.
The small-tube type radiators, with a spacing of If in- per section, are about the only available cast-iron radiating surface for homes and office buildings. Small-tube radiators occupy less space than the older column and large-tube radiators, and are particularly suited for installation in recesses.
After a study of the demand for various sizes of radiators, the Institute of
Table 3. Small-Tobe Cast-Iron Radiators
Numbeb OP
Tubes peb
Section
3d
4d
5d
6d
Catalog Rating
peb Section*
Section Dimensions
AB
C
Width
Height
Spacing6
Minimum Mftximnm
D
Leg Height
Sq Ft Btu/hr In. In. In. In. In.
1.6 384. 25
1.6 384
1.8 432 2.0 480
19 22 25
2.1 504 2.4 576
22 25
2.3 552
19
3.0 720 . 25
3.7 888
32
344
4*4. 4He VAc
5H 5H
6JM 6*M 6*Me
344
4iM 444 4iM
6M 6M
8 8 8
m
144 144 144
m IH
w m m
244
244 244 244
244 244
244 244 244
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InJi T D
* These ratings are based on steam at 215 F and air at 70 F. They apply only to installed radia
tors exposed in a normal manner; not to radiators installed behind enclosures, grilles* or under shelves. For Btu per hour ratings at other temperatures, divide table values by factors found in Table 6.
6 Length equals number of sections times \lA in.
? Overall height and leg height, as produced by some manufacturers, are one inch greater than shown in Columns A and D. Radiators may be-furnished without legs. Where greater than standard leg heights are required this dimension shall be 4M in.
d Or equal.
Boiler and Radiator Manufacturers, in cooperation with the Division of Simplified Practice, National Bureau of Standards, established Simplified Practice Recommendation R174-47 for small-tube cast-iron radiators. Table 3 shows the size and dimensions now being manufactured.
Wall radiators are hung from wall brackets and are well adapted to use in factory buildings. Tests have shown that the heat emitted from a walltype radiator may be reduced from 5 to 10 percent if the radiator is placed near the ceiling with the bars horizontal and in an air temperature ex ceeding 70 F. When radiators are placed near the.ceiling, there is usually such a large difference in the temperature between the floor level and the ceiling that it becomes difficult to heat the living zone of the rooms satis factorily. Dimensions and heat emission rates for wall radiators are given in Table 4.
CONVECTORS
A typical recessed convector is shown in Fig. 1. The room air enters the convector enclosure near the floor line, below the heating element, is heated in passing through the element, and is delivered to the room through