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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1930
Table 10. Pipe Sizes for One-Pipe, Gravity, Low Pressure Steam Heating Systems, where-Equivalent Length of Run from Boiler or Source of Supply to Farthest Radiator Exceeds 200 Ft.
Capacity in Sq. Ft. of Equivalent Radiation Based on 4 oz. Total Pressure Drop
Pipe Size Inches
orEquivalent Length
Pipe prom Boileb to Farthest Radiator,
Including Main and Riser. (See.Note 5.)
Supply Main Dripped and Branches to Risen Dripped-- Steam and Condensate flowing in same direction.
100 Ft
200 Ft.
300 Ft.
400 Ft.
500 Ft. ~ 600 Ft
AB C D E F G
i 111 IX 245
79 173
65 141
56 122
49 110
46 100
m
2
380 771
269 546
220 446
190 386
165 345
155 315
-m
3
1270 2326
898 1645
734 1342
635 1163
568 1040
518 948
3X
4
3474 4914
2457 3475
2006 2828
1737 2457
1552 2196
1419 2011
5
9092
6429
6
14,924
10,553
5250 8618
4546 7462
4062 6669
3712 6094
8
31,066
21,967
17,935
15,533
13,880
12,682
10
56,689
40,085
32,730
28,345
25,334
23,144
12
90,985
64,336
52,530
45,492
40,660
37,145
Maximum Capacities
Supply Risen Up-Feed
Branches to Supply Risers and Radiators Not Dripped
Radiator Valves and
Vertical . Connections
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45 20 98 55
20 55
152 288 r
81 165
- 81
165
464 799
260 475
1144 1520
745 1110
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2180 --
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Dht Return Main
Wet Return Main
Pipe ------ ---------------------- ---------------------------------- :---------:-------------------------------------:-----------------------------1------------------------------
Imtstka inches
Equivalent Length of Run from Boiles to Foot of Farthest Riser in Feet
Equivalent -Length of Run from Boiler to Foot of Farthest Ribeb in Feet
100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600
K L AT N 0 P Q R S T U V W
i 460 412 368 320 275 227 1400 1000 820 700 640 580
IX 962 868 770 670 579 480 2400 1700 1390 1200 1080 990
m 1512 1362 1210 1058 909 757 3800 2700 2180 1900 1710 1570 . 2 3300 2960 2640 2300 1980 1630 8000 5600 4520 4000 3560 3240.
2X 5450 4900 4380 3800 3300 2770 13,400 9400 7600 6700 6000 5300
3 10,000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 21,400 15,000 12,500 10,700 9400 8500
3X 14,300 12,900 11,500 10,000 8600 7200 32,000 22,000 18,500 16,000 14,400 13,200
4 21,500 19,300 17,200 15,000 12,900 10,700 44,000 31,000 25,500 22,000 19,900 18,300
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING TABLE 10
1. Radiator branches more than 8 ft. in length should be one size larger than shown in Column I.
2. These tables apply where pipes are properly reamed. No allowances tor defective ,, material or workmanship have been made. (Also see Tables 7 and 8).
3. Capacities based on l/i lb. condensation per square foot per hour equivalent radia-. tion and actual diameter of standard pipe.
4. Extra length to be added to straight run of pipe for various fittings and valves to determine equivalent length. (See Table 4).
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Chapter 20--Piping for Steam Heating Systems
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING TABLE 10 (Continued)
5. Mains are to be proportioned according to the equivalent length of run from the boiler or source of supply to the farthest radiators supplied by the main.
Determine equivalent length of run then use figures in corresponding Columns (B to G) for supply mains; (L to Q) for dry-return mains; (R to W) for wet-return mains for sizing the entire run.
For example: If the distance from boiler or source of supply to the farthest radiator on the longest main should be 300 ft., all mains are to be sized from Column D; it 400 ft., Column E; if 600 ft., Column G.
Risers are to be proportioned according to the equivalent length of run from the boiler or source of supply to the farthest radiator on each particular riser.
Determine the distance to the farthest radiator then use the figures in the corre sponding Columns (B to G) for sizing each riser; providing the amount of radiation for that riser does not exceed amounts shown in Column H. Where riser capacities are found to be in excess of amounts in Column H, step up to necessary size indicated in that column.
For example: If the distance from the boiler or source of supply to the farthest radiator on a supply riser is 300 ft., that riser is to be sized from Column D, providing the amount of radiation does not exceed the amount shown in Column H. If the amount exceeds that in Column H, use amounts shown in Column H for sizing that entire riser.
If another riser taken from the same main as the one above is only 200 ft., this riser should be sized from Column C, providing the amount of radiation does not exceed that as shown in Column H.
6. The Guide Committee, 1930, after many check-tests, suggest that for practical purposes the pipe sizes on the usual heating system may be determined by using the pressure drop indicated by the longest main and riser on that system, neglecting the separate computations for each separate shorter fun.
7. Where it is necessary to drip a steam main, branch to riser or risers, same should be dripped separately into wet return.
8. Pitch of mains should be not less than l/f in. in 10 ft.; on horizontal branches to radiators and risers at least H in- in 10 ft.
9. In general it is desirable not to have a supply main smaller, than 2 in. in diameter.
When the supply main is larger than 2J/ in. at the beginning, it is desirable that it
shall not be smaller than 2J in. at the end.
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is high and where all heaters are well above the water line, and where they do not have unusual condensing power, these sizes are permissible. The difference here is 4 oz., or approximately 8 in.
Vacuum Pump Systems
Fig. 5 shows a typical vacuum system of steam heating,'using a pump
which handles both-the air from the system and the water of condensation
from it. With such arrangements a wide difference in pressure between
that in the supply main and that in the return main is permissible. A
greater temperature range within the system than that obtainable, with
vapor systems is insured. Heaters may be below the .water, line of the
boiler, and even may be lower than the level of the pump, though such
an arrangement generally should be -avoided.
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Table 15 gives approved pipe sizes for vacuum pump systems of com paratively small size, with a pressure drop not exceeding 4 oz., or a rise in the return connection of about 8 in., which, of course, easily can" be overcome by the vacuum pump.
t Table 16 gives pipe sizes for larger systems in-which the vacuum pump is expected to maintain a greater suction, the allowable rise in. the return connection being about 16 in.
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