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582 CHAPTER 24 j-1956 Guide Table 2. Calculation op UMRT SUBFACB Total................................................ 0.10 0.08 0.55 Abba Sq Ft 272 352 480 80 1,184 Inbide Sub* ' face* Tem perature F Product (Area x Temperature) 65 - 17.680 70 24,640 66 31.680 43 3,440 77,440 _____ Total of products UMRT =-----p---------- 77,440 = 65.4 F Total area 1,184 * V&iues of inside wall surface temperature for various V values and outside design temperatures found in Fig. 12. 4. Determination of Panel Output Values of total panel output for various panel positions, panel surface tempera tures and unheated MRT are given in Fig. 11. From Fig. 11, with a floor panel sur face temperature of 85 F and a UMRT of 65.4 F, the total panel output is 34 Btu per (hr) (sq ft of panel surface). Panel area = 24 x 20 = 480 sq ft Panel output = 480 x 34 = 16,320 Btu per hr This panel output of 16,320 Btu per hr is reasonably close to the calculated room loss of 17,063, and is satisfactory. If this value of. total heat output from panel to the room were much less, t.e., 10 or more percent less, than the calculated heat loss from the room, some method of supplementary heating would be needed. Floor panel surface temperatures exceeding 85 F are not recommended. 5. Determination of Panel Input and Water Temperature Fig. 15 presents a graphical method of determining the required water tempera ture and total heat input to a panel for various cover depths, tube or pipe sizes and spacings, and rate of heat output to the room. The panel output for this example has previously been found to be 34 Btu per (hr) (sq ft). Since some of the heat input to the panel is lost to the ground, it is necessary to supply more than 34 Btu per (hr) (sq ft) to the panel by means of the hot water heating medium. The amount of heat which must be supplied to the panel to give the required output may be determined graphically from Fig. 15. As sume that the panel has i in. pipes, spaced on 12 in. centers, and that the depth of cover from top of panel surface to top of pipes is 2.5 in. The four sections of Fig. 15 are marked Part 1 to Part 4 and, as will be evident by following the dashed line on the chart, are used as follows: Part 1. Starting from the depth of cover (2.5 in.), proceed vertically to the line representing pipe spacing on centers (12 in.), and then horizontally to the firet ordi nate of Part 2. Part 2. Move parallel to the nearest upward sloping line, indicating "2 in. & over" cover, to intersect the ordinate representing i in. pipe, and then proceed hori zontally to the first ordinate of Part 3. Pari S. Proceed parallel to and along the nearest downward sloping line to an intersection with the ordinate representing the panel output (34 Btu per sq ft), and then move horizontally to the right hand scale of Part 3 and read a required average water temperature in the coil of 106 F. , . Part 4- From the water temperature 106 F just found in Part 3, proceed hori zontally into Part 4 to intersect the line representing insulation between the slab and fill. Directly below this intersection read 1.09 (on the bottom scale) as tne multiplier to be used. The .required panel input is, therefore, 1.09 x panel output, or 1.09 x 34 = 37. Btu per (sq ft) (hr). The total required panel input is 37.1 x panel area = 37.1 x 480 = 17800 Btuh. Panel Heating 583 Fio. 15. Relation of Wateb Tempebatubes and Coil Outputs to Coil Spacing and Depth of Bust fob Floob Coils in Slabs on Gbade CEILING AND WALL PANEL DESIGN Where coils are embedded in plaster on ceilings or walls, design pro cedure is simplified considerably by the physical limitations of the space available. For tube fastened to the underside of lath, the largest practical ^fe is f in. O.D., while for ferrous pipes above the lath, it is 1 in. I.P.S. Therefore, the actual tube or pipe size selected is usually determined by the length of coil circuit and its flow resistance in consideration of the available circulating head. In order to obtain a reasonably even heat distribution over the finished plaster heating surface, pipes or tubes should be spaced on about 6 in. centers, and not over 9 in. centers. Within these limitations it is found }n practice that heat output rates do not vary too seriously with variations *n pipe and tube size and tube spacing. In general, for plaster ceiling panels with tubes or pipes spaced on 4 to 9 in. centers, the temperature of the circulating water is about 10 to to deg above the desired surface temperature. The hourly heat output per square foot of panel surface may be found by means of Figs. 11, 12, and 13, and the calculations for room heat loss and UMRT, as previously illustrated in the example of floor panel design. HOT WATER PIPING When water is used as the heating medium, the piping layout and ar rangement should be based on the design principles outlined in Chapter *0r .^W0'P'Pe Forced Circulation Systems. The pressure drops through the coils should be carefully calculated, and it is recommended that all ranch circuits and coils be balanced to provide for uniform distribution by means of regulating valves or tees. Generally, a 15 to 20 deg total