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COPYRIGHT 1950
`BY .THE American Society op Heating and -Ventilating Engineers
and BY IT Dedicated
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. ., Its Allied Industries
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PREFACE TO THE 28th EDITION
TN the 28th Edition of the Heating Ventilating' Air Conditioning Guide for 1950, 44 pages
of new text have been added to the Technical Data Section. Twelve pages were made
available by condensation, revision and rearrangement leaving a net increase of 32 pages
over the previous edition.
A rearrangement of chapters has been made for the purpose of facilitating reference to
closely related information. In the new arrangement, 50 chapters have been grouped
under the following section headings: I Fundamentals; II Human Reactions; III Heating
and Cooling Loads; IV Combustion and Consumption of Fuels; V Systems ana Equipment;
VI Special Systems; VII Instruments and Codes.
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While all chapters have been examined and revisions made to keep them up to date, certain
chapters have been subjected to major revision, as noted in the following paragraphs:
Chapter 6--Physiological Principles. Following an examination of data developed in
recent ASHVE research and cooperative research, the ASHVE Comfort Chart, has been
revised. The text has also been changed to include reference to the information which re
sulted in the change of the Comfort Chart.
. Chapter 7--Air Conditioning in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. Information
in the chapter has been extended by inclusion of data on effect of high temperature and
humidity on individuals in hospitals, and discussion of air sanitation by means of sterilization.
Chapter 8--Air Contaminants.. The accepted maximum allowable concentrations of gases,
vapors, dusts, fumes and mists have been brought up to date with current practice by in
cluding the latest recommendations of the American Standards Association and the Ameri
can Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Limits of flammability have also
been revised. An increased number of air contaminants and the maximum allowable
concentration of each are listed in the various tables.
Chapter 10--Infiltration and Ventilation. This chapter is a combination of previous
chapters oh Air Leakage and Natural Ventilation, plus the addition of a section on ventila
tion of animal shelters, showing requirements for dairy stables, sheep and swine barns, and
poultry laying- houses. ' Instructions for determinating proper ventilating facilities are given.
Chapter 11--Heating Load. - In addition to general changes clarifying the chapter, a sec
tion has been added on floor heat losses in basementless houses. A formula is included for
computing heat loss from the perimeter of various types of typical' floors in basementless
houses.
Chapter IS--Fuels and Combustion. Anthracite 'sizing specifications have been brought
. up to date. The section on gas fuels has been enlarged to include typical gas analyses, and
' now includes a greater number of present-day gases. ' New fuel oil specifications, grades
and calorific, values are given. ` The number of formulas for combustion computations has
been increased, and charts have been added for determining flue gas loss for manufactured
and natural gas.
Chapter 15--Heating Boilers, Furnaces, Space Heaters. ' Rating formulas for forced warm
air furnaces have been added. The section on rating, and design of solid fuel space heaters
has been enlarged, and this section has been brought up to date with recent developments
in regard to rating and performance.
Chapter 16--Chimneys and Draft Calculations. This chapter has been largely rewritten.
The information on domestic chimney performance arid selection has been extended. Test
- data for small chimneys have been added, and new charts are provided for selectipn of required
sizes of small chimneys. . The section on chimney types and construction has been enlarged.
Chapter 19--Mechanical Warm Air Systems. Tables of bonnet and register temperature
and register delivery have been revised to include latest changes made by the NWAH&ACA.
Chapter 21--Hot Water Heating Systems and Piping. This chapter has been brought up
to date by revision of text and diagrams relating to expansion tank and relief valve connec
tions to comply with latest ASME Boiler Code requirements. A-new table showing ASME
requirements for sizing of closed expansion tanks has been added.'
Chapter 22--Radiators and Convectors. This chapter was revised to include only informa
tion. on radiators and convectors. The section on.coils has been.transferred to a separate
chapter on Air Heating and Cooling Coils. . Tables on generally accepted ratings of column
type, large tube and wall type cast-iron^radiators have been added. Ratings are also given
for cast-iron radiant baseboards. Convector descriptions and rating information have been
coordinated with definitions and rating practice current in the industry.
Chapter 81--Air Duct Design. Two air friction charts replace the previous single chart>
and cover the ranges 10-2000 cfm, and 1000-100,000 cfm. By use of two charts, greater
accuracy may be obtained in determination of friction loss or selection of duct sizes. Sep-'
arate large scale friction charts are included. The section on static regain method of duct
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