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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1936
Quantity, of air, A.S.H.V.E. ventilation standards, 74 blow by wind, 89 measurement of, 764 necessary for ventilation, 77, 79, 95, 173 of cooling water, 206
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Radiant heaters, 503
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Radiant heating, 689, 724
Radiation, 779
by black body, 692
direct, control of, 272
equivalent direct, 150, 587. 780
heat loss by, 67, 689
by human body, 62, 67, 84, 689
load, 440
with oil burners, 498
by radiators, 521
solar, 160
curative value of, 81
effect on heat transmission, 160
occlusion of, 289
through glass, 163
through walls, 162
ultra-violet, 80
Radiator, radiators, 521, 779
A.S.H.V.E. code for. 529
column, 773
condensation rate in, 525
connections, 577, 600
control of, 272
correction rating factors, 529
effect of superheated steam, 523
enclosed, 525
gas-fired, 503
heat emission of, 521, 528
heating capacity of, 528
heating effect of, 524
for hot water systems, 598
output of, 522 '
paint, effect of, 523
panel, 778
pipe coil, 521
. ratings of, 522
selection, 528
shields. 496 types of, 521
wall, output, 522
warm air, 504
Railway air conditioning,
air distribution, 257, 348 '
cooling, 259
calculation of, load, 260
capacity, 260
internal combustion engine, 259
mechanical compressor, 259
methylene chloride, 259
costs, 265 heating, 259
humidity control, 263
power supply, 264
tractive resistance, 264
temperature control, 263
ventilation, 257
Rain, as dust catcher, 296
Rates, district heating, 684
Ratings,
of air cleaning devices, 300
of boilers, 438, 505
for central fan conditioning, 176
of concealed heaters, 528
of fans, 316
of furnaces, 415
of gas-fired appliances, 505
of noises, 328
of pressure reducing valves, 569
of radiators, 522
for surface coolers, 176
for unit air conditioners, 250
of unit coolers, 237
Ratings (continued),
of unit heaters, 222
of unit ventilators, 233
of vacuum pumps, 550
Receivers, alternating, 555
Refrigerants, 37, 190, 779
codes for use of, 171, 242
comparison of, 44
tables of, 40, 41, 42, 43
types of, 192
Refrigerating,
capacity, 43, 187
Refrigerating effect, 43
Refrigerating plant, 204, 206
compressor, 208
operating methods, 188
size of, 188
steam jet system, 189, 208
Refrigeration,
characteristics, 49 curves, 48, 49
coefficient of performance, 44
camot cycle, 44
compression ratio, 46
dehumidification by, 182
efficiency,
cycle, 44
ejector, 48
mechanical, 46 practical cycle, 44
losses, 45
reverse cycle, 52, 706
limiting factors, 53
systems,
closed absorption, 51
mechanical, 37
open adsorption,
liquid, 51
solid, 52
steam ejector, 46
various types, 37
theoretical mechanical cycle, 38
theoretical work per pound, 39
ton day of, 781
ton of, 43. 187, 781
unit of, 43, 187
Regain,
control of, 714
of hygroscopic materials, 712
Registers, 779 (see also Grilles)
with gas-fired furnaces, 503
with mechanical warm air furnace systems, 409
sizes, 421, 429
and stacks, 93
Reheaters, 175
Relative humidity, 8, 779
apparatus sensitive to, 271
A.S.H.V.E. standards, 74
for banana ripening, 716
in comfort zone, 70, 73
relation of dew point to, 9
control of, 282
' effect on sound, 338
in industrial plants, 711
of libraries, 720
for processing, 718
in public buildings, 73
. in residences, 526
from water pans, 526
Research residence, 407, 427
Residences,
air distribution in, 346 -
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humidification of, 414, 526 ,
oil burners for, 494
conversion burners, 504
' stokers for, 488
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Resistance,
of bright metallic surfaces, 125
of building materials, 107, 665
in ducts, 381
of exhaust systems, 382
of filters, 407
of insulators, 107, 665
of sound-insulating materials, 334, 336
thermal, 780
Resistor, 700, 703
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Alphabetical Index to Technical Data Section
Restaurants, tobacco smoke in, 77 water supply to, 651
Return, dry, 774 pipe, capacity, 564 wet, 782
Reverse cycle of refrigeration, 52, 706 Ringelmann chart, 768 Rock wool insulation, 662 Roof, roofs,
coefficients of transmission of. 122 conductivities of, 109 solar radiation on, .160, 161 ventilator, 92, 779 Room dryers, 728
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Salts in cooling water, 205 Saturation, fiber point, 732 Scale,
in boilers, 447 centigrade, 762 on equipment, 205 Fahrenheit, 762 - in pipe, 626 Rgaumur, 762 School, schools, air distribution in, 348 air flow necessary in, 96 optimum air conditions, 71 stokers suitable for, 492 temperature of, in winter, 144 ventilation in, 71 Scrubbers, 295, 301 air, 201 Sensible heat, 179 of air, 10 loss, 82 of water, 30 series wound motor, 747 Settling chamber, 294 Sheet metal, for ducts, 368, 379 Shingles, air leakage through, 133 shunt wound motor, 747 Silica gel, regain of moisture of, 712 system of adsorption, 183 Silicosis, 290 single phase motor, 749 Sizes of pipe (see Pipe, Sizes) Skylights. 92. 125 Sling psychrometer, 766 Smoke, 287, 779 abatement of, 291 measurement of, 768 recorders, 768 tobacco, 77 Solar heat, 160 Sound, 325 absorption coefficients, 329 . control, 325 effect on duct design, 367 effect on humidity on, 338 effect of temperature on, 338 insulation of, 330 intensity, 325 measurement of, 326 in steam heating systems, 560 Specific density, 3 Specific gravity, 2, 779 of fuel gas. 454 Specific heat, 3, 779 mean, of water vapor, 3 of water, 30 Specific humidity, 8 Specific volume, 3, 779 of saturated steam. 26 Split phase motor, 750 Split system, 780 air conditioning equipment, 231
automatic control of, 275 central fan, 387
Spray, booths for painting, 378
cooling,
ponds. 208, 210
efficiency of, 209
towers. 209, 210
distribution of, 213
dryers, 728
generation of, 213
humidifiers. 214
type of central station system, 170
water coolers, 193 Square foot of heating surface, 780
Stack, stacks, 93, 417
. effect, 90
height, 780
size of, 95, 420, 429
system with registers, 93
wall, 420
Stairways, 139
Standards.
air conditioning, 57, 74
A.S.H.V.E. codes and standards, 74
for pipe, 609
for ventilating industrial plants, 290
for welding, 621
Steam, 206, 780
coils, 238
condensing rates, 524 _
consumption for buildings. 514
flow, Babcock's formula, 557
heat content of. 22
a9 heat source, 703 heating systems, 533, 780
air-vent, 533, 537, 565, 566
atmospheric, 543, 569, 577
dassification, 533
condensation return pumps, 549 connections (see Connections, Fillings)
corrosion of, 626
design of, 543, 557
dirt pockets, 584 district heating, 671
dripping of, 584
electric, 703
equivalent length of run, 561
gravity systems, 533
one-pipe, 533, 537, 565, 577
two-pipe, 537, 566, 577
with high-pressure steam, 569
mechanical, 533
orifice, 547, 559, 569, 577
pipe, 557 (see also Pipe)
capacity, 559, 562
sizes.. 558, 562
pressure drop in, 536, 546
sub-atmospheric, 545, 552, 559, 569, 577
types of, 533
vacuum, 543, 550, 553, 568
vapor, 559, 577 <
one-pipe, 538 two-pipe, 539, 541, 567
water hammer in, 560
zone control, 548
high pressure, 569
jet apparatus, 189
meters for, 680
pressure, 569
' properties of, 22 requirements of buildings, 510, 683
saturated, properties of, 27
savings in use of, 677
tables, 7, 22, 27
trap, 780
underground, 671
in unit heaters, 221
Stokers,
apartment house, 490
automatic control of, 278, 411 1
commercial, 492
design of, 485
economy of. 485
household, 488
mechanical, 485
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operating requirements, 4S9
overfeed flat grate, 485
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