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HEATINC VENTILATING AIR CONDITIONING GUIDE 1941 ,-Coid room temp in deg F 5.52 tb Test R-E2. 5-tube rad 5.62 lb Test R-E61,3-tube rad 5.42 lb Test R-EIO, 1-tube panel rad 5.50 lb Test R-2c, (Bui 223) waU rad 01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Net lb of steam condensed per hour _. 567 HEIGHT ABOVE aOOR IN FEET Fig. 1. Room Temperature Gradients and Steam Condensing Rates for Four Types of Cast-Iron Radiators with a Common Temperature at the 60-In. Level Note that the steam condensations are practically the same for all four radiators when the same air temperature of 69 F is maintained at the 60-in. level. HEATING EFFECT For several years the heating effect of radiators has been considered by engineers in order to use it for the rating of radiators and in the design of heating systems. Heating effect is the useful output of a radiator, in the comfort zone of a room, as related to the total input of the radiator3. The results of tests conducted at the University of Illinois are shown in Figs. 1 and 2*. For the four types of radiators shown, the following con clusions are given: Fig. 2. Room Temperature Gradients and Steam Condensing Rates for Four Types of Cast-Iron Radiators with a Common Temperature at the 30-In. Level Note that the steam condensations are different for all four radiators when the same air temperature of 68 F is maintained at the 30-in. level. The Heating Effect of Radiators, by Dr. Charles Brabbee (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 33, 1927, p. 33). A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 962--The Application of the Eupatheoscope for Measuring the Performance of Direct Radiators and Convectors in Terms of Equivalent Temperature, by A. C. Willard. A. P. Kratz and M. K. Fahnestock (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, VoL 39, 1933, p. 303). A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 905--Steam Condensation an Inverse Index of Heating Effect, by A. P. Kratz and M. K. Fahnestock (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 37, 1931, p. 475). 242 CHAPTER 12. RADIATORS AND GRAVITY CONVECTORS 1. The heating effect of a radiator cannot be judged solely by the amount Of steam condensed within the radiator. 2. Smaller floor-to-ceiling temperature differentials can be maintained with lbng, low, thin, direct radiators, than is possible with high, direct radiators. 3. The larger portion of the floor-to-ceiling temperature differential in a room of average ceiling height heated with direct radiators occurs between the floor and the breathing level. _ , 4. The comfort level (approximately 2 ft-6 in. above floor) is below the breathing line level (approximately 5 ft-6 in. above floor), and temperatures taken at the breathing line may not be indicative of the actual heating effect of a radiator in the room. The comfort-indicating temperature should be taken below the breathing line level. 5. High column radiators placed at the sides of window openings do not produce as comfortable heating effects as long, low, direct radiators placed beneath window openings*. LIME ELAPSED AFTER STEAM TURNED INTO RADIATOR. MINUTES Fig. 3. Chart Showing the Steam Demand Rate for Heating Up a Cast-Iron Radiator with Free Air Venting and Ample Steam Supply HEATING UP THE RADIATOR AND CONVECTOR The maximum condensation occurs in a heating unit when the steam is first turned on*. Fig. 3 shows a typical curve for the condensation rate in pounds per hour for the time elapsing after steam is turned into a castiron radiator. The data are from tests on old-style column type radiators. In practice the rate of. steam supply to the heating unit while heating up is frequently retarded by controlled elimination of air through air valves or traps. Automatic control valves may also retard the supply of steam. Vacuum types of air venting valves may be used to reduce the length of the venting periods. ENCLOSED RADIATORS The general effect of an enclosure placed about a direct radiator is to restrict the air flow, diminish the radiation and, when properly designed; Effect of Two Types of Cast-Iron Steam Radiators in Room Heating, by A. C. Willard and M. K. Fahnestock (Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning, March, 1930, p. 185). . A.S.H.V.E. Research Report. No. 1067--The Cooling and Heating Rates of a Room with Different Types of Steam Radiators and Convectors, by A. P. Kratz, M. K. Fahnestock and E. L. Broderick (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 43, 1937. p. 389).