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Introduction Introduction
WHAT IS A BTU?
LEARN WHEN YOU CAN ACHIEVE HIGH EFFICIENCIES
LEARN WHAT IS REQUIRED IN YOUR DESIGN TO REACH THESE GOALS
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AgendaAgenda
REVIEW BASICS OF ENERGY 10minTIME LINE OF EVENTS 15 minWATER CONDITIONS 10min“BAD HABITS” TOUGHT NOT
LEARNED a lifetimeHIGH MASS CARRY-OVER TO LOW
MASS DESIGN 10 minSUMMARY PART 1 15 min
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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
ENERGY IS GENERIC AND WILL PERFORM AS PHYSICS
WORK WITH THE BASICS TO ENHANCE YOUR DESIGN
point
rise>T
dewH2O
btu
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VOCABULARYVOCABULARY
BTU
THERMAL LIFT
T TEMPERATURE RISE
WHERE DOES HIGH EFFICIENCY COME FROM? “LATENT HEAT”
WHAT IS LATENT HEAT?
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TIME LINETIME LINE
MOM & POPJIMMY CARTERUNCLE SAMCODES AND STANDARDSAIR QUALITYGO GREENVENT CATEGORIESBAD HABITS
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TIME LINE TOPICSTIME LINE TOPICS
DATE CATEGORY EFFICIENCY STACK TEMPERATURE RETURN WATER TEMP DEW POINTS OPERATING TEMPERATURE CODES BAD HABITS
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Understanding ANSI StandardsUnderstanding ANSI StandardsUnderstanding ANSI StandardsUnderstanding ANSI Standards
II
IIII
IVNegative Positive
NFGC Airtight
AirtightCorrosion Resistant
Corrosion Resistant
Non-condensing
Condensing
VENTINGVENTING
Static Pressure in Vent
Above Dew Point
Below Dew Point
130 deg F
Effect of Inlet Water Temperature to Boiler EfficiencyEffect of Inlet Water Temperature to Boiler Efficiency
1801804040 130130
inlet water temperatureinlet water temperature
boi
ler
effi
cien
cy, %
boi
ler
effi
cien
cy, %
8080
100100
8686
9494
condensing boilercondensing boiler non-condensing boilernon-condensing boiler
dew pointdew point
natural gas = 1050 Btu/ftnatural gas = 1050 Btu/ft33
8080
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CSA TO TEST ALL CAT IVCSA TO TEST ALL CAT IV
ALL CATEGORY IV EQUIPMENT TO BE TESTED AT FULL INPUT AT 180°
NEW A/Q REGULATIONS TO 9 ppm CO2 AS OF 2012
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BAD HABITSBAD HABITS
JUST BY THE WAY IT IS PLUMBED IT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK
NON-CONDENSINGCONDENSINGCROSSED SYSTEMS
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SPECIFY FACTORY START-UPSPECIFY FACTORY START-UP
AS BUILT PERFORMANCEDOES IT MEET THE REQUIREMENT?DOES MATERIAL MATCH SPEC?DO T’s MATCH DESIGNPERMANENT RECORD
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VALUE ENGINEERINGVALUE ENGINEERING
IDENTICAL PRODUCT
IDENTICAL VALUE
IDENTICAL PERFORMANCE
IDENTICAL APPEARANCE
PERFORMANCE VALUE IS EQUAL TO
PREFORMANCE IS BETTER THAN
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SUMMARY PART ISUMMARY PART I
HIGH EFFICIENCY COMES FROM?
THE DEW POINT IS?
LIME DROPS OUT --------&------------?
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CONDENSING TECHNOLOGYCONDENSING TECHNOLOGY
INSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
OUTSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
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COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGYCOMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY
ATMOSPHERICFAN ASSISTEDGUNPULSESYMETRIC AIR- FUEL COUPLING
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Air/Fuel CouplingAir/Fuel Coupling
gasgasvalvevalve
gas
gas
PPGG= = PPAA
PPAA
PPGG
airair
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WATER HEATER PROBLEMSWATER HEATER PROBLEMS
TRADITIONALLY ON/OFFWATER QUALITYOPERATING BELOW THE DEW
POINTSCALINGREPLACEMENTMASS
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Pounds of Lime Deposited vs.... Pounds of Lime Deposited vs.... Temperature and Water UsageTemperature and Water Usage
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
0 300 900 1500 2100 2700 3300 3900WATER USAGE IN GALLONS PER DAY
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UN
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LIM
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180oF
170oF
160oF
150oF
140oF
120oF
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HEAT EXCHANGERSHEAT EXCHANGERS
TANKSPIRALHELICAL COILHELICAL FIRE TUBE flex vs. non-
flexDIRECT CONTACT ss woolCOPPERINDIRECT
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SCALE PREVENTIONSCALE PREVENTION
PASSIVE VS ACTIVE PASSIVE VS ACTIVE Tank heaters Spiral Helical flue tube Helical fire tube Direct contact Electric Wall hung Indirect
Copper Tube
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SIZING WITHOUT VARIABLESSIZING WITHOUT VARIABLES
units x time x flow x T x H2O x oc x inv/eff------------------------------------------------------ duration
= instantaneous btuh requirement
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DEFINITIONS OF FORMULADEFINITIONS OF FORMULA
# OF UNITS hotel rooms apts cells etc TIME in the shower VOLUME of the flow device T of the thermal lift H2O the weight of water OCCUPANCY # of people in each unit INVERSE of the efficiency of the product DIVIDED by the duration hours to deliver EQUALS the instantaneous demand
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REAL NUMBERSREAL NUMBERS
250 X 5 X 3 X 60 X 8.33 X 1.5 X 115%------------------------------------------------------ 1.5
= 2,156,000 BTUH
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A BETTER SELECTIONA BETTER SELECTION
NEVER USE ONLY ONE HEATERSPLIT THE LOAD
2,256,000/2 = 2 – 1,128,000’s
75% x 2,256,000 = 1,692,000 x 2
80/20 x 2,256,000 = 1-1,800,000 + 450,k
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WHAT ABOUT STORAGREWHAT ABOUT STORAGRE
THUMB RULE
100 gal storage for every 1M input
REDUCE input 100K for every 100 gals of storage on hand 2/3 max
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HYBRID SYSTEMSHYBRID SYSTEMS
WHAT IS IT?A BOILER OR WATER HEATER
SYSTEM THAT USES CONDENSING AND NON- CONDENSING EQUIPMENT IN THE SAME APPLICATION TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND CAPITAL
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HOW TO GO GREENHOW TO GO GREEN
SAVE WATERLOW NOXWISE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENTHYBRID SYSTEMSNIGHT SET BACKSPREVENTATIVE MAINTENENCE
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SUMMARYSUMMARY
WHERE DOES HIGH EFFICIENCY COME FROM?
ENERGY TRAPPED IN FLUE GAS AS WATER VAPOR
WHEN DO YOU ACHIEVE HIGH EFFICIENCY IN YOUR DESIGN
OPERATING BELOW THE DEW POINTWEIGH THE CONDENSATEHYBRID SYSTEMS
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Where to Get More InformationWhere to Get More Information
READ THE MANUALSREAD THE GRAPHSUNDERSTAND THE PHYSICSWHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?CONSULT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE