Heating and water services design in buildings/ keith J. Moss.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-248) and index.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Heat requirements of heated buildings in temperate climates. Introduction. Heat energy flows. Plant energy output. Heat flow paths and conductance networks. Practical applications. Chapter closure. Low temperature hot water heating systems. Introduction. Space heating appliances. Pipe sizing. Circuit balancing. Hydraulic resistance in pipe networks. Chapter closure. Pump and system. Introduction. Closed and open systems. Pump considerations. Pumps on closed systems. Centrifugal pump laws. Chapter closure. High- temperature hot water systems. Introduction. Pressurisation methods. Pressurisation of large systems. Chapter closure. Steam systems. Introduction. Steam systems. Steam generation and distribution. Chapter closure. Plant connections and controls. Introduction. Identifying services and plant. Building energy management systems. Control strategies for heating systems. Chapter closure. The application of probability and demand units in design. Introduction. Probability or usage ratio P. The system of demand units (DU). Chapter closure. Hot and cold water supply systems utilising the static head. Introduction. Factors in hot water supply design. Design procedures. Chapter closure. Hot and cold water systems using booster pumps. Introduction. Pumped hot water supply. Boosted cold water supply. Chapter closure. Loose ends. Introduction. Water supplies. Linear pipe expansion. Electrothermal storage. Heating an indoor swimming pool. Chapter closure. Bibliography and sources of information. Index.