TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brumbaugh, James E.
TI  - HVAC fundamentals: Volume 2 : Heating system components, gas and oil burners, and automatic controls 
SN  - 764542079
AV  - TH 7227 .B78 2004  
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Hoboken, New Jersey
PB  - John Wiley & Son, Inc.
KW  - AIR CONDITIONING
N1  - Includes index; Introduction -- About the Author -- Chapter1: Oil Burners -- Gun-Type Oil Burners -- Construction Details -- Operating Principles -- Flame-Retention Head Burners -- High-Static Oil Burners -- Rotary Oil Burners -- Vaporizing (Pot-Type) Oil Burners -- Combination Oil and Gas Burners -- Fuel Pump -- Single-Stage Fuel Pump -- Two-Stage Pump -- Fuel Pump Capacity -- Fuel Pump Service and Maintenance -- Priming Fuel Pumps -- Adjusting Fuel Pump Pressure -- Troubleshooting Fuel Pumps -- Fuel Supply Tank and Line -- Oil Burner Nozzles -- Electrodes -- Troubleshooting Electrodes -- Servicing Electrodes -- Oil Burner Air System -- Primary Safety Control Service -- Installing an Oil Burner -- Starting an Oil Burner -- Air Delivery and Blower Adjustment -- Combustion Testing and Adjustments -- Troubleshooting Oil Burners -- Chapter 2: Gas Burners -- Operating Principles -- Electrical Circuits -- Automatic Controls -- Types of Gas Burners -- Integral-Type Gas Burners -- Gas Conversion Burners -- Gas Conversion Burner Combustion Chambers -- Gas Piping for Conversion Burners -- Venting and Ventilation -- Safety Precautions -- Troubleshooting Gas Burners -- Chapter 3: Coal Firing Methods -- Coal-Firing Draft Requirements -- Firing Anthracite Coal -- Firing Bituminous Coal -- Firing Semibituminous Coal -- Stoker Firing -- Stoker Construction -- Stoker Automatic Controls -- Stoker Operating Instructions -- Coal Selection -- Starting the Fire -- Natural Stack Draft -- Manual Air Adjustment -- Automatic Air Control -- Changing Coal Feeds -- Motor Overload Protection -- Transmission Overload Protection -- Removal of Obstruction -- Lubrication -- Summer Service -- How to Remove Clinkers -- How to Adjust Coal Feed -- How to Adjust Air Supply -- Troubleshooting Coal Stokers -- Chapter 4: Thermostats and Humidistats -- Automatic Control Systems. Temperature Control Circuits -- Thermostats -- Thermostat Components -- Thermostat Terminal Identification -- Thermostat Anticipators -- Types of Thermostats -- Room Thermostats -- Programmable Thermostats -- Insertion Thermostats -- Immersion Thermostats -- Cylinder Thermostats -- Boiler Thermostats -- Remote-Bulb Thermostats -- Proportional Thermostats -- Outdoor Thermostats -- Troubleshooting Thermostats -- Humidistats -- Location of Room Humidistats -- Troubleshooting Humidistats -- Chapter 5: Gas and Oil Controls -- Gas Controls -- Gas Control Circuits -- Gas Burner Primary Control -- Servicing a Gas Burner Primary Control -- Gas Valves -- Solenoid Gas Valves -- Solenoid Coils -- Direct-Acting Heat Motor Valves -- Diaphragm Valves -- Pressure Regulators -- Pressure Switches -- Automatic Pilot Safety Valve -- Thermopilot Valves -- Thermocouples -- Troubleshooting Thermocouples -- Thermopiles (Pilot Generators) -- Pilot-Operated Diaphragm Valves -- Combination Gas Valves -- Standing Pilot Combination Gas Valves -- Continuous Pilot Dual Automatic Gas Valve -- Universal Electronic Ignition Combination Gas Valve -- Pilot Burners -- Installing a Pilot Burner -- Replacing the Pilot Burner Orifice -- Lighting the Pilot -- Pilot Flame Adjustment -- Main Burner Ignition -- Pilot-Pressure Switch -- Electronic Ignition Modules -- Intermittent Pilot Ignition Module -- Direct-Spark Ignition Module -- Hot-Surface Ignition Module -- Igniters -- Flame Sensors -- Mercury Flame Sensors -- Oil Controls -- Oil Valves -- Oil Burner Primary Control -- Cadmium Cell Primary Controls -- Stack Detector Primary Control -- Combination Primary Control and Aquastat -- Troubleshooting the Oil Burner Primary Control -- Chapter 6: Other Automatic Controls -- Fan Controls -- Fan Control -- Air Switch -- Fan Relays -- Fan Center -- Fan Manager -- Fan Timer Switch. Fan Safety Cutoff Switch -- Limit Controls -- Limit Control -- Secondary High-Limit Switch -- Combination Fan and Limit Control -- Switching Relays -- Impedance Relays -- Heating Relays/Time-Delay Relays -- Potential Relay -- Pressure Switches -- Sail Switches -- Other Switches and Relays -- Sequence Controllers -- Contactors -- Troubleshooting Contactors -- Cleaning Contactors -- Replacing Contactors -- Motor Starter -- Overload Relay Heater -- Inherent Protector -- Pilot Duty Motor Protector -- Capacitors -- Troubleshooting Capacitors -- Replacing Capacitors -- High-Pressure Cutout Switch -- Low-Pressure Cutout Switch -- Transformers -- Sizing Transformers -- Installing Transformers -- Control Panels -- Chapter 7 Ducts and Duct Systems -- Codes and Standards -- Types of Duct Systems -- Perimeter Duct Systems -- Extended Plenum Systems -- Crawl-Space Plenum Systems -- Duct Materials -- Duct System Components -- Supply Air Registers, Grilles, and Diffusers -- Return Air and Exhaust Air Inlets -- Duct Run Fittings -- Air Supply and Venting -- Duct Dampers -- Damper Motors and Actuators -- Installing Damper Motors -- Troubleshooting Damper Motors -- Blowers (or Fans) for Duct Systems -- Designing a Duct System -- Duct System Calculations -- Duct Heat Loss and Gain -- Air Leakage -- Duct Insulation -- Equal Friction Method -- Balancing an Air Distribution System -- Duct Maintenance -- Roof Plenum Units -- Mobile Home Duct Systems -- Proprietary Air Distribution Systems -- Duct Furnaces -- Electric Duct Heaters -- Chapter 8 Pipes, Pipe Fittings, and Piping Details -- Types of Pipe Materials -- Wrought-Iron Pipe -- Wrought-Steel Pipe -- Galvanized Pipe -- Copper and Brass Pipes and Tubing -- Plastic Tubing -- Synthetic Rubber Hose -- Composite Tubing -- Pipe Fittings -- Classification of Pipe Fittings -- Extension or Joining Fittings. Reducing or Enlarging Fittings -- Directional Fittings -- Branching Fittings -- Shutoff or Closing Fittings -- Union or Makeup Fittings -- Flanges -- Pipe Expansion -- Valves -- Pipe Threads -- Pipe Sizing -- Sizing Steam Pipes -- Sizing Hot-Water (Hydronic) Pipes/Tubing -- Pipe Fitting Measurements -- Calculating Offsets -- First Method -- Second Method -- Third Method -- Fourth Method -- Pipe Supports -- Joint Compound -- Pipe Fitting Wrenches -- Pipe Vise -- Installation Methods -- Pipe Cutting -- Pipe Threading -- Pipe Reaming -- Pipe Cleaning -- Pipe Tapping -- Pipe Bending -- Assembling and Make-Up -- Nonferrous Pipes, Tubing, and Fittings -- Soldering Pipe -- Brazing Pipes -- Braze Welding Pipe -- Welding Pipe -- Gas Piping -- Insulating Pipes -- Piping Details -- Connecting Risers to Mains -- Connections to Radiators or Convectors -- Lift Fittings -- Drips -- Dirt Pockets -- Siphons -- Hartford Connections -- Making Up Coils -- Relieving Pipe Stress -- Swivels and Offsets -- Eliminating Water Pockets -- Pressure Tests -- Chapter 9 Valves and Valve Installation -- Valve Components and Terminology -- Valve Materials -- Globe and Angle Valves -- Gate Valves -- Check Valves -- Stop Valves -- Butterfly Valves -- Two-Way Valves -- Three-Way Valves -- Y Valves -- Valve Selection -- Troubleshooting Valves -- Valve Stuffing-Box Leakage -- Valve Seat Leakage -- Damaged Valve Stems -- Automatic Valves and Valve Operators -- Valve Pipe Connections -- Valve Installing Pointers -- Soldering, Brazing, and Welding Valves to Pipes -- Soldering or Silver-Brazing Procedure -- Butt-Welding Procedure -- Socket-Welding Procedure -- Chapter 10 Steam and Hydronic Line Controls -- Steam and Hydronic System Pumps -- Condensate Pumps -- Vacuum Pumps -- Circulators (Water-Circulating Pumps) -- Circulator Selection -- Steam Traps -- Sizing Steam Traps. Steam Trap Maintenance -- Automatic Heat-Up -- Installing Steam Traps -- Float Traps -- Thermostatic Traps -- Balanced-Pressure Thermostatic Steam Traps -- Maintenance -- Float and Thermostatic Traps -- Thermodynamic Steam Traps -- Bucket Traps -- Flash Traps -- Impulse Traps -- Tilting Traps -- Lifting Traps -- Boiler Return Traps -- Expansion Tanks -- Closed Steel Expansion Tanks -- Diaphragm Expansion Tanks -- Sizing Expansion Tanks -- Troubleshooting Expansion Tanks -- Air Eliminators -- Pipeline Valves and Controls -- Temperature Regulators -- Electric Control Valves (Regulators) -- Water-Tempering Valves -- Hot-Water Heating Control -- Flow Control Valve -- Electric Zone Valve -- Balancing Valves, Valve Adapters, and Filters -- Manifolds -- Pipeline Strainers -- Appendix A Professional and Trade Associations -- Appendix B Manufacturers -- Appendix C Data Tables -- Appendix D Conversion Tables -- Index
N2  - Your guide to keeping the heat onWhether you're an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you knowthat technology changes and you need to keep up. This fully revisedguidebook covers everything you need to know to install, maintain, and repair the components that run, regulate, and fuel both old andnew systems. From oil burners and steam line controls to the newestchip-based technology and environmental regulations, Volume 2 helpsyou keep the heat on.* Install and repair thermostats, humidistats, automatic controls, and oil or gas burner controls* Review pipes, pipe fittings, piping details, valve installation, and duct systems* Find new calculations and environmental guidelines* Learn the best ways to handle hydronics and steam linecontrols* Deal with solid fuels and understand coal firing methods* Refer to data tables with conversions, formula cross-references, and manufacturers' listsThe Audel HVAC LibraryVol. 1: Heating Systems, Furnaces, and BoilersVol. 2: Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, andAutomatic ControlsVol. 3: Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps, and Distribution Systems
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