Abstract
The reasons for providing heating systems in buildings are threefold:
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to provide ideal thermal comfort conditions under which the occupants can live and work in a safe and efficient manner;
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to ensure that the products being used, stored or manufactured in the space are protected from the cold and damp;
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to protect the building fabric from the effects of cold weather.
The aim of this chapter is to introduce the various controllable factors relating to thermal comfort, the well-being of the occupants within the space, and the associated heating plant required to maintain the chosen design conditions.
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Physiological principles and thermal comfort, ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook, SI edition (1993) Chapter 8
CIBSE Guide AI Environmental criteria for design (1986)
CIBSE Guide A2 Weather and solar data (1982)
CIBSE Guide A9 Estimation of plant capacity (1983)
Randall McMullan, Environmental Science in Buildings, Macmillan (1992)
BS 6880: Parts 1–3: 1988 Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating
Ibid., Part 2 Section 3
Ibid., Part 1 Section 3; Part 2 Section 4
Ibid., Part 2 Section 5
Ibid., Part 2 Section 6
BS 779: 1989 Specification for cast iron boilers for central heating up to 44 kW
BS 2790: 1992 Specification for the design of shell boilers
BS 1113: 1992 Specification for the design of water tube and steam generators
BS 1894: 1992 Specification for the design of electrode boilers
CIBSE Guide B 13 Combustion systems (1986); CIBSE Guide C 5 Fuels and combustion (1976)
BS 749: 1969 and CP 3000: 1955 Specification for underfeed stokers
BS 799: Parts 1–8: 1991 Oil burning equipment
BS 5885: Parts 1 and 2: 1988 Automatic gas burners
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Curd, E.F., Howard, C.A. (1996). Types of Heating System. In: Introduction to Building Services. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13298-0_4
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