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December 07, 2021
Previous sections have described the advantages of using hydronic heating and cooling in low-energy and net-zero buildings. Simple and repeatable concepts have been shown along wit...
December 07, 2021
To achieve higher market acceptance, hydronic systems for low-energy and net-zero buildings need to be “tailored” to consumer expectations, load characteristics, desired environmen...
December 07, 2021
This section describes the advantages and benefits of using hydronic-based systems in low-energy and net-zero buildings. It also discusses some of the hydronic heating and cooling ...
December 06, 2021
The first step in designing any heating or cooling system is to understand the building the system will supply. It could range from a 200-year-old building with little or no insula...
December 06, 2021
For decades, the majority of the energy used to heat buildings has been supplied from fossil fuels, mostly in the form of natural gas, fuel oil and propane. During this time, the v...
July 21, 2021
This section describes several common applications, as well as some “novel” applications for heat exchangers in hydronic heating and cooling systems.
July 21, 2021
This Section discusses specific details that allow heat exchangers to perform as expected in several types of applications.
July 20, 2021
Learn about laminar vs turbulent flow, Reynolds number, flow direction, determining overall rate of heat transfer, software-based heat exchanger selection, performance indices, the...
July 13, 2021
Learn about two fundamental concepts that apply to all situations involving heat transfer.
June 21, 2021
A wide variety of heat exchangers are used in modern hydronic heating and cooling systems, as well as in some plumbing applications. This section illustrates the most common hardwa...