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1 online resource |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- Purpose and Scope -- District Heating Background -- Applicability -- Components -- Benefits -- Environmental Benefits -- Economic Benefits -- Initial Capital Investment -- Concept Planning -- Design -- Construction -- Consumer Interconnection -- Typical Applications -- References -- ch. 2 Planning and System Selection -- Planning Overview -- Establish and Clarify the Owner's Scope -- Development of the Database -- Sources of Data for Existing Systems -- Heating Load -- Demand Diversity -- Heat Load Density and Piping Costs -- Alternative Development -- Codes and Standards -- Local and Institutional Constraints -- Choice of Heating Medium -- Integrated Processes -- Central Plant Siting -- Heat Distribution Systems -- Construction Considerations and Cost -- Consumer Interconnection -- Energy Costs -- Operation and Maintenance Costs -- Economic Analysis and User Rates -- Master Planning Conclusions |
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Note continued: Alternative Development for Heat Supply -- Methods of Heat Generation -- Conventional Heat-Only Boiler Plants -- District Heat Supply from Cogeneration Steam-Turbine-Based Stations -- Retrofit of Single-Purpose Electric Generating Steam Turbine to District Heat Supply -- Overview -- Configuration and Control of Steam Turbine Retrofits for District Heating -- Cycle Efficiencies -- Examples of Power Plants Retrofitted to Cogeneration -- District Heating/Cogeneration from Stationary Gas Turbines -- Reciprocating-Engine-Based Cogeneration/District Heating Systems -- Large Heat Pumps -- Integration of Heating, Cooling, and Electric Generation -- Centralized Chilled-Water Generation by Thermal Energy -- Centralized Chilled-Water Generation by Electric Energy -- Decentralized Chilled-Water Generation by Thermal Energy -- Geothermal District Heating -- Direct Use -- U.S. Experience -- European Experience -- References -- Bibliography |
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Note continued: ch. 3 Central Plant Design for Steam and Hot Water -- Introduction -- Higher Thermal Efficiency -- Use of Multiple Fuels -- Environmental Benefits -- Operating Personnel -- Insurance -- Usable Space -- Equipment Maintenance -- Use of Cogeneration -- Central Plant Advantages -- Central Plant Disadvantages -- Heating Loads -- Central Plant Heating Medium -- Heat Capacity -- Pipe Sizes -- Condensate Return System -- Pressure and Temperature Requirements -- Boilers Pressure and Temperature -- Construction Materials -- Selection Parameters -- Efficiency -- Combustion Efficiency -- Overall (or Thermal) Efficiency -- Seasonal Efficiency -- Performance Codes and Standards -- Commercial Heating Boilers -- Central Plant Design for Steam -- Typical System Arrangements -- Selection Criteria -- Construction Cost Estimate -- Feasibility Analysis -- Environmental Regulations -- Water Supply -- Site Development -- Plant Access -- Plant Structures |
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Note continued: Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems -- Drainage -- Plant Safety -- Central Plant Security -- Steam Generators -- Boiler Design and Type -- Boiler Construction Options -- Available Fuels -- Combustion Technology Selection -- Burners -- Boiler Control -- Primary Air -- Economizer -- Water Treatment and Makeup -- Sound and Vibration -- Seismic Issues -- Breeching -- Plant Stack -- Fuel Train -- Oil Supply System -- Piping -- Combustion Air -- Maintenance and Operation -- Commissioning -- Central Plant Design for Medium- and High-Temperature Water -- Introduction -- HTW Plant Arrangement -- Basic System -- Design Considerations -- Direct-Fired HTW Generators -- Direct-Contact Heaters (Cascades) -- System Circulating Pumps -- Controls -- Water Treatment -- Heat Storage -- Safety Considerations -- Other Design Considerations -- Central Plant Design for Low-Temperature Water -- Typical System Arrangements -- Energy Sources |
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Note continued: System Temperatures -- Heat Exchangers -- Thermal Storage -- Auxiliaries -- Expansion Tanks and System Pressurization -- Pumping System -- Pump Curves and Water Temperature for Constant-Speed Systems -- Parallel Pumping -- Series Pumping -- Multiple-Pump Systems -- Standby Pump Provision -- Variable-Speed Pumping Application -- Pump Connections -- Flow Design Considerations -- Design Guidelines -- Makeup and Fill-Water Systems -- Other System Components -- Emission Control and Instrumentation -- Pollutants and Control Techniques -- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) -- Sulfur Oxides (SOx) -- Carbon Monoxide (CO) -- Particulate Matter (PM) -- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)/Hydrocarbons (HCs) -- Calculation of Annual Emissions for District Heating Boilers -- Current Emission Standards -- Compliance Solutions -- Instrumentation and Controls for District Heating Plants -- General -- Instrumentation -- District Heating Plant Controls -- Boiler Controls |
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Note continued: Non-Boiler Controls -- Control Panels -- Energy Management and Control Systems -- Control Variables -- Controls for Boilers -- Boilers Supervisory Control Strategies and Optimization -- Supply Water and Supply Pressure Reset for Boilers -- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System -- References -- ch. 4 Distribution Systems -- Hydraulic Considerations -- Objectives of Hydraulic Design -- Water Hammer -- Pressure Losses -- Pipe Sizing -- Diversity of Demand -- Network Calculations -- Condensate Drainage and Return -- Distribution System Construction -- Aboveground System -- Underground Systems -- Site-Fabricated Underground Systems -- Prefabricated Conduit Systems -- Geotechnical Trenching and Backfilling -- Piping Materials and Standards -- Supply Pipes for Steam and Hot Water -- Condensate Return Pipes -- Pipe Expansion and Flexibility -- Pipe Bends and Loops -- Cold Springing of Pipe -- Computer-Aided Design |
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Note continued: Analyzing Existing Piping Configurations -- Expansion Joints and Expansion Compensating Devices -- Cathodic Protection of Direct Buried Conduits -- Sacrificial Anode Systems -- Impressed Current Systems -- Design, Maintenance, and Testing -- Leak Detection -- WSL Conduit Systems -- DDT-Type Conduit Systems -- Valve Vaults and Entry Pits -- Valve Vault Penetrations -- Ponding Water -- Crowding of Components -- High Humidity -- High Temperatures -- Deep Burial -- Freezing Conditions -- Safety and Access -- Vault Construction -- Vault Covers and Venting -- Construction of Systems without Valve Vaults -- References -- ch. 5 Consumer Interconnection -- Introduction -- Connection Types -- Direct Connection -- Indirect Connection -- Components -- Heat Exchangers -- Flow Control Devices -- Instrumentation -- Controller -- Pressure Control Devices -- Heating Connections -- Steam Connections -- Hot-Water Connections -- Building Conversion to District Heating |
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Note continued: Temperature Differential Control -- Metering -- References -- ch. 6 Heat Transfer Calculations for Piping Systems -- Thermal Design Conditions -- Soil Thermal Properties -- Soil Thermal Conductivity -- Temperature Effects on Soil Thermal Conductivity and Frost Depth -- Specific Heat of Soils -- Undisturbed Soil Temperatures -- Heat Transfer at Ground Surface -- Insulation Types and Thermal Properties -- Steady-State Heat Loss/Heat Gain Calculations for Systems -- Single Buried Uninsulated Pipe -- Single Buried Insulated Pipe -- Single Buried Pipe in Conduit with Air Space -- Single Buried Pipe with Composite Insulation -- Two Pipes Buried in Common Conduit with Air Space -- Two Buried Pipes or Conduits -- Pipes in Buried Trenches or Tunnels -- Pipes in Shallow Trenches -- Pipes in Loose Fill Insulation -- Buried Pipes with Other Geometries -- Pipes in Air -- Economical Thickness for Pipe Insulation |
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Note continued: Calculating Temperatures of System Components and Surrounding Soil Temperatures -- Line Source of Heat -- Spherical Source of Heat -- Superposition -- Spherical Heat Leak -- Spherical Heat Leak with Superimposed Parallel Line Source of Heat -- Thermal Impacts on Utilities Adjacent to Buried Heat Distribution Systems -- References -- ch. 7 Thermal Storage -- Introduction -- What is Thermal Storage? -- The Purpose of the Thermal Storage -- How Thermal Storage Works -- Benefits -- CHP Plants -- Heat Production Optimization -- Operation -- Principles of Operation -- Storage Tank Monitoring -- Charging -- Directly Connected Heat Storage -- Discharging -- Directly Connected Heat Storage -- Charging/Discharging -- Pressurized and Decentralized Tank -- Water Quality -- Specific Design Issues -- Temperature -- Pressure -- Sizing -- Regulatory Requirements (Europe) -- Economics -- Net Present Value -- Seasonal Thermal Storage -- Examples of Thermal Storage |
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Note continued: Denmark -- Other Countries -- References -- Bibliography -- ch. 8 Operation and Maintenance -- Introduction -- Workplace Safety -- Requirements -- Hazards -- System Security -- System Operation -- Water Treatment and Filtration -- Corrosion -- Corrosion Protection and Preventive Measures -- White Rust on Galvanized Steel Cooling Towers -- Scale Control -- Nonchemical Methods -- External Treatments -- Biological Growth Control -- Control Measures -- Legionnaires' Disease -- Suspended Solids and Depositation Control -- Mechanical Filtration -- Selection of Water Treatment Method -- Once Through Systems (Seawater or Surface-Water Cooling) -- Open Recirculating Systems (Cooling Towers) -- Closed Recirculating Systems (District Heating Distribution Systems) -- Medium- and High-Temperature Hot-Water Systems -- European Practice in Closed Distribution Systems -- Steam Systems -- Steam Distribution and Condensate Collection Systems -- Maintenance |
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Note continued: CMMS Functionality -- References -- Appendix A 96-Hour Boiling Water Test -- Tests of Complete System -- Apparatus and Specimens for Other than Wet Poured Systems -- Test Procedure for Other than Wet Poured Systems -- Appendix B Climatic Constants -- Equations -- Reference -- Appendix C Case Studies -- Case Study A District Energy/CHP System In Jamestown, New York -- Introduction -- System Description -- Central Energy Plant -- Transmission and Distribution Network -- Buildings -- Retrofitting Electrically Heated Buildings to Hot Water -- System Development -- Phased Implementation Philosophy -- Marketing -- Ownership -- System Economics -- Rates -- Financing -- System Benefits -- Customer Savings -- Environmental Advantages -- Demand-Side Management Application -- Future Expansion -- District Cooling System -- Conclusion -- References -- Case Study B Crotched Mountain Biomass District Heating System -- Introduction |
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Note continued: Background on the Crotched Mountain Facility -- Details of the Retrofit -- Fuel -- Central Plant -- Distribution System -- Building Interconnection and Loads -- Operational Experience -- Economic Benefits to the User -- Environmental Benefits -- Societal Benefits -- Contact Information -- References -- Case Study C District Heating Conversion From Steam To Hot Water At The Savannah Regional Hospital -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Original System Description -- System Problems -- Replacement Options -- Construction Program -- Revised Central Plant Requirements -- Energy Use Evaluation |
| Summary |
"Guidance for district heating system planning, design, operation, and maintenance for inexperienced designers and complete reference for those immersed in district heating industry; includes terminology for district heating"-- Provided by publisher |
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"RP-1267." |
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Title from title screen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Heating from central stations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning.
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Heating from central stations.
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Civil & Environmental Engineering.
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Civil Engineering.
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Engineering & Applied Sciences.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Phetteplace, Gary E. contributor
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
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| ISBN |
9781936504435 |
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193650443X |
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9781680153231 |
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1680153234 |
