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FORCED HOT-WATER SYSTEM [2 records]

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Record 1 1990-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

The essential parts of the forced-circulation hot-water system are the boiler... the circulation pump... the expansion tank and fittings to permit the hot water to expand and to keep air out of the system; the heating units in the rooms; the connecting piping....

CONT

The hydronic system is simply a forced hot-water system. The water is sent streaking through the system by a centrifugal pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
CONT

Les installations à eau chaude à circulation accélérée. (...) on utilise dans les installations où la distance entre la chaudière et le corps de chauffe le plus éloigné dépasse environ 50 à 70 m, une pompe ou un accélérateur pour créer la force motrice nécessaire à la circulation de l'eau. Ces organes de pulsion sont caractérisés par un débit défini par une hauteur manométrique déterminée.

OBS

Les systèmes de chauffage peuvent varier à l'infini selon le mode de production de chaleur, le fluide chauffant [eau chaude ou vapeur] (...) la manière dont est assurée la circulation du fluide chauffant (...) à circulation naturelle ou à circulation pulsée (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
CONT

Forced hot-water systems may be designed using several types of piping arrangements. The simplest of these is the series-loop system. The boiler and each of the radiators or convectors are connected in series, so that the hot water that leaves the top of the boiler circulates through each of the separate convectors or radiators in succession before returning to the boiler.

Key term(s)
  • series-loop hot water system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)

Spanish

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