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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254334803321

Autore

Muniak Damian Piotr

Titolo

Radiators in Hydronic Heating Installations : Structure, Selection and Thermal Characteristics / / by Damian Piotr Muniak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-55242-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 251 p. 109 illus., 72 illus. in color.)

Collana

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, , 2198-4182 ; ; 101

Disciplina

697.4

Soggetti

Engineering design

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat - Transmission

Mass transfer

Computational intelligence

Building construction

Engineering Design

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Computational Intelligence

Building Physics, HVAC

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Thermal comfort -- Radiators in hydronic heating installations Historical outline, types and structure -- Radiator thermal characteristic -- Methods of the radiator heat output control -- The sizing of surface radiators -- Selection of radiators for heating installations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses key design and computational issues related to radiators in hydronic heating installations. A historical outline is included to highlight the evolution of radiators and heating technologies. Further, the book includes a chapter on thermal comfort, which is the decisive factor in selecting the ideal heating system and radiator type. The majority of the book is devoted to an extensive discussion of the types and kinds of radiators currently in use, and to



identifying the reasons for the remarkable diversity of design solutions. The differences between the solutions are also addressed, both in terms of the effects of operation and of the thermal comfort that needs to be ensured. The book then compares the advantages and disadvantages of each solution, as well as its potential applications. A detailed discussion, supported by an extensive theoretical and mathematical analysis, is presented of the computational relations that are used in selecting the radiator type. The dynamics of radiator heat output regulation are also covered, with particular emphasis on underfloor-surface radiators, for which this aspect is particularly important. The book closes with a chapter presenting computational examples. It includes numerous examples of calculations for all essential thermal parameters of radiator operation in heating installations.