Author: Chas; B. Thompson

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781333030582

Excerpt from House Heating by Steam and Water: Improved Methods of Installing Heating Apparatus in the Home Short and Accurate Rules for Computing Radiation, Heat Losses, Etc; Graphic Charts Showing Boiler Power and Coal Consumption In the first part of the book are illustrated and described, a number of examples of Steam and Water Heating Apparatus, which have been in actual operation for ten or fifteen years, and which may be considered as fair examples of good average current practice. The greater portion of the work described was installed under the writer's supervision, and compares favorably with the better class of house heating appa ratus. The writer, however, believes that in the near future, new methods of house heating will be evolved that will be a large improvement over present practice. For example: Steam will displace water as a residence heating medium, when it can be installed so the heat in each unit of radiation is under perfect control, and so that the various radiators may be run at any desired temperature, without changing the initial temperature at the boiler, excelling in this feature the best installation of water heating apparatus extant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.