Objectives

- Finish with pumps and plumbing

example

- Learn about district cooling and

heating systems
 System Curves
∆p ∆p A+B
A B A+B

A B
V
A

B
V

A B
Parallel
Serial
 System balancing
AHU1 AHU2

HC1 HC2

100 ft 1000 ft

2 gpm 10 gpm

pump 10 ft

BOILER
 Pumps
• Raise pressure and produce flow
• Main type
• Centrifugal

Example of
Turbine pump

Reading (textbook) Inline Base mounted

Page 3-36 - 3-45
http://www.taylor-
engineering.com/downloads/cooltools/EDR_De
signGuidelines_CoolToolsChilledWater.pdf
Curve for Multiple Pumps
Changing Pump Speed
HW5: Find a system curve for this
plumbing configuration
Primary/Secondary and
Tertiary Pumping

Reading Assignment:

Taylor, S., P. Dupont, B. Jones, T. Hartman

and M. Hydeman. 2000. Chilled water plant
design guide. San Francisco: Pacific Gas &
Electric Company.
http://www.taylor-
engineering.com/downloads/cooltools/EDR_DesignGuidelines_C
oolToolsChilledWater.pdf
 Hydronic systems for district
cooling/heating and buildings
Constant-Flow System, Single Chiller, Single Coil Constant-Flow System, Single Chiller, Multiple Coils

Mixing valve that control

by-pass flow
Major pumping force
is the chiller pump
 Control of coil temperature
Mixing valve that control the flow through the coil
Flow Variation as a Function of Valve Position

Same pressure
drop like a cooling coil

Major pumping force

is the chiller pump
Multiple chiller (or boilers)
Parallel Serial
 Primary-Loop Only Variable
Speed Flow
Single chiller
Multiple chillers
 Primary and Secondary Loop
Variable Flow Design
Parallel chillers

Serial chillers
 Large Plant or Building
Distribution Systems
Primary/Secondary Loops with Variable Flow and Distributed Pumping
Primary/Secondary and Tertiary
Pumping
 Primary Pump Arrangements
Dedicate a pump for each chiller

Provide a common header for the pumps

 Coil Pumping Strategies
Variable speed pumps vs. Single pas Valve
vs. Mixing valves vs. Diverting Valves
Impact of plumbing on a
cooling coil
 Plumbing Arrangement
in Building’s hydronic systems

Radiators

Baseboard heaters Fan coil systems

 Valves
• Section 5-14 and 6-15 in the textbook
• Types
• Butterfly Valves
• Ball Valves
• Globe Valves
Three way valves
Valve Sizing and Flow Coefficient
Cv value:

in liter/hour or….

in Pa

Control Valve Selection For Hydronic Systems

reference:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=
8&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbookstore.ashrae.biz%2Fjournal%2Fdow
nload.php%3Ffile%3Dhegberg.pdf&ei=IvcqU_O1KMuE2AWgloHgDA&usg=AFQjCNF
RAMzPnbzDpAluhyk4l8u_SKKTdw
Control Valve Selection For
Hydronic Systems
Before DC we tried to do this

Valve authority