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Building Services Engineering 5th Edition Handbook

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90 Heating<br />

Sheet steel case<br />

Removable pane<br />

Finned tube<br />

1.0 – 3.0 m high<br />

Centrifugal fan and motor<br />

4.5 Fan convector.<br />

4.6 Balanced-flue gas-fired fan convector.<br />

A two-pipe circuit must be used, and fan convectors are installed on separate circuits from<br />

hot-water radiators as their control characteristics are different. Constant-temperature hot-water<br />

is supplied to them, whereas radiators may have variable water temperatures to reduce heat<br />

output in mild weather.<br />

Figure 4.6 is of a gas-fired balanced-flue fan convector that can be used when a central<br />

piped water circulation heating system is not practical. Figure 4.7 is of the outdoor balanced-flue<br />

terminal.<br />

Figure 4.8 shows a typical electric off-peak storage heater, which may be a natural or fan<br />

convector.<br />

Embedded pipes and cables<br />

Low-temperature hot-water heating pipes or electric heating cables are buried in concrete walls,<br />

floors or ceilings to provide a large low-temperature surface that is maintained at a few degrees<br />

above room air temperature. Floor-to-ceiling air temperature gradients tend to be less than those

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