Wood Gasification Boilers: Circulation, Power Interruption & Pump Acceleration

On the Hydronic-Based Biomass Heating Systems Discussion Board…
Why we don’t use the UPS to drive the main circulator to continue operations in case of power interruption? What determines when wood gasification boilers begin to circulate? Do variable speed pumps allow us to control the rate at which the pump accelerates? John Siegenthaler investigates…

Student 1:
If we use a […]

Robert Bean on Fluid-Based System Concerns in HVAC Engineering

On the Integrated HVAC Engineering Discussion Board…
Robert Bean discusses losing boiler efficiency, vs. losing radiator efficiency, cycling a boiler to maintain average temperature in a system, using 3 way mixing valve (instead of a circulator) to control the temperature of the on the load side, and more!
Student 1:
1) The pressure differential control valve shown around 22 minutes [in Lesson 8 of […]

Free Lecture: Multiple Mod-con Boiler Concepts

In this new free lecture, Roy Collver, President, OTBC Inc, examines important details you should know when combining two or more boilers into a single heating plant. He covers applications from large residential, up to bigger commercial and institutional systems.
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Key Takeaways

Important piping and control considerations when combining mod-con boilers, including do’s […]

2-Pipe Versus 4-Pipe Buffer Tank Configurations

In the following article, HeatSpring instructor John Siegenthaler discusses 2-Pipe Verses 4-Pipe Buffer Tank Configurations.
Read on to learn more about…

The importance of a properly sized buffer tank for both wood gasification boilers and boilers fueled by pellets/wood chips
The primary differences between 2-pipe and 4-pipe buffer tank configurations
How water temperature effects the buffer tank
Determining which configuration(s) will work […]