“Dual Temperature Systems and Mixing Valves” “Performance Conditions of a Mixing Valve” Last week the R L Deppmann Monday Morning Minute article examined the addition of a mixing valve. Today we will examine the re-circulation system with dual temperature requirements and answer questions about the term “Performance Conditions” mentioned in the Lawler literature.
Across commercial, educational, and healthcare environments, Reverse Osmosis (RO) is becoming one of the most effective ways to control the water quality variables that lead …
“Addition of a Mixing Valve” During the last 6 weeks, the R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes concentrated on re-circulation systems where the supply temperature to the system was the same as the outlet temperature of the water heater. Today we will examine the addition of a Lawler master mixing valve in the system.
High Rise Considerations The last article, part 5, showed an example of a high rise system with pressure reducing valves (PRVS) and the importance of the correct setting of the balance valves. The example we used showed balance valves with as much as 18 PSIG across them at a low flow. When a design starts to incorporate
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High Rise Considerations The last article, Part 4, showed an example of a high-rise system with pressure reducing valves (PRV’s) and their effect on the …
The last three articles outlined pump selection in domestic water recirculation systems. In general, these systems have low flow and low head pumps. What happens in a high rise with pressure reducing valves (PRV) in the hot water supply? The pressure reducing valve introduces a fixed pressure drop which must be added to the calculations.
The purpose of the domestic water recirculation system is to delivery hot water near a fixture during times when there is no draw. If someone is using hot water in the next room or apartment or process; the hot water is near enough to your fixture so the hot water is delivered in seconds, not minutes.
Let’s assume the domestic hot water supply is a total length of 1000 ft. That is the entire pipe on all of the floors. Let’s also assume an average of 15 BTU/hr/ft of loss through the supply pipe insulation. Now let’s assume the recirc piping is 300 ft total at an average of 10 BTU/hr/ft of loss. What flow rate is required for a 10 degree ΔT? What flow rate is required for a 5 ΔT?
Problem Identified CoCoWalk, a large multitenant lifestyle center in Florida, was faced with the following water quality challenges across their cooling tower and closed-loop …