HEATING SYSTEM
LAB University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Mechanical Engineering
2024
Derrick Apong
Abstract
Author(s) Publication type Completion year
Derrick Apong Thesis, UAS 2027
Number of pages
1
Title of the thesis
HEATING SYSTEM
Degree, Field of Study
Engineer (UAS), Industrial Mechanical Engineering
Name, title, and organisation of the client
Abstract
The thesis provides detailed description of a process of a home heating system. The
discussion talks about how each component of the system plays a vital for the
distribution of heat around a home and how each component relates to the others.
Keywords
Heating system, heat
1 Introduction
The aim of this thesis is to describe the process of a heating system and how each process
relate to each other. Heating systems are built by the Centre on radiant heat. Water is
heated by a boiler and then circulated throughout a series of pipes of a building. Apparently,
the radiators distribute heat. There are three basic types of heating systems: gravity flow,
pump, and baseboard convection. But gravity flow is the oldest of the systems; baseboard
convection is the newest of the hot water systems. The Boiler All of the water heating
systems rely on a boiler to heat the water, which then circulates the water through the
buildings, no matter how huge the building is. In this report, we will focus on the home
heating systems, which is most related to our life. The boiler can heat the water from many
kinds of sources. In the most common method, gas or coal is burned in the boiler to heat an
immersion coil. The coil, in return heats the water. Then the water will heat the homes.
2 General information on the process of a heating system
Boiler systems distribute the heat in hot water, which gives up heat as it passes through
radiators or other devices in rooms throughout the house. After energy transition, the heated
water, steam, produced by the boiler will provide the residents of the home with the energy
to manufacture and live. The source of heat for a boiler is combustion of any of several fuels,
such as wood, coal, oil, or natural gas and so on. The cooler water then returns to the boiler
to be reheated. Once the water is heated by the boiler, it is pumped to the hot water cylinder.
The heat comes indirectly from the boiler using a coil fitted inside the cylinder. The hot water
cylinder is the main part of the hot water system; it acts as a storage vessel for the heated
water, ensuring a readily available supply for both space heating and domestic hot water
usage. An open vent pipe is connected to the top of the cylinder, allowing any excess
pressure or air to escape, and maintaining a balanced system. Often the indirectly heated
cylinders come with an immersion heater back up in case of a boiler breakdown. After the
water is heated in the boiler, the pump can circulate the water which can be by gravity. In the
pump systems, the circulating pumps force hot water through a network of pipes at a
constant flow and the pipes have joints to the radiators. Radiators are heat exchangers
designed to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of heating
in spaces. Normally, it can be used for heating our rooms.
The reservoir of cold water is used to supply either the hot water cylinder or the central
heating system. This is always positioned above the cylinder to give a head of pressure.
