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Title: QUESTION 6
Post by: Plumber on January 23, 2010, 04:59:51 PM

The diagram below shows a storage water heater with an uncontrolled energy source.

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The following table is to be used to size the circulating pipes.

Note: X is the true horizontal distance and Y is the true vertical distance.

Determine each of the following:
(a) the size of the circulating pipes

(b) the height of the vent pipe using the formula H = SP + 1
10
where H = the height of the vent pipe, in metres.
SP = set outlet pressure of the reducing valve, in kilopascals

(c) the pressure on the base of the hot water cylinder

(d) the static pressure in the wetback