Product Description

This innovative book is about state-of-the-art hydronic heating systems for residential and light commercial buildings. It contains extensive product shots from over 60 manufacturers and nearly 300 diagrams of system piping / control schematics. This book condenses powerful, engineering-level design information into design tools that can be used by both technical students and contractors. It includes a complete method for heating load calculations that is simple and accurate, insuring proper design. This volume offers hundreds of powerful design tools to determine how a system will perform before it is installed, which is crucial to real-world situations. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERText with IBM Disk, ISBN: 0-8273-6816-X

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #338365 in Books
• Published on: 1995-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 449 pages

Book Info
Text provides an introduction to today's hydronic heating systems. Includes the latest information on techniques for use in residential and light commercial buildings; including primary and secondary piping, panel radiant heating, and injection mixing. For students and professional contractors. Includes chapter exercises. Previous edition: c1995. DLC: Hot-water heating.

About the Author
John C. Siegenthaler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ,Troy, New York. His professional experience includes consulting for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, as well as development of training programs for the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation. The author of numerous hydronic heating articles, Mr. Siegenthaler is currently an instructor at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York and a self-employed consulting engineer.