Heating Design and Practice (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert Henderson Emerick

9780265799444: Heating Design and Practice (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265799449 ISBN 13: 9780265799444

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Master practical guidance on choosing brick, insulation, and refractories for heating systems.

This guide helps you understand how material choices affect furnace life, heat retention, and performance. From selecting refractory material to interpreting pyrometric cones, you’ll find clear, actionable steps for designing reliable, efficient heating equipment.

This edition walks through the real-world considerations that affect large and small installations—from fuel type and brick design to the behavior of fireclays, silica, alumina, magnesia, and chrome refractories. It pairs concrete tables and testing concepts with practical advice for avoiding cracks, spalling, and premature brick failure, while balancing cost and durability.

How to specify fuel and brick types, with a focus on fusing temperatures and life expectancy.
Understanding pyrometric cones and how they set performance targets for bricks.
Guidance on brick expansion, contraction, and the 11^2 P^r to 1 percent limits under test conditions.
Practical notes on standard firebrick sizes, castables, and ramming mixes for modern installations.

Ideal for readers who install, design, or maintain heating systems and want a grounded, no-nonsense reference for refractory choices and furnace design.

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