Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the hydronic system architecture. It considers the pumping, piping, balancing and control of water systems. It introduces the reader to the various hydronic distribution systems and some of their characteristics. The steam systems are explained here and the general operation and some of the advantages and disadvantages of steam distribution systems are detailed. The hot water heating systems are explored with the details of the main piping-layout options, pumping requirements and characteristics. The chapter presents detailed information on chilled water systems including details on the popular piping arrangements and characteristics. Lastly, the open water systems are discussed and the reader gets to know the behavior of a condenser, condenser requirements, and cooling tower operation. The chapter introduces the basic layout options for heating and cooling piping arrangements that distribute water or steam, hydronic circuits. It also provides a brief discussion of the differences in their hydronic characteristics. In each case, a flow of steam or water is distributed from either a central boiler or a chiller, the refrigeration equipment used to produce chilled water, to the hydronic circuits. The hydronic circuits circulate the steam or water through the building, where it loses or gains heat before returning to be re-heated or re-cooled.
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