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1104

One pipe counterflow system

· p. 193

A building cross section depicts a one-pipe counterflow steam heating system with a boiler below a radiator. Red arrows show steam traveling through the supply main toward the radiator, while blue arrows show condensate

1098

Steam system operation: call for heat

· p. 192

A building cross section illustrates the call-for-heat sequence in a steam heating system, with a boiler and burner below a room radiator. The thermostat calls for heat and turns on the burner, heating boiler water to bo

1096

How steam systems work

· p. 191

A cross-sectional schematic shows a steam boiler below a room radiator, connected by steam supply and condensate return piping. A burner heats the boiler water, and red arrows trace hot steam rising to the radiator, wher

1102

Steam system operation: thermostat is satisfied

· p. 192

A building cross section shows a steam boiler and burner below a radiator, connected by steam and condensate return piping. At stage A, the satisfied thermostat turns off the burner. At stage B, steam in the radiator coo

1100

Dimension "A"

· p. 192

A building cross section shows a steam boiler below a radiator, connected by a supply main and condensate return piping. Red arrows indicate rising hot steam, while blue arrows indicate returning condensate; the radiator