Modular Boilers; Hot And Chilled Water Distr I Bution Systems Contr Ol; Introduction; Classification Of Water Distribution Systems - Honeywell AUTOMATIC CONTROL Engineering Manual

During boiler operation, a three way blending valve shall
position to place the boiler flow in a recirculating mode until
the water entering the boiler exceeds a low limit value of 145F,
at which time the blending valve shall modulate to maintain
the secondary water temperature between 110F and 180F as
the OA temperature varies from 55F to 5F.
The lag boiler shall be locked out from operation for 60
minutes after the lead boiler starts. Thereafter, anytime one
boiler control valve is commanded full open by the secondary
temperature control loop for greater than 5 minutes and the
secondary water temperature is a temperature less than 5F below
the secondary water temperature setpoint, the "off" (lag ) boiler
pump shall start, and upon proving flow, the "off" boiler shall
be enabled to fire under its factory controls to maintain 180F.
The just-started boiler blending valve shall be controlled by an
entering water 145F temperature low limit sensor and setpoint
similar to the lead boiler, and subsequently, in unison with the
other boiler blending valve to maintain the reset secondary hot
water temperature.
Anytime both boilers are operating and their control valves
are less than 40% open to the secondary return line, the boiler
and pump that has run longest shall shut down.

MODULAR BOILERS

Modular boilers provide heat over a large range of loads and
avoid standby and other losses associated with operating large
boilers at small loads. Figure 50 shows a primary-secondary
piping arrangement where each modular boiler has its own
pump. The boiler pump is on when the boiler is on.
HOT AND CHILLED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS CONTROL

INTRODUCTION

Hot and chilled water pumping, distribution, and control
systems have similar characteristics. A hot and/or chilled water
system distributes heating or cooling energy through a building.
The water is pumped from a boiler or chiller to coils or terminal
units. Effective control of this energy requires understanding
the control loops and related control valves and also an
understanding of the pressure/flow relationships between the
piping and pumping components of the system.
CLASSIFICATION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Water distribution systems used in buildings include:
— LTW. Low temperature water systems supply water at
temperatures up to 250F and working pressures up to
160 psi. Although, most LTW boilers have a maximum
working pressure of 30 psi.
CHILLER, BOILER, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTROL APPLICATIONS
Each boiler that is on operates at or near full capacity. Avoiding
intermittent operation prevents losses up the stack or to the
surrounding area when the boiler is off.
boilers to maintain water temperature in the supply main to
meet load requirements. The supply main control sensor cycles
the boilers in sequence. If the load increases beyond the capacity
of the boilers on-line, an additional boiler is started. The lead
(cycling) boiler can be rotated on a daily or weekly basis to
equalize wear among all boilers or when using digital control,
the program can start the boiler that has been off the longest.

TYPICAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

distribution in a system. The system consists of a heating or
cooling source, a pump, distribution piping, and valve controlled
coils. The pump provides force to push the water through the
system and valves control the flow through the individual coils.
The air separator removes entrapped air from the system.
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Boilers that are off have no flow and are allowed to cool.
Normal control of modular boilers cycles one of the on-line
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HOT WATER
SUPPLY SENSOR
PRIMARY
PUMP
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Fig. 50. Typical Primary-Secondary
Piping for Modular Boilers.
— MTW. Medium temperature water systems supply water
at temperatures between 250 to 350F with pressures up
to 160 psi. Maximum medium temperature boiler
temperature is 350F.
— HTW. High temperature hot water systems supply water
at temperatures over 350F, usually in the 400 to 450F
range, with working pressures up to 300 psi.
— CHW. Chilled water systems supply water at temperatures
from 40 to 55F with pressures up to 125 psi.
— DTW. Dual temperature water systems supply LTW
during the heating season and CHW during the cooling
season to the same terminal units.
A typical system (Fig. 51) illustrates the principles of water
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HOT WATER
RETURN SENSOR
SECONDARY
PUMPS
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