ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses cold-water storage, hot-water storage, expansion of materials, Boyle's and Charles' laws. Various materials used in services do not expand equally when their temperatures are raised. In order to determine the increase in length of a material due to an increase of temperature, the coefficient of linear expansion of the material must be known. Examples are also provided to calculate capacity of the cold- and hot-water storage cisterns, and boiler power. These calculations will be helpful in essential design calculations for building services and equipment, including pipe-sizing, drainage, electrical installations, thermal problems, ventilation and air conditioning, gas installations, lighting and solar heating, which is the primary aim of this book. The book takes account of current building regulations, codes of practice and recent technological advances. Special attention has been paid in the book to the reduction of fuel costs and environmental factors.
