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Calculating convector square footage?

johncreed
johncreed Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
What is the correct way to calculate convector square footage? 

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,126
    If you can't find the unit in Every Darn Radiator, you can come pretty close, but it's tedious.

    First, measure a fin -- length and height. Get the area Now measure the pipe diameter that goes through the fin and get it's area and subtract. Double the result, since the fin radiates on both sides. Count the number of fins per inch, multiply by the overall finned length, multiply by the area of one fin and convert to square feet.

    That will be close. It won't be exact, for a variety of reasons. But close.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    EdTheHeaterMan
  • johncreed
    johncreed Member Posts: 3
    Thank you very much.
  • Rich_49
    Rich_49 Member Posts: 2,768
    https://ocsind.com/products/cast-iron-radiator/

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