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TRV's on a closed loop system??
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Matt_29
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Please correct me if I'm wrong, the system used is a residential, gas fired, hot water boiler, simple closed loop one pipe system (in one radiator and out to another)
I dont believe that TRV's can be used??? wouldn't slowing down the flow of water through one radiator cause a whole system problem...or is there a method of plumbing a closed loop system that would allow the use of TRV's, explain and be technical please!! thanks !!
I dont believe that TRV's can be used??? wouldn't slowing down the flow of water through one radiator cause a whole system problem...or is there a method of plumbing a closed loop system that would allow the use of TRV's, explain and be technical please!! thanks !!
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It can be done with various different bypass schemes. Requires careful calculation and a quite well-balanced system to begin with.
Years ago someone here posted a link to a VERY good document by Danfoss: "Design of Radiator/Convector Configurations in a One-pipe and a Two-pipe Installation". Unfortunately I've lost the link and can't find it by searching Danfoss US. Perhaps someone will re-post the link.
Here's an interesting quote from the document:
"In two-pipe installations a small heat load leads to high temperature drops, while a small heat load in a one-pipe installation involves small temperature drop, since all the water is led through the bypass. This means that the flow temperature in a one-pipe installation must generally be as low as possible--depending on the local requirements--since otherwise the return temperature becomes too high, leading to excessive heat loss from the pipes. Regulation of a one-pipe installation thus requires the use of a highly accurate, central regulation valve, which in practice is very difficult because of different time constants. A two-pipe installation, on the other hand, has a positive feature in that if the flow temperature is too high, this simply results in the radiator thermostats regulating even faster and thus even more energy-economically."
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