SECTION 9: M
ULTIBURNER
H
EATER
I
NSTALLATION
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9.4 Radiant Tube Length
The radiant t
u
be length fixed for each b
u
rner is
sho
w
n
.
9.5 Manifold Tube
Any t
u
be beyond the radiant t
u
be length is
considered manifold. Manifold t
u
be can be
u
sed to
lengthen t
u
be r
u
ns beyond the radiant t
u
be length; to
connect m
u
ltiple r
u
ns of t
u
bing and connect the
system to the p
u
mp.
Minimum and maximum
manifold tube lengths are shown
. The table must be used in conjunction
with the additional rules for the diameter and
length of manifold in a system, as described
9.5.1 Manifold Diameter
1. Manifold diameter for systems containing less
than 320,000 Bt
u
/h inp
u
t can be 4" (10 cm) or
6" (15 cm).
2. Manifold diameter for systems containing
320,000 Bt
u
/h inp
u
t and greater m
u
st be 6"
(15 cm).
Exception:
If total manifold t
u
be length is 70'
(21 m) or less, 4" (10 cm) diameter manifold
t
u
be can be
u
sed for systems
u
p to
800,000 Bt
u
/h.
9.6 Multiburner System Layouts and Manifold
Tube Length Rules
Most CTHN m
u
ltib
u
rner layo
u
ts can be classified as
one of the follo
w
ing five layo
u
t types:
Flag, Modified In-Series, T, Fork or Herringbone.
Please refer to
for explanation of manifold r
u
les
and basic diagrams of each layo
u
t type. The
diagrams sho
w
very simple examples of each layo
u
t
type. Act
u
al layo
u
ts
w
ill vary in total n
u
mber of
b
u
rners in the system as
w
ell as the overall shape of
the system. Additional pieces s
u
ch as elbo
w
s may
change the overall layo
u
t appearance b
u
t are
u
s
u
ally
considered a variant of one of the five m
u
ltib
u
rner
layo
u
t types.
9.6.1 Flag and Modified In-Series Layouts and
Manifold Tube Length Rules
for diagrams of Flag and Modified In-Series layo
u
ts.
Minim
u
m and maxim
u
m manifold t
u
be length applies
to all t
u
bing bet
w
een the end of a radiant t
u
be r
u
n
and a tee or cross; all t
u
bing bet
w
een any tees and/
or crosses; and all t
u
bing bet
w
een the last tee or
cross and the p
u
mp.
Example: Consider a Flag or Modified In-Series
layo
u
t
w
ith five CTHN-100 b
u
sho
w
s a minim
u
m of 6' (2 m) and a maxim
u
m of 45'
(13.5 m) of manifold t
u
be req
u
ired per b
u
rner.
Therefore the entire five-b
u
rner system m
u
st have
bet
w
een 30' (10 m) and 225' (69 m) of manifold
t
u
bing. The manifold t
u
bing is in addition to the 40'
(12 m) of radiant t
u
be per b
u
rner. Radiant t
u
be may
end at a tee, or r
u
ns may be lengthened by adding
some manifold t
u
be bet
w
een the end of the radiant
t
u
be and a tee. Each b
u
rner in the system (except for
the b
u
rner f
u
rthest from the p
u
mp) m
u
st
u
se a
damper co
u
pling to properly adj
u
st the vac
uu
m at
each b
u
rner. The damper co
u
pling may be placed
any
w
here bet
w
een the end of the radiant pipe and
the tee.