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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
CFMn*NC
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
250 Pascals

2. Continuous Spillage
not done
Backdrafting
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

3. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
CFMn*NC
not done
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
250 Pascals

4. Heat Load
Used in forced hot air system
Used to measure appliance capacity
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Used in hydronic and steam systems

5. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Backdrafting
100 -000
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
not done

6. Heat Loss
5 minutes
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

7. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Used in hydronic and steam systems
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

8. Category IV includes...

9. CO >35 ppm
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

10. Category I includes...
250 Pascals
natural draf and fan assisted draft
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

11. Distribution Type
CFMn*NC
3412
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

12. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
.35 * Volume/60
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

13. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
CFMn*NC
5 minutes
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

14. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
NEGATIVE draft pressure
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

15. CFM50
CFMn*NC
natural draf and fan assisted draft
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Used in hydronic and steam systems

16. Combustion by-products
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Backdrafting
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

17. Furnace
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
250 Pascals
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used in forced hot air system

18. CAZ
.35 * Volume/60
Used in forced hot air system
Combustion Appliance Zone
60 Seconds

19. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
3412
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

20. Seasonal Efficiency
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
5 minutes

21. Boiler
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
.35 * Volume/60
250 Pascals
Used in hydronic and steam systems

22. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Combustion Appliance Zone

23. Carbon Monoxide
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

24. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
100 -000
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity

25. Occupancy BAS
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
5 minutes
Used in forced hot air system

26. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

27. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

28. One inch of Water Column
60 Seconds
not done
250 Pascals
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

29. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Used in hydronic and steam systems
60 Seconds
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

30. Combustion
3412
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

31. NC

32. Volume BAS
250 Pascals
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
.35 * Volume/60
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

33. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
base of the chimney liner or flue
3412
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
60 Seconds

34. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Backdrafting
natural draf and fan assisted draft
5 minutes
100 -000

35. AFUE
250 Pascals
.35 * Volume/60
Used in forced hot air system
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency