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BPI Building Analyst

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1. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
100 -000
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

2. Boiler
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Combustion Appliance Zone
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in hydronic and steam systems

3. NC

4. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Backdrafting
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
100 -000
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

5. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
base of the chimney liner or flue
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
60 Seconds

6. Carbon Monoxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
250 Pascals
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

7. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
60 Seconds
3412
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
250 Pascals

8. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

9. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
5 minutes

10. CAZ
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
.35 * Volume/60
Combustion Appliance Zone
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

11. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
not done
POSITIVE pressure

12. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

13. One inch of Water Column
5 minutes
250 Pascals
.35 * Volume/60
Used in hydronic and steam systems

14. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
100 -000
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

15. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Used to measure appliance capacity
Combustion Appliance Zone
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

16. Continuous Spillage
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Combustion Appliance Zone
3412
Backdrafting

17. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
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

18. Category I includes...
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
base of the chimney liner or flue

19. Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

20. Category IV includes...

21. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
100 -000
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
NEGATIVE draft pressure

22. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

23. AFUE
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Combustion Appliance Zone

24. Seasonal Efficiency
natural draf and fan assisted draft
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Backdrafting
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

25. Furnace
Used in forced hot air system
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
250 Pascals

26. Heat Load
POSITIVE pressure
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used to measure appliance capacity
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

27. CFM50
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
natural draf and fan assisted draft
CFMn*NC

28. Occupancy BAS
not done
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

29. Combustion by-products
not done
Combustion Appliance Zone
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
250 Pascals

30. Distribution Type
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
5 minutes

31. Volume BAS
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
.35 * Volume/60

32. CO >35 ppm
3412
not done
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

33. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
.35 * Volume/60
3412
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

34. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

35. Draft
POSITIVE pressure
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

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