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BPI Building Analyst

Instructions:

Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Combustion
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
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

2. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

3. CO >35 ppm
Used in hydronic and steam systems
100 -000
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
CFMn*NC

4. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
100 -000
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

5. Volume BAS
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
.35 * Volume/60

6. Combustion by-products
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

7. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

8. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Used to measure appliance capacity
.35 * Volume/60
base of the chimney liner or flue

9. CAZ
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Combustion Appliance Zone
CFMn*NC

10. Category I includes...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
natural draf and fan assisted draft

11. Heat Loss
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
POSITIVE pressure

12. Furnace
base of the chimney liner or flue
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used in forced hot air system

13. Heat Load
3412
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used to measure appliance capacity

14. Seasonal Efficiency
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

15. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
5 minutes
60 Seconds
CFMn*NC

16. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
100 -000
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
.35 * Volume/60

17. NC

18. CFM50
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
CFMn*NC
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

19. One inch of Water Column
250 Pascals
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
60 Seconds

20. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
POSITIVE pressure
5 minutes
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
3412

21. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used to measure appliance capacity
POSITIVE pressure

22. Boiler
60 Seconds
natural draf and fan assisted draft
3412
Used in hydronic and steam systems

23. Carbon Monoxide
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

24. 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
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
.35 * Volume/60

25. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Backdrafting
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

26. Distribution Type
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Used in forced hot air system

27. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
CFMn*NC
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

28. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Combustion Appliance Zone
5 minutes

29. AFUE
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
100 -000
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

30. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
CFMn*NC
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
NEGATIVE draft pressure

31. Continuous Spillage
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Backdrafting
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

32. Occupancy BAS
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

33. Category IV includes...

34. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
.35 * Volume/60
natural draf and fan assisted draft

35. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Combustion Appliance Zone
POSITIVE pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards