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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. Distribution Type
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
.35 * Volume/60
3412

2. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
250 Pascals
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

3. CO >35 ppm
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

4. Seasonal Efficiency
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Combustion Appliance Zone
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

5. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
CFMn*NC
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

6. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
CFMn*NC

7. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
POSITIVE pressure
Backdrafting
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

8. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
100 -000
CFMn*NC
NEGATIVE draft pressure
3412

9. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
3412
POSITIVE pressure
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

10. Draft
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
100 -000
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
not done

11. NC

12. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
not done
Combustion Appliance Zone
Backdrafting

13. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
POSITIVE pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

14. AFUE
.35 * Volume/60
CFMn*NC
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

15. Category I includes...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
.35 * Volume/60
natural draf and fan assisted draft

16. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used to measure appliance capacity

17. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
5 minutes
NEGATIVE draft pressure

18. Boiler
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

19. CAZ
100 -000
Combustion Appliance Zone
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done

20. Furnace
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
not done
Used in forced hot air system
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

21. Occupancy BAS
.35 * Volume/60
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Backdrafting
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

22. Combustion by-products
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

23. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
100 -000
3412
Used in forced hot air system
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

24. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
base of the chimney liner or flue
5 minutes
60 Seconds

25. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Backdrafting
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Used in hydronic and steam systems

26. 3 Elements required for combustion
250 Pascals
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

27. CFM50
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
CFMn*NC
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

28. One inch of Water Column
250 Pascals
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
.35 * Volume/60

29. Volume BAS
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
.35 * Volume/60
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
60 Seconds

30. Category IV includes...

31. Carbon Monoxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

32. Heat Loss
Used in hydronic and steam systems
5 minutes
3412
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

33. Continuous Spillage
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Backdrafting
.35 * Volume/60
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

34. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Used to measure appliance capacity
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

35. 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
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency