SR3024 Central Heating System Vocational Education Equipment For School Lab Thermal Transfer Experiment Equipment Learning Objectives / Experiments
- familiarisation with the components of a modern heating system and their function
- operating behaviour of a digitally controlled heating circuit with three-way mixing valve
- operating behaviour of a digitally controlled heating circuit with four-way mixing valve
- investigations on a plate heat exchanger operated in counterflow
- investigation of pressure loss on different valves and fittings
- filling heating systems
- commissioning heating systems
- hydronic balancing of radiators
- determination of pump curves
- determination of pipework characteristics
- behaviour of system with air in the pipework
Specification
[1] function and operating behaviour of a modern heating system with digital heating controller
[2] 4-way mixing valve and 3-way mixing valve
[3] electric boiler
[4] 2 circulating pumps, 1 domestic water pump [5] 4 different radiators and additional plate heat exchanger as domestic water consumer
[6] coloured pipes indicate feed and return flow
[7] measurement of temperature, pressure and flow rate
Technical Data
Electric boiler, 4 stages
- power: 6-9-12-15kW
- max. feed temperature: 95°C
- water tank capacity: 16L
Pump
- power consumption: 70W
- max. flow rate: 6L/min
- max. head: 4m
Domestic water pump
- power consumption: 20W
- max. flow rate: 640L/h
- max. delivery pressure: 0.14bar
Plate heat exchanger: 3kW, 10 plates
Water meter: 2.5m³/h Measuring ranges
- temperature: 3x 20...120°C / 2x 0...120°C /
2x 0...100°C / 4x 0...80°C
- pressure: 8x 0...2.5bar
- flow rate: 100...1000L/h
LxWxH: 1800x780x2000mm
Weight: approx. 280kg
Required for Operation
400V, 50Hz, 3 phases or 230V, 60Hz, 3 phases
Water connection required
