DHW Usage Factor Demographic characteristics Occupancy

No occupants work Unit Type Qty # people/unit Total

Public assistance and low income (mix) Studio 7 2.25 15.75
Family and single-parent households (mix) 1 Bedroom 1 3.5 3.5
High percentage of children 2 Bedroom 22 4 88
Low income 3 Bedroom 0 5 0
Families 4 Bedroom 0 6 0
Public assistance 30 Total: 107.25
Singles
Single-parent households Building Characteristics
Couples Usage Factor Medium
Higher population density Entering Water Temp 40 F
Middle income Faucet Delivery Temp 120 F
Seniors Delta T 80 F
One person works, one stays home
All occupants work For Calcs
Usable storage 0.7 (decimal)
Conversion 60 min/hr
Conversion 8.33 lbs/gal water
System Load Characteristics Specific Heat 1 btu/lbs/F
Instantaneous systems Conversion 1000 btu/mbtu
No storage
Separate Boiler
Storage capacity
Additional loads
Separate Boiler
Storage capacity COLOR CODING:
Informational
Max Volume Load Characteristics Description
Peak-60 low Input
Peak-120 med Calculation
Peak-180 high An Answer
120
180
Average Daily
Maximum Daily
Peak-30
High
Medium
Low
Peak-5
Peak-15
Sizing - Generation
Peak System Demand 30 peak minutes
Water per person 2.9 gal/period
Peak Demand 311.0 gal/period
Flow Average (DHW side) 10.4 gpm
System Load 622.1 gal/hr
Required Boiler Output 414.5 MBH
Combustion Efficiency 0.92 (decimal)
Required Boiler Input 450.6 MBH
Storage Sizing
Max Volume Load 60 peak minutes
Storage Required at 120F 514.8 gal
Actual Storage Required at 120F 735.4 gal
DHW Storage Temperature 140 F
Storage Required at DHW Storage Temp 411.8 gal
Actual Storage Required at Storage Temp 588.3 gal
490.1 MBH (storage)
905 MBH (total)
ASHRAE Service Water Heating, Table 8:
Hot Water Demand and Use Guidelines for Apartment Buildings
(Gallons per person delivered at 120 to fixtures)
Peak Minutes Low Medium High Units Periods
5 0.4 0.7 1.2 gal/person/period 12
15 1 1.7 3 gal/person/period 4
30 1.7 2.9 5.1 gal/person/period 2
60 2.8 4.8 8.5 gal/person/period 1
120 4.5 8 14.5 gal/person/period 0.5
180 6.1 11 19 gal/person/period 0.333333333
Average Daily 14 30 54 gal/person/day -
Maximum Daily 20 49 90 gal/person/day -
Fixture Type Location
Qty
Total Flow
(GPM)
DHW
Flow
(GPM)
CW Flow
(GPM)
Mixed
Temp (F)
Time per
Usage
(min)
showers Residenence 0 2.5 2.4 0.1 116.8 0
Sink (lav) Residenence 8 0.5 0.41 0.09 105.6 1
Sink (service) Common Area 1 2 1.9 0.1 116.0 2
Washing Mach. Common Area 0 3 3 0 120.0 0
@120F @ 40F
70 80 100
DHW Storage Factor of safety: 1.2 DHW Volume (gal.): 122 107 85
Water Heater Cap.: 18 16 13
Totals: 140 122 98
Minimum demand - cold water storage factor:
Minimum load provided by minimum cold water storage:
Minimum load provided by minimum cold water storage:
Boiler start-up (50% for 1-minute):
Time required to recover minimum cold water load if min fire rate:
Time required to recover minimum cold water load @ max fire:
Check to ensure the water heaters will not short cycle
Delta-T (F):
# of Usage
per hour
DWH
Usage
(GPH)
Diversity
Factors
Peak
DHW
Usage
(GPH)
Total Load
(Btu/hr)
People
Divertity
Factor
Total
People
per
Demand
765.0 0 0.3 0 0 765 0.3 229.5
765.0 314 0.35 110 59,988 765 0.35 267.8
4.0 15 1 15 9,623
2 0 1 0 0
100%
usage
(GPH)
Total GPH
@ various
Delta-T's
Total DHW
Peak Load
329 125 70 MBH
GPH Storage Factor: 0.85 59 MBH - DHW Tank Load (capacity)
GPH W.H. Remainder: 0.15 10 MBH - Water Heater Load (output requirement)
W.H. Efficiency: 0.94
Water Heater Capacity: 11 MBH - Water Heater Input (capacity)
Minimum demand - cold water storage factor: 0.30 26 Gallons of cold storage @ min. demand
Minimum load provided by minimum cold water storage: 21,301 Btu/hr
Minimum load provided by minimum cold water storage: 26 GPH @ 100F delta-T
Boiler capacity (output): 11,108 Btu/hr
Boiler capacity (output): 185 Btu/min
Boiler start-up (50% for 1-minute): 93 Btu/min
Boiler minimum fire (output): 0.10 1,111 Btu/hr
Boiler minimum fire (output): 19 Btu/min
Boiler minimum fire (output): 0.02 GPM @ 100F delta-T
Time required to recover minimum cold water load if min fire rate: 1,146 minutes
Time required to recover minimum cold water load @ max fire: 115 minutes
Check to ensure the water heaters will not short cycle
Uses per
fixture per
hour
#DIV/0!
33.5
MBH - Water Heater Load (output requirement)
Job Name:
Address:
Engineering Firm:
Engineer:
Description Qty
Bathroom
s
People /
Apt
People
Totals
A-2 Studio 27 1 1.5 40.5
B-1 1B/R NB 20 1 2.25 45
C-1 1B/Rw/b 80 1 1.75 140
D-2 2B/R NB 49 1 2.5 122.5
E-3 2B/Rw/b 140 1 3 420
F-2 3B/R NB 16 1.5 5 80
G-2 3B/Rw/b 40 1.5 6 240
H-0 No Balconies 1st Fl - 4th Fl 0
I-1 Apts on each Fl 14 ?
J-2 Apts Management Office 2 ?
K-3 Apt off due to back up 1 ?
L-2 Laundry Room 0
M-1 0
N-2 0
Total People: 1088