This section is from the book "The Building Trades Pocketbook", by International Correspondence Schools. Also available from Amazon: Building Trades Pocketbook: a Handy Manual of reference on Building Construction.
Heat units emitted per hour, per square foot of external surface, per degree of difference in temperature.
Difference in Temperature. F°. | Tubes Massed. | Single Row Tubes. | ||
Height, 40 Inches. B. T. U. | Height, 24 Inches. B. T. U. | Height, 40 Inches. B. T. U. | Height, 24 Inches. B. T. U. | |
50 | 1.29 | 1.54 | 1.46 | 2.01 |
60 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 2.06 |
70 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 2.12 |
80 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 2.17 |
90 | 1.41 | 1.70 | 1.62 | 2.22 |
100 | 1.46 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 2.27 |
110 | 1.49 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 2.32 |
120 | 1.52 | 1.82 | 1.73 | 2.38 |
130 | 1.56 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 2.43 |
140 | 1.59 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 2.48 |
150 | 1.63 | 1.94 | 1.85 | 2.53 |
160 | 1.66 | 1.98 | 1.88 | 2.59 |
170 | 1.69 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 2.64 |
180 | 1.73 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 2.70 |
190 | 1.76 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
200 | 1.80 | 2.14 | 2.03 | 2.80 |
210 | 1.83 | 2.18 | 2.07 | 2.85 |
220 | 1.86 | 2.22 | 2.11 | 2.90 |
230 | 1.90 | 2.27 | 2.15 | 2.96 |
240 | 1.93 | 2.31 | 2.19 | 3.01 |
B. T. U. Emitted. | Total B. T. U. Emitted. | ||||
Extended. Sq. Ft. | Plain. Sq. Ft. | Extended. Sq. Ft. | Plain. Sq. Ft. | Extended. | Plain. |
57.80 6.40 63.10 7.18 | 40.40 4.24 41.20 4.50 | 1.65 2.06 1.39 1.90 | 1.97 2.39 1.85 2.24 | 95.37 13.12 87.81 13.64 | 58 10.13 76.22 10.08 |
 
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