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    Stacks and Breechings Basic Principles

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    Breechings and stacks should be designed with careful consideration of pressure drops and air flow to ensure proper ventilation of combustion gases. The stack height must extend above nearby buildings to prevent down drafts. No more than 500 pounds of weight should rest on the boiler flue outlet. Stacks and breechings should be as straight and short as possible with gradual changes in direction and minimal offsets or elbows to reduce turbulence. Breeching sizing is based on flue gas velocities of 30 feet per second or less.

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    Breechings and stacks should be designed with careful consideration of pressure drops and air flow to ensure proper ventilation of combustion gases. The stack height must extend above nearby buildings to prevent down drafts. No more than 500 pounds of weight should rest on the boiler flue outlet. Stacks and breechings should be as straight and short as possible with gradual changes in direction and minimal offsets or elbows to reduce turbulence. Breeching sizing is based on flue gas velocities of 30 feet per second or less.

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    Breechings and stacks should be designed with careful consideration of pressure drops and air flow to ensure proper ventilation of combustion gases. The stack height must extend above nearby buildings to prevent down drafts. No more than 500 pounds of weight should rest on the boiler flue outlet. Stacks and breechings should be as straight and short as possible with gradual changes in direction and minimal offsets or elbows to reduce turbulence. Breeching sizing is based on flue gas velocities of 30 feet per second or less.

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    Breechings and stacks should be designed with careful consideration of pressure drops and air flow to ensure proper ventilation of combustion gases. The stack height must extend above nearby buildings to prevent down drafts. No more than 500 pounds of weight should rest on the boiler flue outlet. Stacks and breechings should be as straight and short as possible with gradual changes in direction and minimal offsets or elbows to reduce turbulence. Breeching sizing is based on flue gas velocities of 30 feet per second or less.

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    STACKS AND BREECHINGS

    BASIC PRINCIPLES
    Breechings and stacks should be designed with the same attention given to air distribution systems
    within a building. The same general principles should apply. Pressure drops should be calculated and
    the total pressure drop from the boiler flue outlet to the stack or chimney outlet should not exceed 0.2
    inches W.C.
    The stack or chimney should be of sufficient height to extend above the roof of the building or
    adjoining buildings to avoid down drafts in the stack or the possibility of carrying combustion gasses to
    undesirable locations such as air inlet ducts or open windows in adjoining or nearby buildings. Local
    codes should be checked to determine criteria on heights and exit velocities. It may be necessary
    to install smoke density alarms, recorders or other devices in stacks.
    Avoid mounting stack directly on boiler flue outlet. Rain or condensate formed in the stack may cause
    corrosive elements to wash down on structural parts of the boiler and cause damage. The weight of the
    stack may restrain the expansion and contraction of the boiler as it alternately heats and cools. No
    more than 500 pounds of wright should be carried on boiler flue outlet. When weights over this value
    are considered, the boiler manufacturer must be consulted.
    Stacks and chimneys should be straight. In some cases of very high buildings, offsets may be
    necessary. The number of offsets should be kept to a minimum and the angle of offset preferably less
    than 10 degrees.
    Two breechings should not enter a stack or chimney at the same height and 180 degrees apart as
    excessive turbulence and even back blow of gasses may occur.
    The difference between the friction loss in the stack when cold and the draft induced when the stack is
    hot should be evaluated. When this difference exceeds 0.5 inches W.C., over fire draft regulators
    should be installed in the breeching to stabilize the pressure on the boiler flue outlet. These dampers
    should be installed in a straight section of breeching where turbulence is at a minimum.
    BREECHINGS should be as short as possible and have a minimum number of bends.
    Round breechings are preferable to square or rectangular and high aspect ratio rectangular ducts should
    be avoided. Round breechings are more efficient and large flat sides of rectangular ducts may be a
    large factor in contributing to noise caused by resonance.
    Breechings should be sized on the basis of flue gas velocity of 30 feet per second or less. Chart shows
    breeching sizes based on this velocity.
    Changes in direction should be accomplished as gradually as possible. Mitered elbows should be
    avoided. Circular elbows should be of a minimum of four piece construction and have a minimum R/D
    ratio of 2.0 where R is the centerline radius of the arc and D is the diameter of the duct. Rectangular or
    square elbows should have a minimum R/W of 3.0 where R is the centerline radius of the bend and W
    is the width of the elbow in the plane parallel to the radius of curvature.
    QUANTITIES OF FLUE GAS:
    The following chart may be used for determining the volume of flue gas in breeching and stack
    calculations.

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