Gravity Heating System Design

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Thanks to Mike Thies for finding and sharing this chapter. He writes, "This is from the book, Heating Design and Practice, 1951, by Robert Henderson Emerick. While not really about piping practice, it's the best I've found at explaining the science behind gravity systems."

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