The Filling of Commercial Heating & Chilled Water Systems

Course aims

A CIBSE-approved CPD session providing a detailed overview of the principles involved in the filling of commercial heating and chilled water systems. This course covers every stage of the process, from design to filling and commissioning.

What the course covers:

The development of modern system designs
Key advantages such as high thermal capacity and availability
Disadvantages, including corrosion risk and expansion
The role and importance of expansion vessels
Water treatment, system design, and control measures

Key learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, delegates will be able to:

Understand the development of system design
From traditional open vented systems to modern sealed systems, and recognise the differences, benefits, and limitations of each approach.

Appreciate why water is used as a heat transfer medium
Recognise key advantages such as high thermal capacity and availability, versus disadvantages including corrosion risk and expansion.

Understand how these challenges can be addressed at the design stage
Using water treatment, system design, and control measures.

Identify the main design parameters affecting system performance
System volume, temperatures, and pressure requirements.

Apply volumetric expansion and system protection
Learn the role and importance of expansion vessels, the information required for correct sizing and selection, and the acceptance factors.

Recognise additional considerations for specific applications
Situations requiring special design approaches, key calculations and practical factors during filling and commissioning.