Project

Evaluation of Forced Air Fuel Gas Furnace

AIRC 26: Gas Heating Fundamentals

Instructor: Darrow Soares
Student: Juan G. Ruiz
Spring 2016

I. Furnace Specifications
Brand

Trane XR90
Cat IV Condensing Furnace
High Efficiency 90%
92.1 AFUE
Model: TUX060C936D3
Serial: 5063HL67G
Manufactured: 2/2005

I. Furnace Specifications
Capacity/Name Plate Specs
Gas input 60,000 BTU/HR
Gas Output 66666.7 BTU/HR
(Not on plate, 90% efficiency)
Permissible gas supply pressure 13.8 in W.C. max
Permissible gas supply pressure 5.0 in W.C. min
Manifold pressure 3.5 in W.C.
External static pressure 0.50 in W.C. max
Air temperature rise 30 F to 60 F
Outlet air temperature 160 F max
Limit setting 190 F

II. Furnace Location, Clearances and Space

Confinements
Location: First floor closet
Vertical installation

Minimum Clearance to Combustible Materials Upflow

II. Space Confinements

Confined
Space Definition:
Confined
spaces
are defined as an
area with less than 50 cubic feet per
1,000 BTUH input rating for natural
gas appliances.
For this particular furnace the
calculation is gas input 60,000
BTU/HR:
Math to verify confined space:

= 3000
Closet volume:
Height X Width X Depth
85 in X 28 in X 33 = 7 ft X 2 ft X 3 ft
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III. Combustion Air Requirements and Supply

This direct-vent furnace does not
need a combustion air opening to the
room because it draws its combustion
air in through a PVC pipe. Its
combustion process is sealed. This
furnace pipes air in and vent
combustion products out. The
concentric vent allows both vent pipe
and combustion-air pipe to pass
through a single opening in the roof or
side wall.

III. Combustion Air Requirements and Supply

Combustion Air and Vent Pipe
Termination for this Direct Vent (2pipe) furnace system. As mentioned
before this furnace use a concentric
vent. This allows both vent pipes and
combustion air to terminate through a
single exit in the roof or side wall.

These concentric vents are 7 and 5

inches apart from each other. They do
not comply with the requirement of
being at least 36 inches apart from
each other. However , they maintain
more than 12 inches min. clearance
above the highest anticipated snow
level.

III. Combustion Air Requirements and Supply

These pictures display measurements

taken in the attic with a temperature
of 100 F.

IV. Air Distribution

Location:

Spiral supply air duct

Duct work with insulation
There were not signs of
leakage
Duct work is sealed through
the wall

V. Venting Method
This category IV furnace is a directvent furnace.
The air for combustion is derived
directly from the outside atmosphere
and all flue gases are discharged to
the outside atmosphere

Combustion
air

VI. Fuel Supply

The fuel supply for this furnace is
natural gas which is a mixture of
methane and ethane

VII. Ignition System and Pilot Proving Device

Hot surface gas fuel igniter
The hot surface gas fuel igniter
glows red before the gas valve
opens

VIII. Electrical Sequence of Operation with Emphasis on

Safety Controls
Sequence of operation
1. Call for heat
2. Induced Draft
3. Draft Switch Closes
4. Ignition
5. Gas Valve
6. Burners
7. Indoor Blower
Emphasis on Safety Controls:
1.Draft inducer is energized. It runs
for 30-45 sec. to preform a
pre-purge to vent any accumulated
gas or combustion products
2.The draft switch looks to see if there
is a draft. After the draft switch closes, the
hot surface igniter is energized

for 30-60 sec. to allow it to heat it up.

3. The gas valve is then energized and the
flame sensor looks to see if flame has been
established.
4. Typically ignition trials last 3-5 sec. If
flames are not sensed, the gas valve is shut
off, the draft blower continues and another
ignition trial occurs. Most HIS controls lock
out
after 3-5 unsuccessful attempts.
5. If flame is established, the gas valve remains
energized and the blower is energized after a
time delay.

IX. Summary of System Efficiency, Safety and

Installation
System Efficiency
90+ percent efficiency furnace
Since the flue gas is relatively cool,
PVC can be used as a vent
material
This furnaces differ from the 80%
AFUE mid-efficiency furnaces in
that an extract heat exchanger is
added to extract more heat from the
flue gases
This direct-vent furnace does not
need a combustion air opening to
the room because it draws its
combustion air in through a PVC
pipe. It pipes air in and vent
combustion products out.

The concentric vent allows both

vent pipe and combustion-air pipe
to pass through a single opening
in the roof or side wall.
This hot surface system does not
have a pilot light, it lights the main
burners.
Hot surface ignition systems use
igniters that heat up instead of a
spark.

IX. Summary of System Efficiency, Safety and

Installation
Installation and Safety
Furnace installation meets code.
It complies with minimum
clearances to combustion
materials upflow
It has provisions for piping
combustion air to the furnace from
the outside, this keeps the furnace
from drawing air out of the
apartment
Piping in outside combustion air
also keeps household chemicals
that are in the air inside the
apartment out of the furnace.

The furnace utilizes a condensate

pump that takes care of the
condensed water.
If the flames re not sensed, the
gas valve is shut off.
The furnace flashes at different
intervals to indicate if something is
wrong with the sequence of
operation.
The front panel still have the
electrical data required to
troubleshoot the system in case of
failure.

Electrical Data