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What do we typically install to combat air pockets in a system?
Valve/Vent
What is entering our systems through the cool make up water?
Air
What Ohio city was home to the first professional baseball team?
Cincinnati
Is the Inlet on a centrifugal air separator typically at the top or the bottom?
Top
Which Ohio county has the largest land area?
Ashtabula
What is a common symptom of excess air in a hydronic system?
Noise, poor circulation, and uneven heating
What Ohio city served as the state's first capital?
Chillicothe
What law states the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above the liquid?
Henry's Law
What law/principle states an increase in the speed of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) occurs simultaneously with a decrease in its pressure.
Bernoulli's Principle
What is the primary function of an expansion tank?
Absorb the increased volume of heated water
This closed air tank is often found at the top of our Hydronic system and primary purpose is to maintain system pressure. Often called a "air cushion".
Compression Tank
Boyle's Law
What happens to our pumps if dissolved gases get released from our HTF?
Cavitation
This type of air separator have tangential nozzles that create a vortex in the center of the vessel which will allow air to escape.
Centrifugal Air Seperator
What Ohio-born astronaut was the first American to orbit Earth?
John Glenn
How do you best explains why air tends to collect at high points in a hydronic system?
Air bubbles naturally rise because they are less dense than water
When determining the best location for air separators, the point of ____ should receive first consideration.
Lowest Pressure, Highest Temperature
A properly sized ________ helps control pressure changes caused by water expanding as it is heated.
Expansion Tank
What Ohio city is home to the world's largest basket-shaped building?
Newark, Ohio
Which law best represents the function of an expansion tank?
What is Boyle's.