EKEvgenii Konkinincalcengineer.hashnode.dev·22h ago · 7 min readThe Hot Water Sizing Mistake That Confuses Peak-Hour Demand With Instantaneous FlowDomestic hot water calculations produce several numbers that look similar: total possible demand probable peak-hour demand recovery rate peak-hour flow storage volume actual tank size The dang00
EKEvgenii Konkinincalcengineer.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 7 min readThe Superheat and Subcooling Mistake That Starts With the Wrong Saturation TemperatureSuperheat and subcooling calculations look almost too simperature − Saturation Temperature Subcooling = Saturation Temperature − Liquid Line Temperature Each formula is only a subtraction. Yet the re00
EKEvgenii Konkinincalcengineer.hashnode.dev·Jul 30 · 6 min readThe Lighting Level Mistake That Starts With Total Fixture LumensLighting calculations often begin with a number printed prominently on a luminaire datasheet: 10 × 4,000 = 40,000 lm Then divides by the floor area and assumes the result is the lighting level. That s00
EKEvgenii Konkinincalcengineer.hashnode.dev·Jul 23 · 6 min readThe Transfer Switch Sizing Mistake That Starts With the Generator NameplateTransfer switch sizing looks simple until the wrong rating is selected. A generator is 50 A.The inlet box is 50 A. So someone assumes: “A 50 A transfer switch should be fine.” That may be true for a s00
EKEvgenii Konkinincalcengineer.hashnode.dev·Jul 16 · 6 min readThe Microgrid Stability Mistake That Starts With Nameplate Source CapacityMicrogrid stability is often discussed too late. The load list is prepared.The solar array is sized.The battery capacity is estimated.The generator nameplate is known. Then someone adds the available 00