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Properties of natural gas -- Gas physics - pressure and flow -- Gas meters -- Gas pressure regulators -- Gas piping -- Gas venting - part I: venting fundamentals and air supply -- Venting - part II: venting practice and design -- Atmospheric burner -- Principals of gas controls - part I -- Principals of gas controls - part II: non-electric controls -- Principals of gas controls - part III: automatic ignition systems -- Conversion burners - part I: the fan assisted burner -- Conversion burners - part II: flue gas analysis and combustion efficiency -- High efficiency gas furnaces - part I -- High efficiency gas furnaces - part II: condensing furnaces -- Appendices .

This is a basic text book on the principles and applications of natural gas handling and usage for residential and light commercial gas systems below 400,000 Btuh (120 kW). It addresses changes in the gas industry in furnace design and control application, examining such things as the fan assisted furnace in its application as a high efficiency furnace and hot surface ignition systems.