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ASHRAE
POCKET GUIDE
for
Air Conditioning, Heating,
Ventilation, Refrigeration
(I-P Edition)
8th Edition
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CONTENTS
Preface ..........................................................................................................................viii
1
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Air Friction Chart ...................................................................................................... 1
Velocities vs. Velocity Pressures .............................................................................. 2
Noncircular Ducts..................................................................................................... 2
Fittings and Flexible Ducts ....................................................................................... 2
Duct Leakage ....................................................................................................... 3–4
Fitting Losses ........................................................................................................... 5
Circular Equivalents of Rectangular Ducts........................................................... 6–7
Flat Oval Duct Equivalents ....................................................................................... 8
Velocities for HVAC Components ............................................................................. 9
Fan Laws.......................................................................................................... 10–11
Types of Fans ................................................................................................... 12–13
Fan System Effect .................................................................................................. 14
Psychrometric Chart .............................................................................................. 15
Air-Conditioning Processes.............................................................................. 16–17
Enthalpy of Air ........................................................................................................ 18
Standard Atmospheric Data ................................................................................... 19
Moist Air Data......................................................................................................... 19
Space Air Diffusion........................................................................................... 20–21
Principles of Jet Behavior................................................................................. 22–24
Airflow Patterns of Different Diffusers .................................................................... 25
Mixed-Air Systems ................................................................................................. 26
Fully Stratified Systems.................................................................................... 31–32
Partially Mixed Systems ................................................................................... 33–34
Return Air Design................................................................................................... 35
2
Air Contaminants and Control
Air Quality Standards ............................................................................................. 36
Electronic Air Cleaners........................................................................................... 37
Bioaerosols ............................................................................................................ 37
Filter Installations ................................................................................................... 37
MERV Parameters.................................................................................................. 38
Filter Application Guidelines................................................................................... 39
Indoor Contaminant Sources ........................................................................... 40–42
Gaseous Contaminants by Building Materials ................................................. 43–44
Ultraviolet Lamp Systems................................................................................. 45–46
Hood Capture Velocities......................................................................................... 47
Exhaust Duct Design and Construction ........................................................... 47–50
Contaminant Transport Velocities........................................................................... 49
Hood Entry Loss..................................................................................................... 50
Kitchen Ventilation............................................................................................ 51–53
Laboratory Hoods................................................................................................... 54
Clean Spaces......................................................................................................... 55
Airborne Particle Concentration Limits................................................................... 56
3
Water
Pump Terms and Formulas .................................................................................... 57
Pump Affinity Laws................................................................................................. 57
Application of Affinity Laws .................................................................................... 58
Net Positive Suction Characteristics ................................................................ 59–60
Typical Pump Curves ............................................................................................. 61
General Information on Water ................................................................................ 62
Mass Flow and Specific Heat of Water .................................................................. 63
Freezing Points of Glycols...................................................................................... 63
Vertical Cylindrical Tank Capacity .......................................................................... 64
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Horizontal Cylindrical Tank Capacity...................................................................... 64
Volume of Water in Pipe and Tube ......................................................................... 65
Water Pipe Friction Chart, Copper ......................................................................... 66
Water Pipe Friction Chart, Plastic .......................................................................... 67
Water Pipe Friction Chart, Steel............................................................................. 68
Friction Losses in Pipe Fittings ........................................................................ 69–74
4
Steam
Steam Table ........................................................................................................... 75
Steam Chart........................................................................................................... 76
Steam Pipe Flow Rate ........................................................................................... 77
Steam Pipe Capacities..................................................................................... 78–79
Steam Pipe Capacities—Return Mains and Risers ............................................... 80
5
Piping
Steel Pipe Data ................................................................................................ 81–83
Copper Tube Data............................................................................................ 84–86
Properties of Plastic Pipe Materials ................................................................. 87–88
Pipe, Fitting, and Valve Applications ................................................................ 89–90
Thermal Expansion of Metal Pipe .......................................................................... 91
Hanger Spacing and Rod Sizes ............................................................................. 92
6
Service Water Heating
Service Water Heating System Elements .............................................................. 93
Legionella pneumophila ......................................................................................... 93
Load Diversity .................................................................................................. 94–95
Hot-Water Demand for Buildings ........................................................................... 96
Hot-Water Demand per Fixture ........................................................................ 97–99
Hot-Water Flow Rate............................................................................................ 100
7
Solar Energy Use
Solar Irradiation............................................................................................ 101–102
Solar Collector Data............................................................................................. 103
Solar Heating Systems ................................................................................ 104–105
8
Refrigeration Cycles
Coefficient of Performance (COP) ....................................................................... 106
Vapor Compression Cycle ........................................................................... 107–108
Absorption Refrigeration ...................................................................................... 109
Lithium Bromide Chiller Characteristics ............................................................... 110
9
Refrigerants
Refrigerant Data................................................................................................... 111
Pressure-Enthalpy Chart—R-22 .......................................................................... 112
Property Tables—R-22................................................................................... 113–14
Pressure-Enthalpy Chart—R-123 ........................................................................ 115
Property Table—R-123 ........................................................................................ 116
Pressure-Enthalpy Chart—R-134a ...................................................................... 117
Property Tables—R-134a............................................................................... 118–19
Pressure-Enthalpy Chart—R-717 (Ammonia)...................................................... 120
Property Tables—R-717 (Ammonia) .................................................................... 121
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-404A ...................................................................... 122
Property Table—R-404A ...................................................................................... 123
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-407C...................................................................... 124
Property Table—R-407C...................................................................................... 125
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-410A ...................................................................... 126
Property Table—R-410A ...................................................................................... 127
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-507A ...................................................................... 128
Property Table—R-507A ...................................................................................... 129
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-1234yf.................................................................... 130
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Property Table—R1234yf ..................................................................................... 131
Pressure Enthalpy Chart—R-1234ze(E) .............................................................. 132
Property Table—R-1234ze(E) .............................................................................. 133
Comparative Refrigerant Performance........................................................... 134–35
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-404A ............................................................ 136–37
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-507A ............................................................ 138–39
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-410A ............................................................ 140–41
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-407C............................................................ 142–43
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-22 ................................................................ 144–45
Refrigerant Line Capacities—R-134a ............................................................ 146–47
Oil Entrained in Suction Risers—R-22 and R-134a ....................................... 148–49
Oil Entrained in Hot-Gas Risers—R-22 and R-134a ...................................... 150–51
Refrigerant Line Capacities—Ammonia (R-717).................................................. 152
Liquid Ammonia Line Capacities.......................................................................... 153
Lubricants in Refrigerant Systems ....................................................................... 154
Secondary Coolants............................................................................................. 154
Relative Pumping Energy..................................................................................... 154
10
Refrigerant Safety
Safety Group Classification .................................................................................. 155
Data and Safety Classifications for Refrigerants and Blends......................... 156–57
ASHRAE Standard 15-2010........................................................................... 158–64
11
Refrigeration Load
Transmission Load ............................................................................................... 165
Product Load........................................................................................................ 166
Internal Load ........................................................................................................ 167
Infiltration Air Load ............................................................................................... 167
Equipment-Related Load ..................................................................................... 168
Safety Factor ........................................................................................................ 168
Forced-Circulation Air Coolers ............................................................................. 169
12
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Cooling and Heating Loads............................................................................ 170–71
Cooling Load Check Values ................................................................................. 172
Cooling Load Computation Procedure ................................................................. 173
Heat Flow Through Building Materials ................................................................. 174
Thermal Resistance of Plane Air Spaces............................................................. 175
Surface Conductances and Resistances ............................................................ 176
Emissivity ............................................................................................................. 177
Thermal Resistance of Ventilated Attics............................................................... 178
Thermal Properties of Materials..................................................................... 179–84
CLTDs for Flat Roofs ...................................................................................... 185–86
CLTDs for Sunlit Walls.................................................................................... 187–88
Solar Cooling Load for Sunlit Glass ..................................................................... 189
Shading Coefficients for Glass ............................................................................. 190
Heat Gain from People......................................................................................... 191
Heat Gain from Lighting and LPDs ................................................................ 192–94
Heat Gain from Motors................................................................................... 195–96
Heat Gain from Restaurant Equipment ........................................................ 197–201
Heat Gain from Hospital and Laboratory Equipment ................................... 202–203
Heat Gain from Office Equipment ................................................................ 204–207
Display Fixtures Refrigerating Effect .................................................................... 207
13
Ventilation
ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010.............................................................................. 208
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010........................................................................ 209–11
Procedures from ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 ............................................ 211–20
Normative Appendix A from ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010........................... 221–23
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Design Parameters for Health Care Facilities ................................................ 224–25
Operation and Maintenance................................................................................. 226
14
Energy-Conserving Design
Sustainability........................................................................................................ 227
Energy Efficiency Standards................................................................................ 228
Climate Zones for United States Locations.......................................................... 229
15
Electrical
Characteristics of AC Motors ............................................................................... 230
Motor Full-Load Amperes .................................................................................... 231
Useful Electrical Formulas ................................................................................... 231
Motor Controllers ................................................................................................. 232
Variable-Speed Drives (VSDs)............................................................................. 232
Photovoltaic Systems........................................................................................... 233
16
Sorbents and Desiccants
Desiccant Cycle ................................................................................................... 234
Desiccant Equipment ........................................................................................... 235
Desiccant Dehumidification.................................................................................. 236
Rotary Solid Desiccant Dehumidifier Model................................................... 237–39
17
Combined Heat and Power Systems
CHP Cycles.......................................................................................................... 240
Engine Sizing Tables............................................................................................ 241
Recommended Engine Maintenance................................................................... 242
Gas Engine Chiller Performance.......................................................................... 242
Engine Heat Balance ........................................................................................... 243
Energy Boundary Diagram................................................................................... 244
Heating Application Temperatures ....................................................................... 244
Mass Flows and Temperatures for Various Engines ............................................ 244
Steam Rates for Steam Turbines ......................................................................... 245
Combustion Turbines ........................................................................................... 246
Fuel Cells ....................................................................................................... 247–48
18
Fuels and Combustion
Gas Pipe Sizing Table .......................................................................................... 249
Viscosity and Heating Values of Fuels ........................................................... 249–50
Liquid Fuels for Engines................................................................................. 251–52
Fuel Oil Pipe Sizing Tables .................................................................................. 252
19
Owning and Operating
Maintenance Costs ........................................................................................ 253–54
Owning and Operating Cost Data ........................................................................ 255
Economic Analysis......................................................................................... 256–57
20
Sound
Sound Pressure and Sound Pressure Levels ...................................................... 258
Combining Sound Levels ..................................................................................... 259
Sound Power and Sound Power Level ................................................................. 259
A- and C- Weighting............................................................................................. 259
Octave bands and 1/3 Octave Bands................................................................... 260
Design Guidance for HVAC System Noise........................................................... 261
Sound Rating Methods .................................................................................. 262–63
Sound Paths in HVAC Systems ........................................................................... 263
Silencers .............................................................................................................. 264
Outlet Configurations ........................................................................................... 264
Mechanical Equipment Noise Levels ................................................................... 265
Mechanical Equipment Sound Isolation......................................................... 265–66
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21
Vibration
Single-Degree of Freedom Systems .................................................................... 267
Two-Degree of Freedom Systems ........................................................................ 267
Isolator Selection............................................................................................ 268–78
22
Evaporative Cooling
Direct Evaporative Air Coolers ............................................................................. 279
Indirect Evaporative Air Coolers ..................................................................... 280–81
Multistage Evaporative Coolers............................................................................ 282
Effective Temperature Chart................................................................................. 283
23
Automatic Controls
HVAC System Components ........................................................................... 284–90
HVAC Systems............................................................................................... 291–92
24
Occupant Comfort
ASHRAE Standard 55-2010................................................................................. 293
Graphic Comfort Zone Method............................................................................. 293
Operative and Effective Temperature ................................................................... 293
Predicted Mean Vote ............................................................................................ 293
Air Speed to Offset Temperature.......................................................................... 294
Clothing Insulation Values.................................................................................... 295
Local Discomfort ............................................................................................ 295–96
Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Buildings............................................... 296
25
Geothermal Systems
Ground-Source Heat Pumps........................................................................ 297–299
Thermal Properties of Soils and Rocks........................................................ 299–300
Ground Piping .............................................................................................. 300–302
Surface Water Piping ........................................................................................... 303
26
General
System Design Criteria ................................................................................ 304–305
SI Units and Air-Conditioning Formulas ............................................................... 308
Sizing Formulas for Heating/Cooling.................................................................... 309
Cooling Tower Performance ................................................................................. 310
Thermal Storage ............................................................................................ 311–12
Cold-Air Distribution ............................................................................................. 313
Mechanical Dehumidifiers .................................................................................... 313
Heat Pipes...................................................................................................... 314–15
Air-to-Air Energy Recovery ............................................................................ 316–18
Panel Heating and Cooling............................................................................. 319–20
Variable Refrigerant Flow ............................................................................... 321–23
Units and Conversions ................................................................................... 324–25
Index.......................................................................................................................326–27
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PREFACE
The ASHRAE Pocket Guide was developed to serve as a ready, offline reference for engineers without easy access to the large ASHRAE Handbook volumes. Most of the information is
taken from the four volumes of the ASHRAE Handbook series, as well as from various ASHRAE
Standards, and abridged or reduced to fit the smaller page size.
This eighth edition, revised and expanded for 2013, includes properties for new refrigerants,
new data on refrigerant safety, ventilation requirements for residential and nonresidential occupancies, occupant thermal comfort, extensive data on sound and vibration control, thermal storage, radiant-panel heating and cooling, air-to-air energy recovery, space air diffusion data,
equipment heat load data, combustion turbines, fuel cells, ultraviolet lamp systems, variable
refrigerant flow, and more.
This edition of the ASHRAE Pocket Guide, which was first published in 1987, was compiled
by ASHRAE staff editors; previous major contributors were Carl W. MacPhee, Griffith C. Burr,
Jr., Harry E. Rountree, and Frederick H. Kohloss.
Throughout this Pocket Guide, original sources of figures and tables are indicated where
applicable. For space concerns, a shorthand for ASHRAE publications has been adopted.
ASHRAE sources are noted after figure captions or table titles in brackets using the following
abbreviations:
Fig
Tbl
Ch
Std
2013F, 2009F, etc
2012S, 2008S, etc.
2011A, 2007A, etc.
2010R, 2006R, etc.
Figure
Table
Chapter
ASHRAE Standard
ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals
ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment
ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration
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AIR HANDLING AND PSYCHROMETRICS
Figure 1.1
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
1.
Friction Chart for Round Duct (ρ = 0.075 lbm/ft3 and ε = 0.0003 ft) [2013F, Ch 21, Fig 10]
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Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Table 1.1
Velocities vs. Velocity Pressures
Velocity V,
fpm
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
Velocity Pressure Pv ,
in. H2O
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.08
0.09
0.11
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.25
0.27
0.30
0.33
0.36
0.39
Pv = (V/4005)2
Noncircular Ducts
Hydraulic diameter Dh = 4A/P, where A = duct area (in.2) and P = perimeter (in.). Ducts having the same hydraulic diameter will have approximately the same fluid resistance at equal velocities.
Fittings
Resistance to flow through fittings can be expressed by fitting loss coefficients C. The friction
loss in a fitting in inches of water is CPv. The more radically the airflow is changed in direction or
velocity, the greater the fitting loss coefficient. See ASHRAE Duct Fitting Database for a complete
list. 90° mitered elbows with vanes will usually have C between 0.11 and 0.33.
Round Flexible Ducts
Nonmetallic flexible ducts fully extended have friction losses approximately three times that
of galvanized steel ducts. This rises rapidly for unextended ducts by a correction factor of 4 if 70%
extended, 3 if 80% extended, and 2 if 90% extended. For centerline bend radius ratio to diameter
of 1 to 4 the approximate loss coefficient is between 0.82 and 0.87.
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Duct Leakage Classificationa
Duct Type
Metal (flexible excluded)
Round and flat oval
Rectangular
 2 in. of water
(both positive and negative pressures)
> 2 and  10 in. of water
(both positive and negative pressures)
Flexible
Metal, aluminum
Nonmetal
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Table 1.2
Predicted Leakage Class CL
Sealedb,c
Unsealedc
3
30
(6 to 70)
12
48
(12 to 110)
48
(12 to 110)c
6
8
30
(12 to 54)
30
(4 to 54)
12
Fibrous glass
Round
Rectangular
a
b
c
3
6
na
na
The leakage classes listed in this table are averages based on tests conducted by AISI/ SMACNA
(1972), ASHRAE/SMACNA/TIMA (1985), and Swim and Griggs (1995).
The leakage classes listed in the sealed category are based on the assumptions that for metal ducts, all
transverse joints, seams, and openings in the duct wall are sealed at pressures over 3 in. of water, that
transverse joints and longitudinal seams are sealed at 2 and 3 in. of water, and that transverse joints are
sealed below 2 in. of water. Lower leakage classes are obtained by careful selection of joints and sealing methods.
Leakage classes assigned anticipate about 25 joints per 100 linear feet of duct. For systems with a high
fitting to straight duct ratio, greater leakage occurs in both the sealed and unsealed conditions.
Table 1.3 Recommended Ductwork Leakage Class by Duct Type
Duct Type
Leakage Class CL,
cfm/100 ft2 at 1 in. of water
Metal (flexible excluded)
Round
Flat oval
Rectangular
Flexible
Fibrous glass
Round
Rectangular
3
3
6
6
3
6
Leakage Class CL = Q/PS0.65
where
Q
=
Ps =
leakage rate, cfm/100 ft2 surface area
static pressure difference, inches of water between inside and outside of duct
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Table 1.4
Duct Sealing Requirement Levels
Duct Seal Levels
Sealing Requirementsa
A
All transverse joints, longitudinal seams, and duct wall penetrations
B
All transverse joints and longitudinal seams
C
Transverse joints only
a
Transverse joints are connections of two duct or fitting elements oriented perpendicular to flow. Longitudinal
seams are joints oriented in the direction of airflow. Duct wall penetrations are openings made by screws, non-selfsealing fasteners, pipe, tubing, rods, and wire. Round and flat oval spiral lock seams need not be sealed prior to
assembly, but may be coated after assembly to reduce leakage. All other connections are considered transverse
joints, including but not limited to spin-ins, taps and other branch connections, access door frames, and duct connections to equipment.
Table 1.5
Duct Sealing Recommendations
Recommended Duct Seal Levels
Duct Location
Outdoors
Unconditioned spaces
Conditioned spaces (concealed ductwork)
Conditioned spaces (exposed ductwork)
Table 1.6
Duct Type
Supply
2 in.
>2 in.
Exhaust
of water
of water
A
A
A
B
C
A
A
B
A
B
B
B
Return
A
B
C
B
Duct Leakage per Unit Length
Unsealed Longitudinal Seam Leakage,
Metal Ducts
Type of Duct/Seam
Rectangular
Pittsburgh lock
26 gage
22 gage
Button punch snaplock
26 gage
22 gage
Round
Spiral (26 gage)
Snaplock
Grooved
Leakage, cfm per ft Seam Length
at 1 in. Water Pressure
Range
Average
0.01 to 0.02
0.001 to 0.002
0.0164
0.0016
0.03 to 0.15
NA (1 test)
NA (1 test)
0.04 to 0.14
0.11 to 0.18
0.0795
0.0032
0.015
0.11
0.12
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Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Figure 1.2
At Exit, the Fitting Coefficient Co Affects ρt Loss [2013F, Ch 21, Fig 7]
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Lgth.
Adj.b
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
3.0
4.0
5.0
Lgth.
Adj.b
6
6.6
7.6
8.4
9.1
9.8
10.4
11.0
11.5
12.4
13.2
14.0
14.7
15.3
15.9
16.5
17.1
17.6
18.1
4.0
3.8
4.4
4.9
8
8.7
9.8
10.7
11.4
12.2
12.9
13.5
14.6
15.6
16.5
17.4
18.2
18.9
19.6
20.2
20.9
21.5
22.0
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8.2
9.1
9.9
10.8
11.3
11.9
12.6
13.5
14.5
15.3
16.1
16.8
17.5
18.1
18.7
19.3
19.8
20.3
4.5
4.0
4.6
5.2
10.4
11.3
12.2
13.0
13.7
14.4
15.6
16.7
17.7
18.6
19.5
20.3
21.0
21.7
22.4
23.0
23.6
9
5.0
4.2
4.9
5.5
10.9
12.0
12.9
13.7
14.5
15.2
16.5
17.7
18.8
19.8
20.7
31.5
22.3
23.1
23.8
24.5
25.1
10
5.5
4.4
5.1
5.7
Table 1.7
12.6
13.5
14.4
15.3
16.0
17.4
18.7
19.8
20.9
21.8
22.7
23.6
24.4
25.2
25.9
26.6
11
6.0
4.6
5.3
6.0
13.1
14.2
15.1
16.0
16.8
18.3
19.6
20.8
21.9
22.9
23.9
24.8
25.7
26.5
27.3
28.0
14.7
15.7
16.7
17.5
19.1
20.5
21.8
22.9
24.0
25.0
26.0
26.9
27.7
28.6
29.3
15.3
16.4
17.3
18.2
19.9
21.3
22.7
23.9
25.0
26.1
27.1
28.0
28.9
29.8
30.6
16.9
17.9
18.9
20.6
22.1
23.5
24.8
26.0
27.1
28.2
29.2
30.1
31.0
31.9
17.5
18.5
19.5
21.3
22.9
24.4
25.7
27.0
28.1
29.2
30.3
31.2
32.2
33.1
19.1
20.1
22.0
23.7
25.2
26.6
27.9
29.1
30.2
31.3
32.3
33.3
34.3
19.7
20.7
22.7
24.4
26.0
27.4
28.8
30.0
31.2
32.3
33.4
34.4
35.4
21.3
23.3
25.1
26.7
28.2
29.6
30.9
32.2
33.3
34.4
35.5
36.5
Length of One Side of Rectangular Duct (a), in.
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
9.0
10.0
4.7
4.9
5.1
5.2
5.5
5.7
5.5
5.7
5.8
6.1
6.4
6.7
6.2
6.4
6.7
6.9
7.3
7.6
Length of One Side of Rectangular Duct (a), in.
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21.9
34.9
25.8
27.5
29.0
30.5
31.8
33.1
34.3
35.4
36.5
37.6
20
11.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
25.1
27.1
28.9
30.5
32.1
33.5
34.9
36.2
37.4
38.5
39.6
22
12.0
6.2
7.3
8.3
26.2
28.3
30.2
32.0
33.6
35.1
36.6
37.9
39.2
40.4
41.6
24
29.5
31.5
33.3
35.1
36.7
38.2
39.6
41.0
42.3
43.5
26
28
30.6
32.7
34.6
36.4
38.1
39.7
41.2
42.7
44.0
45.3
14.0
6.6
7.8
8.9
33.9
35.9
37.8
39.5
41.2
42.8
44.3
45.7
47.1
30
15.0
6.8
8.0
9.1
Lgth.
Adj.b
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
16.0
7.0
8.3
9.4
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6.4
7.6
8.6
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b
32
35.0
37.1
39.0
40.9
42.6
44.3
45.8
47.3
48.7
50.1
51.4
52.7
53.9
55.1
56.3
57.4
58.4
36
39.4
41.5
43.5
45.3
47.1
48.8
50.4
51.9
53.4
54.8
56.2
57.5
58.8
60.1
61.3
62.4
34
38.2
40.3
42.2
44.0
45.7
47.3
48.9
50.4
51.8
53.2
54.5
55.8
57.0
58.2
59.3
60.5
42.6
44.7
46.6
48.4
50.2
51.9
53.5
55.0
56.5
57.9
59.3
60.6
61.9
63.1
64.3
38
43.7
45.8
47.9
49.7
51.6
53.3
54.9
56.5
58.0
59.5
60.9
62.3
63.6
64.9
66.2
40
Table based on De = 1.30 (ab)0.625/(a + b)0.25
Length of adjacent side of rectangular duct (b), in.
Lgth.
Adj.b
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
48.1
49.1
51.0
52.9
54.7
56.4
58.0
59.6
61.1
62.6
64.0
65.4
66.7
68.0
42
51.4
53.4
55.4
57.3
59.1
60.8
62.5
64.1
65.7
67.2
68.7
70.1
71.5
52.5
54.6
56.6
58.6
60.4
62.2
63.9
65.6
67.2
68.7
70.2
71.7
73.1
55.7
57.8
59.8
61.7
63.6
65.3
67.0
68.7
70.3
71.8
73.3
74.8
56.8
59.0
61.0
63.0
64.9
66.7
68.4
70.1
71.7
73.3
74.9
76.3
61.2
63.4
65.4
67.4
69.3
71.1
72.9
74.6
76.3
77.9
79.4
65.6
67.7
69.8
71.8
73.7
75.4
77.3
79.1
80.8
82.4
70.0
72.1
74.2
76.2
78.1
80.0
81.8
83.5
85.3
Length of One Side of Rectangular Duct (a), in.
46
48
50
52
56
60
64
50.2
52.2
54.2
60.0
57.8
59.4
61.1
62.6
64.1
65.6
67.0
68.4
69.7
44
74.3
76.5
78.6
80.6
82.5
84.4
86.2
88.0
68
78.7
80.9
82.9
85.0
86.9
88.8
90.7
72
83.1
85.2
87.3
89.3
91.3
93.2
76
87.5
89.6
91.7
93.7
95.7
80
Circular Equivalents of Rectangular Duct for Equal Friction and Capacitya (Continued)
91.8
94.0
96.1
98.1
84
Lgth.
Adj.b
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
96.2
88
98.4
92
100.5 96
88
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9
11
12
15
19
22
3
7
9
10
12
13
15
18
20
21
4
8
10
—
11
13
14
18
19
21
5
8
9
—
11
12
14
15
17
19
20
23
25
28
30
33
36
39
45
52
59
6
10
—
11
13
14
16
17
—
19
21
22
24
27
30
35
39
12
—
14
15
—
17
18
20
22
23
—
—
—
12
—
13
15
16
—
18
19
21
24
27
30
Major Axis A, in.
14
—
16
17
—
19
22
24
—
11
14
—
15
17
18
20
21
25
12
17
19
22
14
19
16
Circular
Duct
Diameter,
in.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
40
42
44
46
50
58
65
71
77
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
34
38
43
48
52
57
63
70
76
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
Table 1.8 Equivalent Flat Oval Duct Dimensions* [2013F, Ch 21, Tbl 3]
Minor Axis a, in.
7
8
9
10
10
—
12
13
15
16
18
20
21
23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
* Table based on De = 1.30 (ab)0.625/(a + b)0.25.
Circular
Duct
Diameter,
in.
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
16
17
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28 23 21
31 27 24
34 28 25
37 31 29
42 34 30
45 38 33
50 41 36
56 45 38
59 49 41
65 52 46
72 58 49
78 61 54
81 67 57
71 60
77 66
69
76
79
21
23
26
27
29
32
34
37
40
43
46
49
53
56
59
65
68
71
78
Minor Axis a, in.
12 14 16 18
26
29
31
34
36
39
40
44
47
51
55
58
61
64
67
77
20
35
38
39
42
46
47
50
53
57
60
69
75
82
22
37
40
41
44
46
49
52
55
62
68
74
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Table 1.9 Typical Design Velocities for HVAC Components
Face Velocity,
fpm
Duct Element
Louvers
Intake
7000 cfm and greater
Less than 7000 cfm
Exhaust
5000 cfm and greater
Less than 5000 cfm
Filters
Panel filters
Viscous impingement
Dry-type, extended-surface
Flat (low efficiency)
Pleated media (intermediate efficiency)
HEPA
Renewable media filters
Moving-curtain viscous impingement
Moving-curtain dry media
Electronic air cleaners
Ionizing type
Heating Coils
Steam and hot water
400
See figure below
500
See figure below
200 to 800
Duct velocity
Up to 750
250
500
200
150 to 350
500 to 1000
200 min., 1500 max.
Electric
Open wire
Finned tubular
Dehumidifying Coils
Air Washers
Spray type
Cell type
High-velocity spray type
Refer to mfg. data
Refer to mfg. data
400 to 500
Refer to mfg. data
Refer to mfg. data
1200 to 1800
Louvers:
Pertinent Parameters
Used in Establishing Figure
Parameter
Intake
Parameter
Exhaust
Parameter
Minimum free area
(48-in. square test
section), %
45
45
Water penetration,
oz/(ft2/0.25 h)
Negligible
(less than
0.2)
Not
applicable
Maximum static
pressure drop, in. of water
0.15
0.25
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Table 1.10 Fan Lawsa,b
For All Fan Laws: t1 = t2 and (point of rating)1 = (point of rating)2
No.
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
1a
Q1 = Q2
 D 1 3 N 1
  -------  ------N2
 D 2
1b
Press.1 = Press.2c
 D 1 2  N 1 2
  -------   -------
 D 2
 N 2
1
 -----2
1c
W1 = W2
 D 1 5  N 1 3
  -------   -------
 D 2
 N 2
1
 -----2
2a
Q1 = Q2
 D 1 2  Press.1 1/2
  -------   -----------------
 D 2
 Press.2
  2 1/2
  ------
  1
2b
N1 = N2
 D 2  Press. 1 1/2
  -------   -----------------
 D 1  Press. 2
  2 1/2
  ------
  1
2c
W1 = W2
 D 1 2  Press.1 3/2
  -------   -----------------
 D 2
 Press.2
  2 1/2
  ------
  1
3a
N1 = N2
 D 2 3 Q 1
  -------  ------Q2
 D 1

3b
Press.1 = Press.2
 D 2 4  Q 1 2
  -------   -------
 D 1
 Q 2
1
 -----2
3c
W1 = W2
 D 2 4  Q 1 3
  -------   -------
 D 1
 Q 2
1
 -----2

a. The subscript 1 denotes that the variable is for the fan under consideration.
b. The subscript 2 denotes that the variable is for the tested fan.
c. Ptf or Psf .
Unless otherwise identified, fan performance data are based on dry air at standard conditions 14.696 psi and 70°F
(0.075 lbm/ft3). In actual applications, the fan may be required to handle air or gas at some other density. The change
in density may be because of temperature, composition of the gas, or altitude. As indicated by the Fan Laws, the fan
performance is affected by gas density. With constant size and speed, the horsepower and pressure varies directly as
the ratio of gas density to the standard air density.
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2
Using Fan Law 1a at Point E
Q 1 = 6000  650  600  = 6500 cfm
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The application of the Fan Laws for a change in fan speed, N, for a specific size fan is shown
in Figure 1.3. The computed Pt curve is derived from the base curve. For example, point E(N1 =
650) is computed from point D(N2= 600) as follows:
At D,
Using Fan Law 1b
2
P tf = 1.13   650  600  = 1.33 psi
1
The completed P tf , N = 650 curve thus may be generated by computing additional points
1
from data on the base curve, such as point G from point F.
 static pressure, in. of waterhp = cfm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------fan efficiency (decimal)  6356
Figure 1.3 Example Calculation of Fan Laws [2012S, Ch 21, Fig 4]
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Table 1.11
Types of Fans [2012S, Ch 21, Tbl 1]
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Fan System Effect
Figure 1.4
Deficient Fan/System Performance
Figure 1.4 illustrates deficient fan/system performance. System pressure losses have been
determined accurately, and a fan has been selected for operation at point 1. However, no allowance
has been made for the effect of system connections to the fan on fan performance. To compensate,
a fan system effect must be added to the calculated system pressure losses to determine the actual
system curve. The point of intersection between the fan performance curve and the actual system
curve is point 4. The actual flow volume is, therefore, deficient by the difference from 1 to 4. To
achieve design flow volume, a fan system effect pressure loss equal to the pressure difference
between points 1 and 2 should be added to the calculated system pressure losses, and the fan
should be selected to operate at point 2.
For rated performance, air must enter a fan uniformly over the inlet area in an axial direction
without prerotation.
Fans within plenums and cabinets or next to walls should be located so that air may flow
unobstructed into the inlets.
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Figure 1.5
Psychrometric Chart for Normal Temperature, Sea Level [2013F, Ch 1, Fig 1]
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Table 1.12 Enthalpy of Moist Air
at Standard Atmospheric Pressure, 14.696 psia
[2013F, Ch 1, Tbl 2, Abridged]
Temp.,
°F
–80
–70
–60
–50
–40
–30
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
Enthalpy,
Btu/lbda
–19.213
–16.804
–14.390
–11.966
–9.524
–7.052
–4.527
–3.234
–1.915
–0.561
0.835
2.286
Temp.,
°F
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
Enthalpy,
Btu/lbda
42.634
43.701
44.794
45.914
47.062
48.239
49.445
50.682
51.950
53.250
54.584
55.952
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
3.803
5.403
7.106
8.934
10.916
13.009
15.232
17.653
20.306
23.229
26.467
30.070
34.097
34.959
35.841
36.744
37.668
38.615
39.584
40.576
41.593
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
57.355
58.795
60.272
61.787
63.343
64.939
66.578
68.260
69.987
71.761
92.386
119.615
156.077
205.828
275.493
376.736
532.269
793.142
1303.297
2688.145
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Standard Atmospheric Data for Altitudes to 30,000 ft
[2013F, Ch 1, Tbl 1]
Altitude, ft
–1000
–500
0
500
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
30,000
Temperature, °F
62.6
60.8
59.0
57.2
55.4
51.9
48.3
44.7
41.2
37.6
34.0
30.5
26.9
23.4
5.5
–12.3
–47.8
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Table 1.13
Pressure, psia
15.236
14.966
14.696
14.430
14.175
13.664
13.173
12.682
12.230
11.778
11.341
10.914
10.506
10.108
8.296
6.758
4.371
Source: Adapted from NASA (1976).
Table 1.14 Moisture and Air Relationships*
ASHRAE has adopted pounds of moisture per pound of dry air as standard nomenclature.
Relations of other units are expressed below at various dew-point temperatures.
Equiv.
Lb H2O/
Parts
Grains/
Percent
Dew Pt. °F
lb dry air
per million
lb dry aira
Moisture%b
100
0.000001
1
0.0007
–80
0.000005
5
0.0035
—
–60
0.000002
21
0.148
0.13
–40
0.000008
79
0.555
0.5
20
0.00026
263
1.84
1.7
10
0.00046
461
3.22
2.9
0
0.0008
787
5.51
5.0
10
0.0013
1315
9.20
8.3
20
0.0022
2152
15.1
13.6
30
0.0032
3154
24.2
21.8
40
0.0052
5213
36.5
33.0
50
0.0077
7658
53.6
48.4
60
0.0111
11080
77.6
70.2
70
0.0158
15820
110.7
100.0
80
0.0223
22330
156.3
90
0.0312
31180
218.3
100
0.0432
43190
302.3
a. 7000 grains = 1 lb
b. Compared to 70°F saturated.
* NUMBERS, 1985, Altadena, CA, by Bill Holladay and Cy Otterholm.
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Space Air Diffusion
Room air diffusion methods can be classified as one of the following:
• Mixed systems produce little or no thermal stratification of air within the space. Overhead air distribution is an example of this type of system.
• Fully (thermally) stratified systems produce little or no mixing of air within the occupied space. Thermal displacement ventilation is an example of this type of system.
• Partially mixed systems provide some mixing within the occupied and/or process space
while creating stratified conditions in the volume above. Most underfloor air distribution
and task/ambient conditioning designs are examples of this type of system.
• Task/ambient conditioning systems focus on conditioning only a certain portion of the
space for thermal comfort and/or process control. Examples of task/ambient systems are
personally controlled desk outlets (sometimes referred to as personal ventilation systems)
and spot-conditioning systems.
Air distribution systems, such as thermal displacement ventilation (TDV) and underfloor air
distribution (UFAD), that deliver air in cooling mode at or near floor level and return air at or near
ceiling level produce varying amounts of room air stratification. For floor-level supply, thermal
plumes that develop over heat sources in the room play a major role in driving overall floor-toceiling air motion. The amount of stratification in the room is primarily determined by the balance
between total room airflow and heat load. In practice, the actual temperature and concentration
profile depends on the combined effects of various factors, but is largely driven by the characteristics of the room supply airflow and heat load configuration.
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Figure 1.6
Classification of Air Diffusion Methods [2013F, Ch 20, Fig 1]
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Principles of Jet Behavior
Air Jet Fundamentals
Air supplied to rooms through various types of outlets can be distributed by turbulent air jets
(mixed and partially mixed systems) or in a low-velocity, unidirectional manner (stratified systems).
If an air jet is not obstructed or affected by walls, ceiling, or other surfaces, it is considered a
free jet. When outlet area is small compared to the dimensions of the space normal to the jet, the
jet may be considered free as long as
X  1.5 A R
where
X
=
AR
=
distance from face of outlet, ft
cross-sectional area of confined space normal to jet, ft2
Characteristics of the air jet in a room might be influenced by reverse flows created by the
same jet entraining ambient air. If the supply air temperature is equal to the ambient room air temperature, the air jet is called an isothermal jet. A jet with an initial temperature different from the
ambient air temperature is called a nonisothermal jet. The air temperature differential between
supplied and ambient room air generates thermal forces (buoyancy) in jets, affecting the jet’s (1)
trajectory, (2) location at which it attaches to and separates from the ceiling/floor, and (3) throw.
The significance of these effects depends on the ratio between the thermal buoyancy of the air and
jet momentum.
Jet Expansion Zones. The full length of an air jet, in terms of the maximum or centerline
velocity and temperature differential at the cross section, can be divided into four zones:
• Zone 1 is a short core zone extending from the outlet face, in which the maximum velocity and temperature of the airstream remains practically unchanged.
• Zone 2 is a transition zone, with its length determined by the type of outlet, aspect ratio of
the outlet, initial airflow turbulence, etc.
• Zone 3 is of major engineering importance because, in most cases, the jet enters the occupied area in this zone. Turbulent flow is fully established and may be 25 to 100 equivalent
air outlet diameters (i.e., widths of slot air diffusers) long.
• Zone 4 is a zone of jet degradation, where maximum air velocity and temperature
decrease rapidly. Distance to this zone and its length depend on the velocities and turbulence characteristics of ambient air. In a few diameters or widths, air velocity becomes
less than 50 fpm.
Centerline Velocities in Zones 1 and 2. In zone 1, the ratio Vx /Vo is constant and ranges
between 1.0 and 1.2, equal to the ratio of the center velocity of the jet at the start of expansion to
the average velocity. The ratio Vx /Vo varies from approximately 1.0 for rounded entrance nozzles
to about 1.2 for straight pipe discharges; it has much higher values for diverging discharge outlets.
Experimental evidence indicates that, in zone 2,
V
-----x- =
Vo
Kc Ho
------------X
where
Vx
=
Vo
=
centerline velocity at distance X from outlet, fpm
Vc /Cd Rfa = average initial velocity at discharge from open-ended duct or across
contracted stream at vena contracta of orifice or multiple-opening outlet, fpm
Vc
=
nominal velocity of discharge based on core area, fpm
Cd
=
discharge coefficient (usually between 0.65 and 0.90)
ratio of free area to gross (core) area
Rfa
=
width of jet at outlet or at vena contracta, ft
Ho
=
centerline velocity constant, depending on outlet type and discharge pattern (see
=
Kc
Table 1.15)
X

(1/KcHo )1/2 = distance from outlet to measurement of centerline velocity Vx, ft
Centerline Velocity in Zone 3. In zone 3, maximum or centerline velocities of radial and
axial isothermal jets can be determined accurately from the following equations:
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Outlet Type
High sidewall grilles
High sidewall linear
Low sidewall
Baseboard
Floor grille
Ceiling
Ceiling linear slot
a
Free
b
Discharge Pattern
0° deflectiona
Wide deflection
Core less than 4 in. highb
Core more than 4 in. high
Up and on wall, no spread
Wide spreadb
Up and on wall, no spread
Wide spread
No spreadb
Wide spread
360° horizontalc
Four-way; little spread
One-way; horizontal along ceilingb
area is about 80% of core area.
Free area is about 50% of core area.
c
Ao
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Core
Core
Free
Free
Neck
Neck
Free
Kc
5.7
4.2
4.4
5.0
4.5
3.0
4.0
2.0
4.7
1.6
1.1
3.8
5.5
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Table 1.15 Recommended Values for Centerline Velocity Constant Kc
for Commercial Supply Outlets for Fully and Partially Mixed Systems, Except UFAD
[2013F, Ch 20, Tbl 1]
Cone free area is greater than duct area.
K c Vo A o
Kc Qo
V x = ----------------------- = ------------X
X Ao
where
Kc
=
Ao
=
Ac
Qo
=
=
centerline velocity constant
free area, core area, or neck area as shown in Table 1.14 (obtained from outlet manufacturer), ft2
measured gross (core) area of outlet, ft2
discharge from outlet, cfm
Because Ao equals the effective area of the stream, the flow area for commercial registers and
diffusers, according to ASHRAE Standard 70, can be used in the equation above with the appropriate value of Kc.
Throw. The previous equation can be transposed to determine the throw X of an outlet if the
discharge volume and the centerline velocity are known:
Kc Qo
X = ---------------Vx Ao
Comparison of Free Jet to Attached Jet
Most manufacturers’ throw data obtained in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 70 assume
the discharge is attached to a surface. An attached jet induces air along the exposed side of the jet,
whereas a free jet can induce air on all its surfaces. Because a free jet’s induction rate is larger
compared to that of an attached jet, a free jet’s throw distance will be shorter. To calculate the
throw distance X for a noncircular free jet from catalog data for an attached jet, the following estimate can be used.
Xfree = Xattached × 0.707
Circular free jets generally have longer throws compared to noncircular jets.
Jets from ceiling diffusers initially tend to attach to the ceiling surface, because of the force
exerted by the Coanda effect. However, cold air jets will detach from the ceiling if the airstream’s
buoyancy forces are greater than the inertia of the moving air stream.
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Figure 1.7 Chart for Determining Centerline Velocities of Axial and Radial Jets
[2013F, Ch 20, Fig 3]
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Figure 1.8
Airflow Patterns of Different Diffusers
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System Design
Mixed Air Distribution
In mixed air systems, high-velocity supply jets from air outlets maintain comfort by mixing
room air with supply air. This air mixing, heat transfer, and resultant velocity reduction should
occur outside the occupied zone. Occupant comfort is maintained not directly by motion of air
from outlets, but from secondary air motion from mixing in the unoccupied zone. Comfort is maximized when uniform temperature distribution and room air velocities of less than 50 fpm are
maintained in the occupied zone.
Maintaining velocities less than 50 fpm in the occupied zone is often overlooked by designers, but is critical to maintaining comfort. The outlet’s selection, location, supply air volume, discharge velocity, and air temperature differential determine the resulting air motion in the occupied
zone.
Principles of Operation
Mixed systems generally provide comfort by entraining room air into discharge jets located
outside occupied zones, mixing supply and room air. Ideally, these systems generate low-velocity
air motion (less than 50 fpm) throughout the occupied zone to provide uniform temperature gradients and velocities. Proper selection of an air outlet is critical for proper air distribution; improper
selection can result in room air stagnation, unacceptable temperature gradients, and unacceptable
velocities in the occupied zone that may lead to occupant discomfort.
The location of a discharge jet relative to surrounding surfaces is important. Discharge jets
attach to parallel surfaces, given sufficient velocity and proximity. When a jet is attached, the
throw increases by about 40% over a jet discharged in an open area. This difference is important
when selecting an air outlet. For detailed discussion of the surface effect on discharge jets, see
Chapter 20 of the 2013 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals.
Mixed air systems typically use either ceiling or sidewall outlets discharging air horizontally,
or floor- or sill-mounted outlets discharging air vertically. They are the most common method of
air distribution in North America.
Horizontal Discharge Cooling with Ceiling-Mounted Outlets
Ceiling-mounted outlets typically use the surface effect to transport supply air in the unoccupied zone. The supply air projects across the ceiling and, with sufficient velocity, can continue
down wall surfaces and across floors. In this application, supply air should remain outside the
occupied zone until it is adequately mixed and tempered with room air.
Overhead outlets may also be installed on exposed ducts, in which case the surface effect
does not apply. Typically, if the outlet is mounted 1 ft or more below a ceiling surface, discharge
air will not attach to the surface. The unattached supply air has a shorter throw and can project
downward, resulting in high air velocities in the occupied zone. Some outlets are designed for use
in exposed duct applications. Typical outlet performance data presented by manufacturers are for
outlets with surface effect; consult manufacturers for information on exposed duct applications.
Figure 1.9 Air Supplied at Ceiling Induces Room Air into Supply Jet [2011A, Ch 57, Fig 2]
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Vertically projected outlets are typically selected for high-ceiling applications that require
forcing supply air down to the occupied zone. It is important to keep cooling supply air velocity
below 50 fpm in the occupied zone. For heating, supply air should reach the floor.
There are outlets specifically designed for vertical projection and it is important to review the
manufacturer’s performance data notes to understand how to apply catalog data. Throws for heating and cooling differ and also vary depending on the difference between supply and room air
temperatures.
Cooling with Sidewall Outlets
Sidewall outlets are usually selected when access to the ceiling plenum is restricted. Sidewall
outlets within 1 ft of a ceiling and set for horizontal or a slightly upward projection the sidewall
outlet provide a discharge pattern that attaches to the ceiling and travels in the unoccupied zone.
This pattern entrains air from the occupied zone to provide mixing.
In some applications, the outlet must be located 2 to 4 ft below the ceiling. When set for horizontal projection, the discharge at some distance from the outlet may drop into the occupied
zone. Most devices used for sidewall application can be adjusted to project the air pattern upwards
toward the ceiling. This allows the discharge air to attach to the ceiling, increasing throw distance
and minimizing drop. This application provides occupant comfort by inducing air from the occupied zone into the supply air.
Some outlets may be more than 4 ft below the ceiling (e.g., in high-ceiling applications, the
outlet may be located closer to the occupied zone to minimize the volume of the conditioned
space). Most devices used for sidewall applications can be adjusted to project the air pattern
upward or downward, which allows the device’s throw distance to be adjusted to maximize performance.
When selecting sidewall outlets, it is important to understand the manufacturer’s data. Most
manufacturers offer data for outlets tested with surface effect, so they only apply if the device is
set to direct supply air toward the ceiling. When the device is 4 ft or more below a ceiling, or supply air is directed horizontally or downward, the actual throw distance of the device is typically
shorter. Many sidewall outlets can be adjusted to change the spread of supply air, which can significantly change throw distance. Manufacturers usually publish throw distances based on specific
spread angles.
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Vertical-Discharge Cooling or Heating with Ceiling-Mounted Outlets
Cooling with Floor-Mounted Air Outlets
Although not typically selected for nonresidential buildings, floor-mounted outlets can be
used for mixed system cooling applications. In this configuration, room air from the occupied
zone is induced into the supply air, providing mixing. When cooling, the device should be selected
to discharge vertically along windows, walls, or other vertical surfaces. Typical nonresidential
applications include lobbies, long corridors, and houses of worship.
It is important to select a device that is specially designed for floor applications. It must be
able to withstand both the required dynamic and static structural loads (e.g., people walking on
them, loaded carts rolling across them). Also, many manufacturers offer devices designed to
reduce the possibility of objects falling into the device. It is strongly recommended that obstructions are not located above these in-floor air terminals, to avoid restricting their air jets.
Long floor-mounted grilles generally have both functioning and nonfunctioning segments.
When selecting air outlets for floor mounting, it is important to note that the throw distance and
sound generated depend on the length of the active section. Most manufacturers’ catalog data
include correction factors for length’s effects on both throw and sound. These corrections can be
significant and should be evaluated. Understanding manufacturers’ performance data and corresponding notes is imperative.
Cooling with Sill-Mounted Air Outlets
Sill-mounted air outlets are commonly used in applications that include unit ventilators and
fan coil units. The outlet should be selected to discharge vertically along windows, walls, or other
vertical surfaces, and project supply air above the occupied zone.
As with floor-mounted grilles, when selecting and locating sill grilles, consider selecting
devices designed to reduce the nuisance of objects falling inside them. It is also recommended that
sills be designed to prevent them from being used as shelves.
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Heating and Cooling with Perimeter Ceiling-Mounted Outlets
When air outlets are used at the perimeter with vertical projection for heating and/or cooling,
they should be located near the perimeter surface, and selected so that the published 150 fpm isothermal throw extends at least halfway down the surface or 5 ft above the floor, whichever is
lower. In this manner, during heating, warm air mixes with the cool downdraft on the perimeter
surface, to reduce or even eliminate drafts in the occupied space.
If a ceiling-mounted air outlet is located away from the perimeter wall, in cooling mode, the
high-velocity cool air reduces or overcomes the thermal updrafts on the perimeter surface. To
accomplish this, the outlet should be selected for horizontal discharge toward the wall. Outlet
selection should be such that isothermal throw to the terminal velocity of 150 fpm should include
the distance from the outlet to the perimeter surface. For heating, the supply air temperature
should not exceed 15°F above the room air temperature.
Space Temperature Gradients and Airflow Rates
A fully mixed system creates homogeneous thermal conditions throughout the space. As
such, thermal gradients should not be expected to exist in the occupied zone. Improper selection,
sizing, or placement may prevent full mixing and can result in stagnant areas, or having highvelocity air entering the occupied zone.
Supply airflow requirements to satisfy space sensible heat gains or losses are inversely proportional to the temperature difference between supply and return air. The following equation can
be used to calculate space airflow requirements (at standard conditions):
qs
Q = ---------------------------1.08  t r – t s 
where
Q
qs
tr
ts
=
=
=
=
required supply airflow rate to meet sensible load, cfm
net sensible heat gain in the space, Btu/h
return or exhaust air temperature, °F
supply air temperature, °F
For fully mixed systems with conventional ceiling heights, the return (or exhaust) and room
air temperatures are the same; for example, a room with a set-point temperature of 75°F has, on
average, a 75°F return or exhaust air temperature.
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Standards for Satisfactory Air Diffusion
Figure 1.10 Percentage of Occupants Objecting to Drafts in Air-Conditioned Rooms
The object of air diffusion in warm-air heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems is to
create the proper combination of temperature, humidity, and air motion in the occupied zone of
the conditioned room—from the floor to 6 ft above floor level.
Discomfort can arise due to any of the following: excessive air motion (draft), excessive room
air temperature variations (horizontal, vertical, or both), failure to deliver or distribute air according to the load requirements at different locations, overly rapid fluctuation of room temperature.
Air Diffusion Performance Index (ADPI)
ADPI is the percentage of locations where measurements are taken that meet these specifications for effective draft temperature and air velocity. If the ADPI is maximum (approaching
100%), the most desirable conditions are achieved. ADPI should be used only for cooling mode in
sedentary occupancies. Where air doesn’t strike a wall but collides with air from a neighboring
diffuser, L is one-half the distance between the diffusers plus the distance the mixed air drops to
the occupied zone.
Table 1.16 Characteristic Room Length for Several Diffusers
Diffuser Type
High sidewall grille
Circular ceiling pattern diffuser
Sill grille
Ceiling slot diffuser
Light troffer diffusers
Cross-flow pattern ceiling diffusers
Characteristic Length L
Distance to wall perpendicular to jet
Distance to closest wall or intersecting air jet
Length of room in direction of jet flow
Distance to wall or midplane between outlets
Distance to midplane between outlets plus distance from
ceiling to top of occupied zone
Distance to wall or midplane between outlets
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Table 1.17 Air Diffusion Performance Index (ADPI) Selection Guide
Terminal Device
High sidewall
grilles
Circular ceiling
diffusers
Sill grille, straight
vanes
Sill grille, spread
vanes
Ceiling slot
diffusers
(for T100/L)
Light troffer
diffusers
Cross-flow pattern
diffusers
Room Load,
Btu/h·ft2
80
60
40
20
<10
80
60
40
20
<10
80
60
40
20
80
60
40
20
80
60
40
20
60
40
20
11 to 50
11 to 50
X50 /L for
Maximum
ADPI
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.7
1.7
1.3
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.5
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
Maximum
ADPI
For ADPI
Greater than
Range of
X50/L
68
72
78
85
90
76
83
88
93
99
61
72
86
95
94
94
94
94
85
88
91
92
86
92
95
96
96
—
70
70
80
80
70
80
80
80
80
60
70
80
90
90
80
—
—
80
80
80
80
80
90
90
90
80
—
1.5 to 2.2
1.2 to 2.3
1.0 to 1.9
0.7 to 2.1
0.7 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.7
0.4 to 1.7
1.5 to 1.7
1.4 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.3
0.6 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.7
—
—
0.3 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.8
0.3 to 1.1
0.3 to 1.5
<3.8
<3.0
<4.5
1.4 to 2.7
1.0 to 3.4
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Systems that discharge cool air at low sidewall or floor locations with very little entrainment
of (and thus mixing with) room air create (vertical) thermal stratification throughout the space.
These displacement ventilation systems have been popular in northern Europe for some time.
Floor-based outlets in underfloor applications may also be used to provide fully stratified air distribution.
Principles of Operation
Thermal displacement ventilation (TDV) systems (see Figure 1.11) use very low discharge
velocities, typically 50 to 70 fpm, to deliver cool supply air to the space. The discharge temperature of the supply air is generally above 60°F, although lower temperatures may be used in industrial applications, exercise or sports facilities, and transient areas. The cool air is negatively
buoyant compared to ambient air and drops to the floor after discharge. It then spreads across the
lower level of the space.
As convective heat sources (see Figure 1.11) in the space transfer heat to the cooler air around
them, natural convection currents form and rise along the heat transfer boundary. Without significant room air movement, these currents rise to form a convective heat plume around and above the
heat source. As the plume rises, it expands by entraining surrounding air. Its growth and ascent are
proportional to the heat source’s size and intensity and temperature of ambient air above it. Ambient air from below and around the heat source fills the void created by the rising plume. If the heat
source is near the floor (e.g., an occupant), the plume entrains cool, conditioned air from the floor
level, which is drawn to the respiration level, and serves as the source of inhaled air. Exhaled air
rises with the escaping heat plume, because it is warmer and more humid than the ambient air.
Convective heat from sources located above the occupied zone has little effect on occupied-zone
air temperature.
At a certain height, where plume temperature equals ambient temperature, the plume disintegrates and spills horizontally. Two distinct zones are thus formed in the room: a lower occupied
zone with little or no recirculation flow (close to displacement flow), and an upper zone with
recirculation flow. The boundary between these two zones is called shift zone. The shift zone
height is calculated as the height above the floor where the total amount of air carried in convective plumes above heat sources equals the supply airflow distributed through displacement diffusers. Actual and simplified representations of the temperature gradient in the space are shown in
Figure 1.12.
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Fully Stratified Air Distribution
Outlet Characteristics
Displacement outlets are designed for average face velocities between 50 and 70 fpm, and are
typically in a low sidewall or floor location. Return or exhaust air intakes should always be
located above the occupied zone for human thermal comfort applications.
Displacement outlets are available in a number of configurations and sizes. Some models are
designed to fit in corners or along sidewalls, or stand freely as columns. It is important to consider
the degree of flow equalization the outlet achieves, because use of the entire outlet surface for air
Figure 1.11 Displacement Ventilation System Characteristics [2011A, Ch 57, Fig 3]
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Figure 1.12
Temperature Profile of Displacement Ventilation [2011A, Ch 57, Fig 4]
discharge is paramount to minimizing clear zones and maintaining acceptable temperatures at the
lower levels of the space.
Stationary occupants should not be subjected to discharge velocities exceeding about 40 fpm
because air at the ankle level within this velocity envelope tends to be quite cool. As such, most
outlet manufacturers define a clear zone in which location of stationary, low-activity occupants is
strongly discouraged, but transient occupancy, such as in corridors or aisles, is possible. Occupants with high activity levels may also find the clear zone acceptable.
Unlike mixed systems, outlets in thermal displacement systems discharge air at very low
velocities, resulting in very little mixing. As such, design of these systems primarily involves
determining a supply airflow rate to manage the thermal gradients in the space in accordance with
ASHRAE comfort guidelines. ASHRAE Standard 55 recommends that the vertical temperature
difference between the ankle and head levels of space occupants be limited to no more than 5.4°F
to maintain a high degree (>95%) of occupant satisfaction.
Application Considerations
Displacement ventilation is a cooling-only method of room air distribution. For heating, a
separate system is generally recommended. Displacement ventilation can be used successfully in
combination with radiators and convectors installed at the exterior walls to offset space heat
losses. Radiant heating panels and heated floors also can also be used with displacement ventilation. To maintain displacement ventilation, outlets should supply ventilation air about 4°F lower
than the desired room temperature.
Thermal displacement ventilation systems can be either constant or variable air volume. A
thermostat in a representative location in the space or return plenum should determine the delivered air volume or temperature. If the time-averaged requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.12004 are met, intermittent on/off airflow control can be used.
Avoid using thermal displacement and mixed air systems in the same space, because mixing
destroys the natural stratification that drives the thermal displacement ventilation system. Thermal
displacement systems can be complemented by hydronic systems such as chilled floors. Use caution when combining chilled ceilings, beams, or panels with fully stratified systems, because cold
surfaces in the upper zone of the space may recirculate contaminants stratified in the upper zone
back into the occupied zone.
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A partially mixed system’s characteristics fall between a fully mixed system and a fully stratified system. It includes both a high-velocity mixed air zone and a low-velocity stratified zone
where room air motion is caused by thermal forces. For example, floor-based outlets, when operating in a cooling mode with relatively high discharge velocities (>150 fpm), create mixing, thus
affecting the amount of stratification in the lower portions of the room. In the upper portions of the
room, away from the influence of floor outlets, room air often remains thermally stratified in
much the same way as displacement ventilation systems.
Principles of Operation
Supply air is discharged, usually vertically, at relatively high velocities and entrains room air
in a similar fashion to outlets used in mixed air systems. This entrainment, as shown in
Figure 1.13 reduces the temperature and velocity differentials between supply and ambient room
air. This discharge results in a vertical plume that rises until its velocity is reduced to about 50
fpm. At this point, its kinetic energy is insufficient to entrain much more room air, so mixing
stops. Because air in the plume is still cooler than the surrounding air, the supply air spreads horizontally across the space, where it is entrained by rising thermal plumes generated by nearby heat
sources.
Research and experience have shown that the amount of room air stratification varies depending on design, commissioning, and operation. Control of stratification includes the following considerations:
• By reducing airflow and mixing in the occupied zone, fan energy can be reduced and
stratification can be increased, approaching a reasonable target at 3°F to 4°F temperature
difference from head to ankle height, which satisfies ASHRAE Standard 55-2010.
• By increasing airflow and mixing in the occupied zone, excessive stratification can be
avoided, thereby improving thermal comfort.
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Partially Mixed Air Distribution
Figure 1.13 shows one example of the resulting room air distribution in which the room air is
mixed in the lower mixed zone, which is bounded by the floor and the elevation (throw height)
at which the 50 fpm terminal velocity occurs. At this elevation, stratification begins to occur and a
linear temperature gradient, similar to that found in thermal displacement systems, forms and
extends through the stratified zone. As with thermal displacement ventilation, convective heat
plumes from space heat sources draw conditioned air from the lower (mixed) level through the
stratified zone and to the overhead return location. A third zone, referred to as the upper mixed
zone, may exist where the volume of rising heat plumes terminate. Although velocities in this area
are quite low, the air tends to be mixed.
Figure 1.13 UFAD System in Partially Stratified Application [2011A, Ch 57, Fig 6]
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Outlet Characteristics
One outlet type is a swirl diffuser with a high-induction core, which induces large amounts of
room air to quickly reduce supply to ambient air velocity and temperature differentials. Supply air
is injected into the room as a swirling vertical plume close to the outlet. Properly selected, these
outlets produce a limited vertical projection of the supply air plume, restricting mixing to the
lower portions of the space. Most of these outlets allow occupants to adjust the outlet airflow rate
easily. Other versions incorporate automatically controlled dampers that are repositioned by a signal from the space thermostat and/or central control system.
Another category includes more conventional floor grilles designed for directional discharge
of supplied airflow. These grilles may be either linear or modular in design, and may allow occupants to adjust the discharge air pattern by repositioning the core of the outlet. Most floor grilles
include an integral actuated damper, or other means, that automatically throttles the volume of air
in response to the zone conditioning requirements.
Room air induction allows UFAD diffusers to comfortably deliver supply air a few degrees
cooler than possible with outlets used for thermal displacement ventilation outlets. The observance of clear, or adjacent, zones above and around the diffusers, where stationary occupants
should not reside, is recommended. Outlet manufacturers typically identify such restrictive areas
in their product literature.
As for thermal displacement systems, design involves determining a supply airflow rate that
limits thermal gradients in the occupied zone in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 55 guidelines. ASHRAE Standard 55 recommends that the vertical temperature difference between the
ankle and head level of space occupants be limited to no more than 5.4°F if a high degree (>95%)
of occupant comfort is to be maintained.
Application Considerations
Some considerations include the following:
• Supply temperatures in the access floor cavity should be kept at 60°F or above, to minimize the risk of condensation and subsequent mold growth.
• Most UFAD outlets can be adjusted automatically by a space thermostat or other control
system, or manually by the occupant. In the latter case, outlets should be located within
the workstation they serve.
• Use of manually adjusted outlets should be restricted to open office areas where cooling
loads do not tend to vary considerably or frequently. Perimeter areas and conference
rooms require automatic control of supply air temperatures and/or flow rates because
their thermal loads are highly transient.
• Heat transfer to and from the floor slab affects discharge air temperature and should be
considered when calculating space airflow requirements. Floor plenums should be well
sealed to minimize air leakage, and exterior walls should be well insulated and have good
vapor retarders. Night and holiday temperature setbacks should likely be avoided, or at
least reduced, to minimize plenum condensation and thermal mass effect problems. With
air-side economizers, using enthalpy control rather than dry-bulb control can help reduce
hours of admitting high moisture-content air, thus also reducing the potential for condensation in the floor plenums.
• Avoid using stratified and mixed air systems in the same space, because mixing destroys
the natural stratification that drives the stratified system.
• Return static pressure drop should be relatively equal throughout the spaces being served
by a common UFAD plenum. This reduces the chance of unequal pressurization in the
UFAD plenum.
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The success of a mixed air distribution system depends primarily on supply diffuser location. Return grille location is far less critical than with outlets. In fact, the return air intake
affects room air motion only immediately around the grille. Measurements of velocity near a
return air grille show a rapid decrease in magnitude as the measuring device is moved away from
the grille face. Table 1.18 shows recommended maximum return air grille velocities as a function
of grille location. Every enclosed space should have return/transfer inlets of adequate size per this
table.
For stratified and partially mixed air distribution systems, there are advantageous locations
for return air inlets. For example, an intake can be located to return the warmest air in cooling
season.
If the outlet is selected to provide adequate throw and directed away from returns or
exhausts, supply short-circuiting is normally not a problem. The success of this practice is confirmed by the availability and use of combination supply and return diffusers.
Air Handling and Psychrometrics
Return Air Inlets
Table 1.18 Recommended Return Inlet Face Velocities [2011A, Ch 57, Tbl 1]
Inlet Location
Above occupied zone
In occupied zone, not near seats
In occupied zone, near seats
Door or wall louvers
Through undercut area of doors
Velocity Across Gross Area, fpm
>800
600 to 800
400 to 600
200 to 300
200 to 300
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2.
AIR CONTAMINANTS AND CONTROL
Air Contaminants and Control
Table 2.1 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the United States
[2013F, Ch 11, Tbl 12]
Contaminant
Primary or
Secondary
Standard
Carbon
monoxide
Primary
Nitrogen
dioxide
Primary
Primary/
secondary
Ozone
Averaging
Time
Level
Details
1h
8h
1h
35 ppm
9 ppm
100 ppb
Not to be exceeded more than once
per year
98th percentile, averaged over 3 years
1 yr
53 ppb
Annual mean
Primary/
secondary
8h
75 ppb
Primary
1h
75 ppb
Sulfur dioxide
Particulate,
PM2.5a
Particulate,
PM10b
Lead (Pb) in
particles
Annual fourth-highest daily
maximum 8 h concentration,
averaged over 3 years
99th percentile of 1 h daily maximum
concentrations, averaged over 3 years
Not to be exceeded more than once
per year
98th percentile, averaged over 3 years
Annual mean, averaged over 3 years
Not to be exceeded more than once
per year on average over 3 years
Secondary
3h
500 ppb
Primary/
secondary
Primary/
secondary
Primary/
secondary
24 h
1 yr
35 µg/m3
15 µg/m3
24 h
150 µg/m3
3 mo
0.15 µg/m3 Not to be exceeded
aPM
2.5 = particulates below 2.5 µm diameter.
b
PM10 = particulates below 10 µm diameter.
9
ppb = parts per 10
Source: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
DC, 2012.
Figure 2.1 Particle Size Distribution of Atmospheric Dust
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Electronic Air Cleaners
Bioaerosols
Bioaerosols, particulates of biological origin, are of concern in indoor air due to their association with allergies and asthma and their ability to cause disease.
Airborne viral and bacterial aerosols are generally transmitted by droplet nuclei, averaging
about 3 m in diameter. Fungal spores range between 2 m and 5 m. Fifty to seventy percent
dust spot efficiency filters can remove most microbial agents 1 m to 2 m in diameter. Sixty percent dust spot efficiency filters can remove 85% or more of 2.5 m particles; while 85% filters can
remove about 96%.
Air Contaminants and Control
Electronic air cleaners use electrostatic precipitation to remove and collect particulate contaminants such as dust, smoke, and pollen. Wires with a positive direct current potential of
between 6 and 25 kV DC are suspended equidistant between grounded plates, creating an ionizing
field for charging particles.
The collecting plate section consists of parallel plates with a positive voltage of 4 to 10 kV
(dc) applied to alternate plates. Plates that are not charged are at ground potential. As particles
pass into this section, they are forced to the plates by the electric field on the charges they carry,
and thus are removed from the airstream and collected by the plates.
Electronic air cleaners typically operate from a 120- or 240-V AC single-phase electrical service. Power consumption ranges from 20 to 40 watts per 1000 cfm of capacity.
This type of air filter can remove and collect airborne contaminants with average efficiencies
of up to 98% at low airflow velocities (150 to 350 fpm) when tested per ASHRAE Standard 52.1.
Efficiency decreases (1) as the collecting plates become loaded with particulates, (2) with higher
velocities, or (3) with nonuniform velocity.
As with most air filtration devices, the duct approaches to and from the air cleaner housing
should be arranged so that the airflow is distributed uniformly over the face area. Panel prefilters
should also be used to help distribute the airflow and to trap large particles that might short out or
cause excessive arcing within the high-voltage section.
Filter Installation
Efficiency is sharply reduced if air leaks through poorly designed or installed frames. Install
filters with face area at right angles to air flow whenever possible. Install high-efficiency filters as
close as possible to the room to minimize pickup of particles between filter and outlet. Provide at
least 20 in. access in front of or behind filters, or both.
ASHRAE Air Filtration Standards
ASHRAE Standard 52.1 (withdrawn in 2009) contained a test procedure for measuring the
weight of a synthetic dust captured by a filter (arrestance). This gives a standard for comparing
ability of fibers to remove coarse particles. ASHRAE Standard 52.2 contains the test procedure
for comparing filter removal efficiency by particle size. For more efficient filters, arrestance is
essentially 100% efficient, and their efficiency in removing smaller particles is tested. The dust
spot efficiency of Standard 52.1 is replaced by the Standard 52.2 tests and classification.
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Air Contaminants and Control
Table 2.2
Standard
52.2
Minimum
Efficiency
Reporting
Value
(MERV)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Filter Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) Parameters
Composite Average Particle Size
Efficiency, %
in Size Range, m
Range 1
0.30–1.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Range 2
1.0–3.0
Range 3
3.0–10.0
n/a
E3 < 20
n/a
E3 < 20
n/a
E3 < 20
n/a
E3 < 20
n/a
20 E3 < 35
n/a
35 E3 < 50
n/a
50 E3 < 70
n/a
70 E3
E2 < 50
85 E3
50 E2 < 65
85 E3
n/a
65 E2 < 80
n/a
80 E2
E1 < 75
90 E2
75 E1 < 85
90 E2
85 E1 < 95
90 E2
95 E1
95 E2
85 E3
90 E3
90 E3
90 E3
90 E3
95 E3
Average
Arrestance,%,
by Standard
52.1 Method
Minimum Final
Resistance
Pa
in. of
water
Aavg < 65
65 Aavg < 70
70 Aavg < 75
75 Aavg
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
75
75
75
75
150
150
150
150
250
250
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.0
1.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
250
250
350
350
350
350
1.0
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
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MERV 4
MERV 3
MERV 2
MERV 1
MERV 5
MERV 8
MERV 7
MERV 6
MERV 9
MERV 12
MERV 11
MERV 10
MERV 14
MERV 16
MERV 15
MERV 17
MERV 18
MERV 19
MERV 20
Standard 52.2
MERV
<20%
<20%
<20%
<20%
Intended to replace
20 to 60% dust-spot
efficiency filters
Intended to replace
50 to 80% dust-spot
efficiency filters
Intended to replace
70 to 98% dust-spot
efficiency filters
N/A
Intended
Standard 52.1
Value
>70%
>70%
>65%
<65%
>85%
>90%
>90%
>85%
>90%
>97%
>95%
>95%
>98%
>99%
>99%
Wide range of pleated media, ring panels,
cubes, pockets in synthetic or fiberglass,
disposable panels, depths from 1 to 24 in.
Box-style wet-laid or lofted fiberglass, boxstyle synthetic media, minipleated
synthetic or fiberglass paper, depths from
2 to 12 in. Pocket filters either rigid or
flexible in synthetic or fiberglass, depths
from 12 to 36 in.
Box-style wet-laid or lofted fiberglass, boxstyle synthetic media, minipleated
synthetic or fiberglass paper, depths from
4 to 12 in., Pocket filters of fiberglass or
synthetic media 12 to 36 in.
SULPA >99.999% 0.1 to 0.2 m IEST
type F (ceiling panel)
ULPA >99.999% 0.3 m IEST type D
(ceiling panel)
HEPA > 99.99% 0.3 m IEST type C
(ceiling or up to 12 in. deep)
HEPA > 99.97% 0.3 m IEST type A
(box style 6 to 12 in. deep)
Sample Air Cleaner Type(s)
Protection from blowing large particle
dirt and debris, industrial environment Inertial separators
ventilation air
General HVAC filtration, industrial
equipment filtration, commercial
property, schools, prefilter to highefficiency filters, paint booth intakes,
electrical/phone equipment protection
3.0 to 10 m size range:
pollens, earth-origin dust,
mold spores, cement dust,
powdered milk, snuff, hair
spray mist
Arrestance method
Food processing facilities, air
separation plants, commercial
buildings, better residential, industrial
air cleaning, prefiltration to higherefficiency filters, schools, gymnasiums
Day surgery, general surgery, hospital
general ventilation, turbo equipment,
compressors, welding/soldering air
cleaners, prefilters to HEPAs, LEED for
existing (EB) and new (NC)
commercial buildings, smoking lounges
1.0 to 3.0 m size range:
milled flour, lead dust,
combustion soot, Legionella,
coal dust, some bacteria,
process grinding dust
0.3 to 1.0 m size range:
bacteria, smoke (ETS), paint
pigments, face powder, some
virus, droplet nuclei,
insecticide dusts, soldering
fumes
Cleanroom, pharmaceutical
0.12 to 0.5 m particles:
manufacturing and exhaust, radioactive
virus (unattached), carbon
material handling and exhaust,
dust, sea salt, radon progeny,
orthopedic and organ transplant surgery,
combustion smoke
carcinogenic materials, welding fumes
Example Applications
Table 2.3 Filter Application Guidelines [2012S, Ch 29, Tbl 2]
Arrestance
Example Range of
Value
Contaminants Controlled
Air Contaminants and Control
Note: MERV for non-HEPA/ULPA filters also includes test airflow rate, but it is not shown here because it is of no significance for the purposes of this table.
N/A = not applicable.
E-3 Range
E-2 Range
E-1 Range
HEPA Filters
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Contaminant
Carbon monoxide
ppma
0.5 to 5 ppma (without gas stoves)
5 to 15 ppma (with gas stoves)
Heating system
Sulfur dioxide
Sources:
aEPA (2011)
bNRC (1981)
Ozone
Biological contaminants
Radon and progeny
Carbon dioxide
Formaldehyde
Combustion, gas stoves, water heaters, gasfired dryers, cigarettes, engines
Nitrogen dioxide
cSeppänen et al. (1999)
dWeschler (2000)
ppma
42 ppbd
NA
1.3 pCi/La
600 to 1000 ppmc
0.1 to 0.3
and ASHRAE Standard 62.1, Appendix C
Insulation, product binders, pressed wood
products, carpets
Building materials, groundwater, soil
Combustion appliances, humans, pets
Humans, pets, rodents, insects, plants, fungi,
humidifiers, air conditioners
Electric arcing, electronic air cleaners, copiers,
printers
Different for each VOCc
(2 to 5 times outdoor levels)
Combustion, solvents, resin products,
pesticides, aerosol sprays, cleaning products,
building materials, paints
Organic vapors
<8 ppba (without combustion
appliances)
>15 ppb with combustion
appliances)
20 µg/m3b
40 to 60 µg/m3a
Combustion, heating system, cooking
Locations
Homes, schools, offices
Mechanical/furnace rooms
Homes, indoor ice rinks
Homes, restaurants, public facilities,
offices, hospitals
Indoor ice rinks, homes, cars, vehicle
repair shops, parking garages
Homes, offices, cars, public
facilities, bars, restaurants
Homes, offices, transportation,
restaurants
NA = not applicable
ppb = parts per 109
70 ppba
Airplanes, offices, homes
4 pCi/La
Homes, schools
300 to 500 ppmc
NA (lower than Homes, hospitals, schools, offices,
indoor levels) public facilities
NA
<20 µg/m3b
3 ppba
15 ppba
See Table 11
60 µg/m3a
<10 µg/m3a
2
Typical Outdoor
Concentration
Typical Indoor Concentration
Combustion equipment, engines, faulty heating
systems
Stoves, fireplaces, cigarettes, condensation of
7 to 10 µg/m3a
volatiles, aerosol sprays, cooking
Sources of Indoor Contaminants
PM10
PM2.5
Air Contaminants and Control
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1
2
1,2
2
2
2
2
Butyl acetate (!)
Butyl alcohol
Butyl mercaptan
Butylene
Butyne
1
1
2
1
PIA
1
1
1,2
1
1
1
1
1
2,1
1
1
1
1
1
2,2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
AC
2
2
1
2
1
Heptane
Hydrogen bromide
Hydrogen chloride
Hydrogen cyanide
Hydrogen fluoride
Gaseous Contaminant
Dichlorofloromethane
2,1 R-114 (see note)
2 Diethylamine
Dimethylamine
Dioctyl phthalate
Dioxane
2 Ethanol
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl chloride (!)
Ethylene (C2H4)
Ethylene oxide
Ethyl ether
Ethyl mercaptan (!)
Formaldehyde
Gasoline
General halocarbons
General hydrocarbons
General VOC
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1,2
1
1
2
1,1
1
1
2
PIA
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
AC
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2,1
2
1
1
1
2
AIC BIC
Phosgene
Phosphine
Putrescine
Pyridine (!)
Skatole
Gaseous Contaminant
Methyl formate
Methyl isobutyl ketone
Methyl sulfide
Methyl vinyl ketone
Naphtha
Naphthalene
Nicotine
Nitric acid
Nitric oxide (NO)
Nitrobenzene
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitromethane
Nitrous oxide
Octane (!)
Ozone (O3) (!)
Perchloroethylene
Peroxy acetyl nitrate (PAN)
Phenol
Table 2.5 Media Selection by Contaminant [2011A, Ch 46, Tbl 7]
AIC BIC
Air Contaminants and Control
Gaseous Contaminant
Acetaldehyde
Acetic acid (!)
Acetic anhydride (!)
Acetone (!)
Acetylene
Acrolein
Acrylic acid (!)
Allyl sulfide
Ammonia (NH3)
Aniline
Arsine
Benzene
Borane (!)
Bromine
1,3 Butadiene
Butane
2-Butanone
2-Butoxyethanol
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1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
PIA
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1,1
1,1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
AC
1
1
1
2
1
2
AIC BIC
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Gaseous Contaminant
Hydrogen iodide
Hydrogen selenide
Hydrogen sulfide
Iodine
Iodoform
Isopropanol
Kerosene
Lactic acid
Menthol
Mercury vapor
Methanol
Methyl acrylate
Methyl bromide (!)
Methyl butyl ketone (!)
Methyl cellosolve acetate
Methylchloroform
Methylcyclohexane
Methylene chloride
1
AIC BIC
1
1
1
1
1
1
Impreg. AC
1
1
1
2,1
1
1
1
1
AC
Gaseous Contaminant
Silane
Stoddard solvent
Stibine
Styrene (!)
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur trioxide
Sulfuric acid
Toluene
Triethylamine
Trichlorethylene
1,1,1, trichloroethane (!)
R-11 (see below)
Turpentine
Urea (!)
Uric acid (!)
Vinyl chloride
Xylene
2
2
1
1
PIA
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2,1
1
1
1,1
1
1
1
1,1
AC
1
2,2
1
1
1
AIC BIC
Comments: Some contaminant molecules have isomers that, because they have different physical
properties (boiling point, vapor pressures), require different treatment methods. For some contaminants, preferred treatment is ion exchange or another (nonlisted) impregnated carbon. For some
contaminants, manufacturer recommendations differ. “!” is used to identify these cases.
2
2
2,1
1,2
2
2
2
2
1
PIA
2
Table 2.5 Media Selection by Contaminant [2011A, Ch 46, Tbl 7] (Continued)
AC AIC BIC
1
1
2
2
1
1
Carbon w/catalyst
2
1
Carbon w/catalyst
1
1
1
1,2 2,1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
PIA
2
1 = primary media selection for contaminant; 2 = secondary media selection.
PIA = permanganate-impregnated alumina; AC = activated carbon; AIC = acid-impregnated carbon;
BIC = base-impregnated carbon.
R-114 is dichlorotetrafluoroethane; R-11 is trichlorofluoromethane.
Gaseous Contaminant
Butyraldehyde
Butyric acid
Cadaverine
Camphor
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon disulfide
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorine (Cl2)
Chloroform
Creosote (!)
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanone
Cyclohexene
Decane
Diborane
Dichlorobenzene
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4-Phenylcyclo-hexene (PCH)
Acetaldehyde
Acetic acid
Acetone
Ethylene glycol
Formaldehyde
Naphthalene
n-Heptane
Nonanal
Toluene
TVOC*
Contaminant
3.6 (n.d.- 41)
11 (n.d.-59)
11 (n.d.-68)
1900 (270-9100)
4.9 (1.7-11)
32 (3.2-150)
8.4 (n.d.- 85)
2.8 (n.d.- 37)
Carpets
5.8 (n.d.-25)
12 (n.d.-33)
Acoustic
Ceiling Panels
19 (n.d.-46)
400 (52-850)
9.0 (n.d.-32)
8.4 (n.d.-26)
35 (n.d.-67)
140 (n.d.-290)
220 (n.d.-570)
3.0 (n.d.-8.2)
21 (n.d.-53)
Fiberboards
15 (n.d.-61)
10 (n.d.-28)
6.8 (n.d.-19)
37 (n.d.-110)
Gypsum Boards
Emission Factor Averages (ranges), μg/(h·m2)
2500 (170-6200)
3.7 (n.d.-24)
35 (n.d.-120)
19 (n.d.-190)
Paints on
Gypsum Board
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420 (240-510)
160 (140-200)
49 (n.d.-97)
28 (n.d.-55)
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Contaminant
680 (100-2100)
160 (6.3-310)
15000 (1500-100000)
1.4 (n.d.-11)
5.7 (n.d.- 19)
35 (n.d.- 310)
5.1 (n.d.- 12)
5.6 (n.d.-28)
1.3 (n.d.-20)
1.6 (n.d.-24)
38 (n.d.- 210)
6.8 (n.d.- 79)
3.4 (n.d.- 14)
2.7 (n.d.- 24)
11 (n.d.- 49)
120 (n.d.- 830)
0.51 (n.d. - 5.1)
270 (100-430)
6.6 (6.6)
7.5 (0.57-26)
1.8 (0.57-4)
5.9 (0.35-14)
12 (1.8-21)
140 (13-270)
7100 (1200-13000)
150 (n.d.-300)
340 (n.d.-680)
100 (n.d.-200)
32 (3.6-61)
220 (30-400)
Emission Factor Averages (ranges) in μg/(h·m2)
Non-Rubber-Based
Rubber-Based
Tackable Wall
Wall Bases (RubberThermal Insulations
Resilient Flooring
Resilient Flooring
Panels
Based)
210 (n.d.-590)
9.4 (4.4-19)
13 (n.d.-29)
75 (4.8-150)
Plastic Laminates
and Assemblies
Source: Material Emissions Study, California Integrated Waste Management Board, Publication 433-03-015, 2003.
n.d. = nondetectable
* TVOC concentrations calculated from total ion current (TIC) from GC/MS analysis by adding areas of integrated peaks with retention times greater than 5 min, subtracting from sum of area of internal
standard chlorobenzene-d5, and using response factor of chlorobenzene-d5 as calibration.
2-Butoxy-ethanol
Acetaldehyde
Acetone
Butyric acid
Dodecane
Ethylene glycol
Formaldehyde
Naphthalene
n-Butanol
Nonanal
Octane
Phenol
Toluene
Undecane
TVOC*
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Ultraviolet Lamp Systems
UVC (shortwave, ≥80 to 200 mm) lamps are most effective for inactivation of microorganisms, for upper-room air, and for inside ducts. UVC is far lower penetrating than longerwave UV,
but can damage eyes and skin. It can also degrade organic materials, such as gaskets, rubber, insulation, and plastic piping. In-room irradiation systems are designed to irradiate air in the upper
part of a room. Natural convection will distribute the effect of irradiation.
In-duct UVC airstream disinfection systems are generally engineered to achieve a required
level of air disinfection. UV fixtures are installed in the supply ducts.
Installation
Coils should be cleaned initially to reduce biomass and to accelerate systemwide cleaning
and energy savings. UV lamps should be mounted near cooling coils and spaced to allow even distribution of energy over the surface to be disinfected. Qualified UV equipment manufacturers or
consultants can assist in system design.
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As HVAC equipment ages, its performance can degrade, and so may the quality of air it delivers to occupied spaces. Cooling coils can act as filters to collect and retain a substantial amount of
particulates, including microbes. These materials are quite small, so this occurs even in a system
with reasonable or good filtration. Between 30 and 100% rh, damp coil and drain pan conditions
are excellent forums for the growth of bacteria and mold. Coil fouling also increases coil pressure
drop and reduces airflow, reducing heat transfer from coil fins to lessen the amount of work a system can perform and reducing indoor environmental quality (IEQ). It can contribute to sick building syndrome and building-related illnesses ranging from mild irritations to the spread of
infectious agents. The decaying accumulation is often a source of odor, as well.
UVGI fixtures for HVAC equipment must be designed to withstand moisture and condensate
(from the coil or caused by reduced operating temperatures) and to operate properly over the full
range of system operating temperatures. Care must be taken at the installation site to ensure that
electrical interlocks are included to deenergize the UV system when it is accessed. UV systems
should operate continuously to maximize UV’s benefits and to improve lamp life, and to counteract mold and bacteria growth that occurs when an HVAC system is not operating.
Workers should be made aware of hazards in the work area and trained in precautions to protect themselves. Workers expected to clean up broken lamps should be trained in proper protection, cleanup, and disposal.
Access to lamps should only be allowed when lamps are deenergized. The lamps should be
turned off before air-handling unit (AHU) or fan shutdown to allow the lamps to cool and to purge
any ozone in the lamp chamber (if ozone-producing lamps are used). If AHUs or fans are deenergized first, the lamp chamber should be opened and allowed to ventilate for several minutes.
Workers should always wear protective eyewear and puncture-resistant gloves for protection in
case a lamp breaks.
Table 2.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of
UVC Fixture Location Relative to Coil
Location
Advantages
• More space to install fixtures.
• Allows fixtures to better irradiate
surface where condensation is highest.
Downstream
• Allows fixtures to irradiate generally
most contaminated part of coil and
drain pan.
• Lamp and fixture may be subjected to
less moisture.
• May be the only location to apply
Upstream
fixtures.
• Fewer lamps and fixtures may be
needed than on downstream side.
Disadvantages
• Lamp and fixture must be rated for
damp location.
• Lamp cooling effects may reduce UV
output, or require windchill correction
or more lamps and fixtures for a given
result.
• May not allow enough space to install
fixtures.
• May initially take longer to clean coil
and may not disinfect drain pan.
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Figure 2.2 Typical Elevation View of Upper-Room UV Applied in Hospital Patient Room
Figure 2.3 UV Lamps Upstream or Downstream of Coil and Drain Pan
Figure 2.4
Typical UVGI Lamp
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Hood Capture Velocities
To select an adequate volumetric flow rate to withdraw air through a hood, select a capture
velocity, which is air velocity at the point of contaminant generation. The contaminant enters the
moving airstream at the point of generation and is conducted along with the air into the hood.
Table 2.8 shows capture velocities for several industrial operations, based on successful experience under ideal conditions.
Upper End of Range
1. Distributing room air currents.
2. Contaminants of high toxicity.
3. High production, heavy use.
4. Small hood; local control only.
Principles of Hood Design Optimization
•
•
•
•
•
•
Hood location should be as close as possible to the source of contamination.
The hood opening should be positioned so that it causes the contaminant to deviate the
least from its natural path.
The hood should be located so that the contaminant is drawn away from the operator’s
breathing zone.
Hood size must be the same as or larger than the cross section of flow entering the hood.
If the hood is smaller than the flow, a higher volumetric flow rate is required.
Worker position with relation to contaminant source, hood design, and airflow path
should be evaluated based on the principles given in Chapters 6 and 13 of ACGIH (2007).
Canopy hoods should not be used where the operator must bend over a tank or process
(ACGIH 2007).
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Lower End of Range
1. Room air currents are favorable to capture.
2. Contaminants of low toxicity or of nuisance
value only.
3. Intermittent, low production.
4. Large hood; large air mass in motion.
Table 2.8 Range of Capture Velocities
Condition of
Contaminant Dispersion
Released with essentially no
velocity into still air
Released at low velocity into
moderately still air
Active generation into zone of
rapid air motion
Released at high velocity into
zone of very rapid air motion
Examples
Evaporation from tanks, degreasing,
plating
Container filling, low-speed conveyer
transfers, welding
Barrel filling, chute loading of
conveyors, crushing, cool shakeout
Grinding, abrasive blasting, tumbling,
hot shakeout
Capture (Control)
Velocity, fpm
50 to 100
100 to 200
200 to 500
500 to 2000
For each condition above, a range of capture velocities is shown. The proper choice of values depends on several factors.
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Figure 2.5 Velocity Contours for a Plain Round Opening
Figure 2.6
Velocity Contours for a Plain Rectangular Opening with Sides in a 1:3 Ratio
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Exhaust Duct Design and Construction
Table 2.9
Contaminant Transport Velocities [2011A, Ch 32, Tbl 2]
Nature of Contaminant
Vapor, gases, smoke
Fumes
Very fine light dust
Dry dusts and powders
Average industrial dust
Heavy dust
Heavy and moist dust
Examples
All vapors, gases, smoke
Welding
Cotton lint, wood flour, litho powder
Fine rubber dust, molding powder dust,
jute lint, cotton dust, shavings (light),
soap dust, leather shavings
Grinding dust, buffing lint (dry), wool
jute dust (shaker waste), coffee beans,
shoe dust, granite dust, silica flour,
general material handling, brick cutting,
clay dust, foundry (general), limestone
dust, asbestos dust in textile industries
Sawdust (heavy and wet), metal
turnings, foundry tumbling barrels and
shakeout, sandblast dust, wood blocks,
hog waste, brass turnings, cast-iron
boring dust, lead dust
Lead dust with small chips, moist
cement dust, asbestos chunks from
transite pipe cutting machines, buffing
lint (sticky), quicklime dust
Minimum Transport
Velocity, fpm
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Duct Considerations
The second component of a local exhaust ventilation system is the duct through which contaminated air is transported from the hood(s). Round ducts are preferred because they (1) offer a
more uniform air velocity to resist settling of material and (2) can withstand the higher static pressures normally found in exhaust systems. When design limitations require rectangular ducts, the
aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio) should be as close to unity as possible.
Minimum transport velocity is the velocity required to transport particulates without settling. Table 2.9 lists some generally accepted transport velocities as a function of the nature of the
contaminants. The values listed are typically higher than theoretical and experimental values to
account for (1) damage to ducts, which would increase system resistance and reduce volumetric
flow and duct velocity; (2) duct leakage, which tends to decrease velocity in the duct system
upstream of the leak; (3) fan wheel corrosion or erosion and/or belt slippage, which could reduce
fan volume; and (4) reentrainment of settled particulate caused by improper operation of the
exhaust system. Design velocities can be higher than the minimum transport velocities but should
never be significantly lower.
Usually 1000 to 2000
2000 to 2500
2500 to 3000
3000 to 4000
3500 to 4000
4000 to 4500
4500 and up
Source: From American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®), Industrial Ventilation: A
Manual of Recommended Practice, 27th ed. Copyright 2010. Reprinted with permission.
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Hood Entry Loss
When air enters a hood, a loss of total pressure occurs; the hood entry loss is
pe = Co pv
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where
 pe =
Co
=
pv
=
hood entry loss, in. of water
loss factor, dimensionless
appropriate velocity pressure, in. of water
Total pressure is difficult to measure, since it varies across a duct, depending on local velocity. On the other hand, static pressure remains constant across a straight duct. Therefore, a single
measurement of static pressure in a straight duct downstream of the hood can monitor the volumetric flow rate. The value of this static pressure, hood suction, is given by
phs = pv + pe
where phs = hood suction, in. of water.
Figure 2.7 Entry Losses for Typical Hoods
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Kitchen Ventilation (See NFPA 96 and ASHRAE Standard 154)
Hoods
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Type I Hoods. Type I hoods for removal of grease and smoke are unlisted, which meet the
design, construction, and performance criteria of the applicable national and local codes and are
not allowed to have fire-actuated exhaust dampers, or listed with design, construction, and performance to UL Standard 710. Type II refers to all other hoods.
Among Type I Listed hoods, there are two basic subcategories, (1) exhaust hoods without
exhaust dampers and (2) exhaust hoods with exhaust dampers.
Grease removal devices in Type I hoods operate on the principle in which a centrifugal force
is created as the exhaust air passes around baffles to extract the grease. Device types:
• Baffle filters have a series of vertical baffles designed to capture grease and drain it into a
container. The filters are arranged in a channel or bracket for easy insertion and removal
for cleaning. Each hood usually has two or more baffle filters, which are typically constructed of aluminum, steel, or stainless steel and come in various standard sizes. Filters
are cleaned by running them through a dishwasher or by soaking and rinsing. NFPA Standard 96 requires that grease filters be listed. Listed grease filters are tested and certified
by a nationally recognized test laboratory in accordance with UL Standard 1046.
• Removable extractors (also called cartridge filters) have a single horizontal-slot air
inlet. The filters are arranged in a channel or bracket for easy insertion and removal for
cleaning. Each hood usually has two or more removable extractors, which are typically
constructed of stainless steel and contain a series of horizontal baffles designed to remove
grease and drain it into a container. Available in various sizes, they are cleaned by running
them through a dishwasher or by soaking and rinsing. Removable extractors may be classified by a nationally recognized test laboratory in accordance with UL Standard 1046, or
may be listed as part of the hood in accordance with UL Standard 710. Hoods that are
listed with removable extractors cannot have those extractors replaced by other extractors.
• Stationary extractors are integral to the listed water-wash exhaust hoods and are typically constructed of stainless steel and contain a series of horizontal baffles that run the
full length of the hood. The baffles are not removable for cleaning, though some have
doors that can be removed to clean the extractors and plenum. The stationary extractor
includes one or more water manifolds with spray nozzles that, when activated, wash the
grease extractor with hot, detergent-injected water, removing accumulated grease. The
wash cycle is typically activated at the end of the day, after cooking equipment and fans
have been turned off; however, it can be activated more frequently. The cycle lasts 5 to
10 min, depending on the hood manufacturer, type of cooking, duration of operation, and
water temperature and pressure. Most water-wash hood manufacturers recommend a
water temperature of 130°F to 180°F and water pressure of 30 to 80 psi. Average water
consumption varies from 0.50 to 1.50 gpm per linear foot of hood, depending on manufacturer. Most water-wash hood manufacturers provide a manual and/or automatic means
of activating the water-wash system in the event of a fire.
Some water-wash hood manufacturers provide continuous cold water as an option.
The cold water runs continuously during cooking and may or may not be recirculated,
depending on the manufacturer. Typical cold-water usage is 1 gph per linear foot of hood.
The advantage of this method is that it improves grease extraction and removal, partly
through condensation of the grease. Many hood manufacturers recommend continuous
cold water in hoods located over solid-fuel-burning cooking equipment, because the
water also extinguishes hot embers that may be drawn up into the hood and helps cool the
exhaust stream.
• Multistage filters use two or more stages of filtration to remove a larger percentage of
grease. They typically consist of a baffle filter or removable extractor followed by a
higher-efficiency filter, such as a packed bead bed. Each hood usually has two or more
multistage filters, which are typically constructed of aluminum or stainless steel and are
available in standard sizes. Filters are cleaned by running them through a dishwasher or by
soaking and rinsing. NFPA Standard 96 requires that grease filters be listed, so these multistage filters must be tested and certified by a nationally recognized test laboratory in
accordance with UL Standard 1046.
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Table 2.10 Minimum Overhang Requirements
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Type of Hood
Wall-mounted canopy
Single-island canopy
Double-island canopy
Eyebrow
Backshelf/Pass-over
Type of Hood
(Unlisted)
Wall-mounted canopy
Single island
Double island (per side)
Eyebrow
Backshelf/Pass-over
End Overhang
Front Overhang
Rear Overhang
6 in.
6 in.
N/A
6 in.
6 in.
6 in.
6 in.
6 in.
N/A
N/A
6 in.
N/A
6 in.
10 in. (setback)
N/A
Minimum Net Exhaust Flow Rate,
cfm per Linear Foot of Hood Length
Light
Medium
Heavy
Extra Heavy
Duty
Duty
Duty
Duty
Equipment
Equipment Equipment
Equipment
200
300
400
550
400
500
600
700
250
300
400
550
250
250
Not allowed
Not allowed
300
300
400
Not allowed
N/A = not applicable
Exceptions:
1. Side Panels. Overhang is not required where full side panels or partial side panels (panels angled from the front lip
of the hood to the rear of the hood at cooking-surface height) are provided to reduce the open area between the
appliances and the hood.
2. Listed hoods are to be installed in accordance with the terms of their listing organization and their manufacturer’s
installation instructions.
Table 2.11 Kitchen Exhaust Hood Exhaust Static Pressure Loss
for Hoods for Various Exhaust Airflows
Type of Grease
Removal Device
Baffle filter
Extractor
Static Pressure Loss,
in. of water gage
150 to 250 cfm/ft 250 to 350 cfm/ft 350 to 450 cfm/ft
0.25 to 0.50
0.50 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.35
1.30 to 1.70
1.70
500+ cfm/ft
1.00+
1.70
Type II Hoods. Type II hoods can be divided into the following two application categories:
• Condensate hood. For high-moisture exhaust, condensate will form on interior hood surfaces. The hood is designed to direct condensate toward a perimeter gutter for collection
and drainage. Flow rates are typically 50 to 75 cfm per square foot of hood opening.
Hood material is usually noncorrosive, and filters are usually installed.
• Heat/fume hood. For applications over equipment producing heat and fumes only, flow
rates are typically 50 to 100 cfm per square foot of hood opening. Filters are usually not
installed.
Makeup Air Options
Air exhausted from the kitchen space must be replaced. It can be brought in through ceiling
registers located so that the discharged air does not disrupt the air pattern entering the hood. Air
should be supplied either (1) as far from the hood as possible or (2) close to the hood and directed
away from the hood or straight down at very low velocity. Makeup air, internal discharge, delivers
air to the interior of the hood without entering the occupied space.
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Duct Systems
The exhaust ductwork conveys the exhaust air to outdoors, with any grease, smoke, VOCs,
and odors. To be effective, the ductwork must be greasetight and clear of combustibles; and ducts
must be sized to convey the volume of air necessary to remove the effluent. The ductwork should
not have traps that can hold grease, and ducts should pitch toward the hood for constant drainage
of liquefied grease or condensates. On long duct runs, allowance must be made for possible thermal expansion due to a fire. Minimum duct velocity is 500 ft/min. Access panels are required for
cleaning.
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Exhaust Fans
Kitchen exhaust fans must be capable of handling hot, grease-laden air. The fan should be
designed to keep the motor out of the airstream and effectively cooled. Roof location is preferred.
To prevent roof damage, the fan should contain and properly drain all grease removed from the
airstream.
The following types of exhaust fans are in common use (all have centrifugal wheels with
backward-inclined blades):
• Upblast. Aluminum fans for roof mounting directly on top of the exhaust stack, with
upward discharge listed for the service. They typically can provide static pressures of
only up to 1 in. water gage. These fans allow easy access for duct cleaning because they
generally hinge back from the duct.
• Utility set. Steel fans, roof mounted, single width, single inlet. They can operate at
medium to high static pressure. Care must be taken to drain the low part of the fan to a
safe remote container.
• Inline. Steel fans typically located in the duct run inside a building where exterior fan
mounting is not practical for wall or roof exhaust. The gasketed flange mounting must be
greasetight, still removable for service. A pan must be placed under the entire assembly in
event of a grease leak at the flanges.
Fire Suppression
Exhaust systems serving grease-producing equipment must include a fire-extinguishing system unless listed grease removal devices are installed. Wet chemical systems with nozzles over
cooking equipment, in the hood and at the duct collar downstream of hood are commonly used,
per NFPA 17A. Water from wet-pipe sprinkler systems can be used, per NFPA 13.
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Laboratory Hoods
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Laboratory operations potentially involve hazard. Use of biological safety cabinets may be
required. Review laboratory design parameters with safety officer and scientific staff.
Figure 2.8 Bypass Fume Hood with Vertical Sash and Bypass Air Inlet [2011A, Ch 16, Fig 1]
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Clean Spaces
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Airborne particles include pollen, bacteria, and windblown dust and sea spray. Industry generates particles from combustion, chemical vapors, and friction in equipment. People are a prime
source of particles, as skin flakes, lint, cosmetics, and respiratory emissions. Airborne particles
vary in size from 0.001 m to several hundred micron. Particles larger than 5 m tend to settle
quickly.
Cleanroom personnel are potentially the largest source of internal particles. Personnel generated particles are controlled with airflow designed to continually “wash” the personnel with clean
air, new cleanroom garments, and proper gowning procedures.
Externally generated particles are prevented from entering the cleanroom with high efficiency
air filters centered around two types: high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultra low
penetration air (ULPA) filters. HEPA filters are more frequently used.
Both HEPA and ULPA filters use glass fiber paper technology.They are deep pleated with
either aluminum, coated string, or filter paper as pleating separators. Filters may vary from 2 to
12 in. in depth; correspondingly higher media area is available with deeper filters and more concentrated pleat spacing.
Fibrous filters have their lowest removal efficiency at the most penetrating particle size
(MPPS), determined by filter fiber diameter, volume fraction or packing density, and air velocity.
For most HEPA filters the MPPS is between 0.1 and 0.3 m. Thus HEPA and ULPA filters have
rated efficiencies based on 0.3 m and 0.12 m particle sizes, respectively.
The selection of the air pattern configurations is the first step for cleanroom design. Requirements for cleanliness level, process equipment layout, available space for installation of air pattern
control equipment all influence the air pattern design selection. Project financial aspects may limit
the type and size of air handling equipment to be used and resulting air pattern control.
Unidirectional airflow, is air flowing in a single pass in a single direction through a cleanroom or clean zone with generally parallel streamlines. Although personnel and equipment in the
airstream distort the streamlines, constant velocity is approximated.
Nonunidirectional airflow may have multiple pass circulating characteristics or a nonparallel
flow direction.
Nonunidirectional airflow may provide satisfactory contamination control results for cleanliness levels of ISO Class 6 through ISO Class 8.
When internally generated particles are of primary concern, clean work stations are provided
in the clean space.
Air patterns and air turbulence reduction are optimized in unidirectional airflow systems. In a
vertical laminar flow (VLF) room, air is introduced through the ceiling and returned through a
raised floor or at the base of sidewalls.
In a cleanroom with a low class number, the greater part of the ceiling requires HEPA filters.
For an ISO Class 5 room, the entire ceiling will usually require HEPA filtration. Ideally, a grated
or perforated floor serves as the air exhaust. Pharmaceutical cleanrooms typically have solid
floors and low level returns. Widely accepted velocity is 90 fpm.
In a horizontal flow, the supply wall consists entirely of HEPA filters supplying air at a velocity of approximately 90 fpm across the entire section of the room. The air exits through the return
wall at the opposite end of the room This design removes contamination generated in the space at
a rate equal to the air velocity and does not allow cross-contamination perpendicular to the airflow. A major limitation to this design is that downstream air becomes contaminated.
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Table 2.12
Airborne Particle Concentration Limits
CLEAN SPACES
ISO Standard 14644 Section 1*
*Replaced US Federal Standard 209CE, Airborne Particulate Classes in Cleanrooms and Clean Zones
Air Contaminants and Control
ISO Class
Equivalent
FS 209
Class
Number of Particles Per Cubic Metre by Size (micrometres)
0.1 m
0.2 m
0.3 m
0.5 m
1 m
5 m
1
–
10
2
–
–
–
–
2
–
100
24
10
4
–
–
3
1
1,000
237
102
35
8
–
4
10
10,000
2,370
1,020
352
83
–
5
100
100,000
23,700
10,200
3,520
832
29
6
1,000
1,000,000 237,000
102,000
35,200
8,320
293
7
10,000
–
–
–
352,000
83,200
2,930
8
100,000
–
–
–
3,520,000 832,000
9
–
–
–
–
35,200,000 8,320,000 293,000
29,300
Figure 2.9 ISO Class 7 (FS 209 Class 10,000) Nonunidirectional Cleanroom
with Ducted HEPA Filter Supply Elements
and ISO Class 5 (FS 209 Class 100) Unidirectional Cleanroom
with Ducted HEPA or ULPA Filter Ceiling
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3.
WATER
Table 3.1 Common Pump Terms, Symbols, and Formulas
Term
Velocity
Volume
Flow rate
Pressure
Density
Acceleration of gravity
Speed
Symbol
v
V
Qv
p

g
n
Units
ft/s
ft3
gpm
psi
lb/ft3
32.17 ft/s2
rpm
Specific gravity
SG
—
Head
Net positive suction head (NPSH)
Efficiency (percent)
Pump
Electric motor
Variable speed drive
Equipment
(constant-speed pumps)
Equipment
(variable-speed pumps)
Utilization
QD = design flow
QA = actual flow
HD = design head
HA = actual head
System Efficiency Index (decimal)
Output power (pump)
Shaft power
Input power
H
H
ft
ft
Constant
Variable
Constant
Speed
Variable
Constant
Constant
Mass of liquid = ---------------------------------------------------Mass of water at 39°F
2.31 p/SG
p
m
v
e
e = pm /100
e
e = 10–4pmv
u
Water
Table 3.2
Impeller
Diameter
Formula
QD HD
 u = 100 ---------------QA H A
Po
Ps
Pi
SEI = 10–4u
QvHSG/3960
100Po /p
74.6Ps /m
hp
hp
kW
Affinity Laws for Pumps
Specific
Gravity (SG)
Constant
Constant
Variable
To Correct for
Multiply by
Flow
Speed-
 New
------------------------- Old Speed 
Head
Speed-
 New
------------------------- Old Speed 
2
Power
Speed-
 New
------------------------- Old Speed 
3
Flow
Diameter-
 New
--------------------------------- Old Diameter 
Head
Diameter-
 New
--------------------------------- Old Diameter 
2
Power
Diameter-
 New
--------------------------------- Old Diameter 
3
Power
SG-
 New
------------------ Old SG 
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Water
gpm  ft head  sp. gr.
pump hp = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3960  pump efficiency  motor efficiency
Figure 3.1 Pump Curves and System Curves
If the hydronic system has a system head curve as shown in curve A, the pump at 1150 rpm
will operate at point 1, not at point 2, as would be predicted by the affinity laws alone. If the
hydronic system has a system head curve like curve B of Figure 3.1, the pump at 1150 rpm will
run at shutoff head and deliver no water. This demonstrates that the affinity laws should be used to
develop new pump head/capacity curves, but not to predict performance with a particular hydronic
system unless its system head curve is known.
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Net Positive Suction Characteristics
Particular attention must be given to the pressure and temperature of the water as it enters the
pump, especially in condenser towers, steam condensate returns, and steam boiler feeds.
The pressure in excess of that required to prevent vapor pockets from forming is the net positive suction head required (NPSHR). NPSHR is a characteristic of a given pump and varies with
pump speed and flow. It is determined by the manufacturer and is included on the pump performance curve.
If the absolute pressure at the suction nozzle approaches the vapor pressure of the liquid,
vapor pockets form in the impeller passages. The collapse of the vapor pockets (cavitation) is
noisy and can be destructive to the pump impeller.
NPSHR is particularly important when a pump is operating with hot liquids or is applied to a
circuit having a suction lift. The vapor pressure increases with water temperature and reduces the
net positive suction head available (NPSHA). Each pump has its NPSHR, and the installation has
its NPSHA, which is the total useful energy above the vapor pressure at the pump inlet.
NPSHA = hp + h z – h vpa – h f
where
hp
=
hz
=
hvpa
hf
=
=
absolute pressure on surface of liquid that enters pump, ft of head
static elevation of liquid above center line of pump
(hz is negative if liquid level is below pump center line), ft
absolute vapor pressure at pumping temperature, ft
friction and head losses in suction piping, ft
To determine the NPSHA in an existing installation, the following equation may be used (see
Figure 3.2):
where
ha
=
hs
=
V 2/2g =
Water
2
NPSHA = h a + h s + V
------ – h vpa
2g
atmospheric head for elevation of installation, ft
head at inlet flange corrected to center line of pump
(hs is negative if below atmospheric pressure), ft
velocity head at point of measurement of hs , ft
For trouble-free design, the NPSHA must always be greater than the pump’s NPSHR. In
closed hot- and chilled-water systems where sufficient system fill pressure is exerted on the pump
suction, NPSHR is normally not a factor.
Figure 3.2
Net Positive Suction Head Available [2012S, Ch 44, Fig 31]
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Figure 3.3 Pump Selection Regions
Figure 3.4 Operating Conditions for Parallel Operation
Figure 3.5 Construction of Curve for Dissimilar Parallel Pumps
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Figure 3.6
Typical Pump Curves (Curves Vary by Manufacturer) [2012S, Ch 44, Fig 11]
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General Information on Water
60°F
1.12
1.12
70°F
.98
.98
80°F
.86
.86
100°F
.68
.69
Ton (U.S.)*
Litre
Cubic Metre
a. Volume—weight relationship taken for water at greatest density (39.2°F).
199.6
.22
220.
239.6
.2642
264.2
U.S. Gallon
Imperial Gallon
Cubic Inch
Cubic Foot
Pounda
Cwt (U.S.)*

61.023

Cubic
Inch
231.
22.741
1.
1728.
27.68
2765.
32.04
.0353
35.314
Cubic
Foot
.13368
.1605
.000579
1.
.01602
1.602
2000.
2.205
2204.5
Convert to
*
Pound
8.345
10.02
.036124
62.425
1.
100.
Table 3.4 Weight and Volume Equivalents
50°F
1.31
1.31
Imperial
Gallon
.8327
1.
.003607
6.229
.0998
9.98
32°F
1.70
1.79
U.S.
Gallon
1.
1.201
.004329
7.4805
.1198
11.98
Convert from
Absolute viscosity, centipoises
Kinematic viscosity, centistokes
Viscosity of water varies as follows:
20.0
.022
22.045
*
Cwt (U.S.)
.08345
.1002
–
.6243
.01
1.
120°F
.56
.57
1.
.0011
1.102
Litre
3.785
4.546
.0164
28.317
.454
45.36
180°F
.35
.36
906.9
1.
1000.
160°F
.40
.41
*
Ton (U.S.)
.00418
.00502
–
.03121
.0005
.05
140°F
.47
.45
.907
.001
1.
Cubic
Metre
.00378
.00455
–
.0283
.045
212°F
.28
.29
Specific gravity of water is usually given as 1.0 at 60°F. However, for some purposes it is given as 1.0 at 39.2°F, the point of maximum density.
Based on water at 39.2°F as 1.0, water at 60°F has a specific gravity of 0.999. Therefore, which base is selected makes no practical difference.
Table 3.3
Water
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Water
Figure 3.7 Mass Flow and Specific Heat of Water
Table 3.5 Freezing Points for Solutions of Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol
Glycol,
% by mass
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
Ethylene Glycol
°F
26.2
22.2
17.9
12.7
6.7
8.1
28.9
54.8
Propylene Glycol
°F
26.1
22.9
19.2
14.7
9.2
6.0
28.3
59.9
Ethylene glycol solutions are less viscous than propylene glycol solutions at the same concentration. Less toxic propylene glycol is preferred for applications involving possible human contact.
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Table 3.6
Volume of Vertical Cylindrical Tanks in Gallons per Foot of Depth
Diameter in
ft
in.
1
0
1
2
1
4
1
6
1
8
1
10
2
0
2
2
2
4
2
6
2
8
2
10
3
0
3
3
2
4
Water
Table 3.7
% Depth
Filled
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
5.875
7.997
10.44
13.22
16.32
19.75
23.50
27.58
31.99
36.72
41.78
47.16
52.88
Diameter in
ft
in.
3
6
3
8
3
10
4
0
4
2
4
4
4
6
4
8
4
10
5
0
5
2
5
4
5
6
58.92
65.28
5
5
U.S.
Gallons
8
10
U.S.
Gallons
71.97
78.99
86.33
94.00
102.0
110.3
119.0
127.9
137.3
146.9
156.8
167.1
177.7
188.7
199.9
Diameter in
ft
in.
6
0
6
6
7
0
7
6
8
0
8
6
9
0
9
6
10
0
10
6
11
0
11
6
12
0
12
6
U.S.
Gallons
211.5
248.2
287.9
330.5
376.0
424.5
475.9
530.2
587.5
647.7
710.9
777.0
846.0
918.0
Quantities for Various Depths of Vertical Cylindrical Tanks
in Horizontal Position
% of
% Depth
% of
% Depth
% of
% Depth
% of
Capacity
Filled
Capacity
Filled
Capacity
Filled
Capacity
.20
26
20.73
51
51.27
76
81.50
.90
28
23.00
53
53.81
78
83.68
1.87
30
25.31
55
56.34
80
85.77
3.07
32
27.66
57
58.86
82
87.76
4.45
34
30.03
59
61.36
84
89.68
5.98
36
32.44
61
63.86
86
91.50
7.64
38
34.90
63
66.34
88
93.20
9.40
40
37.36
65
68.81
90
94.80
11.27
42
39.89
67
71.16
92
96.26
13.23
44
42.40
69
73.52
94
97.55
15.26
46
44.92
71
75.93
96
98.66
17.40
48
47.45
73
78.14
98
99.50
19.61
50
50.00
75
80.39
100
100.0
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10
12
(200)
(250)
(300)
30
30
30
Schedule No.
—
40
—
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
8.071
10.136
12.090
(205.0)
(257.5)
(307.1)
2.66
4.19
5.96
(33.03)
(52.04)
(74.02)
Standard Steel Pipe
Inside Diameter
Volume
in.
(mm)
gal/ft
(L/m)
—
—
—
—
0.622
(15.8)
0.0157
(0.19)
—
—
—
—
0.824
(20.9)
0.0277
(0.34)
1.049
(26.6)
0.0449
(0.56)
1.380
(35.0)
0.0779
(0.97)
1.610
(40.9)
0.106
(1.32)
2.067
(52.5)
0.174
(2.16)
2.469
(62.7)
0.249
(3.09)
3.068
(77.9)
0.384
(4.77)
3.548
(90.1)
0.514
(6.38)
4.026
(102.3)
0.661
(8.21)
5.047
(128.2)
1.04
(12.92)
6.065
(154.1)
1.50
(18.63)
Water
Nominal Pipe Size
in.
(mm)
3/8
(10)
1/2
(15)
5/8
(16)
3/4
(20)
1
(25)
1 1/4
(32)
1 1/2
(40)
2
(50)
2 1/2
(65)
3
(80)
3 1/2
(90)
4
(100)
5
(125)
6
(150)
7.725
9.625
11.565
(196.2)
(244.5)
(293.8)
2.43
3.78
5.46
(30.18)
(46.95)
(67.81)
Type L Copper Tube
Inside Diameter
Volume
in.
(mm)
gal/ft
(L/m)
0.430
(10.9)
0.0075
(0.09)
0.545
(13.8)
0.0121
(0.15)
0.666
(16.9)
0.0181
(0.22)
0.785
(19.9)
0.0251
(0.31)
1.025
(26.0)
0.0429
(0.53)
1.265
(32.1)
0.0653
(0.81)
1.505
(38.2)
0.0924
(1.15)
1.985
(50.4)
0.161
(2.00)
2.465
(62.6)
0.248
(3.08)
2.945
(74.8)
0.354
(4.40)
3.425
(87.0)
0.479
(5.95)
3.905
(99.2)
0.622
(7.73)
4.875
(123.8)
0.970
(12.05)
5.845
(148.5)
1.39
(17.26)
Table 3.8 Volume of Water in Standard Pipe and Tube
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Figure 3.8
Water
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Figure 3.9 Friction Loss for Water in Plastic Pipe (Schedule 80) [2013F, Ch 22, Fig 6]
Water
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Water
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Valve and Fitting Losses
Valves and fittings cause pressure losses greater than those caused by the pipe alone. One formulation expresses losses as
 V2
V2
p = K  -----  ------ or h = K -----gc 2
2g
where K = geometry- and size-dependent loss coefficient (see following tables).
ASHRAE research project RP-1193 found the data in the following tables giving K factors
for Schedule 80 PVC 2, 4, 6, and 8 in. ells, reducers, expansions, and tees. In general, PVC fitting
geometry varied much more from one manufacturer to another than steel fittings did.
Calculating Pressure Losses
The most common engineering design flow loss calculation selects a pipe size for the desired
total flow rate and available or allowable pressure drop.
Because either formulation of fitting losses requires a known diameter, pipe size must be
selected before calculating the detailed influence of fittings. A frequently used rule of thumb
assumes that the design length of pipe is 50 to 100% longer than actual to account for fitting
losses. After a pipe diameter has been selected on this basis, the influence of each fitting can be
evaluated.
Water
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90°
90° LongStandard Radius
Elbow
Elbow
2.5
—
2.1
—
1.7
0.92
1.5
0.78
1.3
0.65
1.2
0.54
1.0
0.42
0.85
0.35
0.80
0.31
0.70
0.24
Return
Bend
2.5
2.1
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.85
0.80
0.70
45°
Elbow
0.38
0.37
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.28
Table 3.9
Source: Engineering Data Book (Hydraulic Institute 1990).
Nominal
Pipe
Dia., in.
3/8
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
4
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
TeeLine
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
TeeBranch
20
14
10
9
8.5
8
7
6.5
6
5.7
Globe
Valve
0.40
0.33
0.28
0.24
0.22
0.19
0.17
0.16
0.14
0.12
Gate
Valve
—
—
6.1
4.6
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.6
1.3
1.0
Angle
Valve
K Factors: Threaded Pipe Fittings [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 1]
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Swing
Check
Valve
8.0
5.5
3.7
3.0
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
Bell
Mouth
Inlet
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Square
Inlet
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Projected
Inlet
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0.43
0.41
0.40
0.38
0.35
0.34
0.31
0.29
0.27
0.25
0.24
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
4
6
8
10
12
0.41
0.37
0.35
0.30
0.28
0.25
0.22
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.13
90° LongRadius
Elbow
0.22
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.16
45° LongRadius
Elbow
0.43
0.41
0.40
0.38
0.35
0.34
0.31
0.29
0.27
0.25
0.24
Return
Bend
Standard
0.43
0.38
0.35
0.30
0.27
0.25
0.22
0.18
0.15
0.14
0.13
Return
Bend LongRadius
0.26
0.25
0.23
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.15
0.12
0.10
0.09
0.08
TeeLine
1.0
0.95
0.90
0.84
0.79
0.76
0.70
0.62
0.58
0.53
0.50
TeeBranch
13
12
10
9
8
7
6.5
6
5.7
5.7
5.7
Globe
Valve
Table 3.10 K Factors: Flanged Welded Pipe Fittings [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 2]
Source: Engineering Data Book (Hydraulic Institute 1990).
90°
Standard
Elbow
Water
Nominal
Pipe
Dia., in.
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—
—
0.34
0.27
0.22
0.16
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.05
Gate
Valve
4.8
3.7
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
Angle
Valve
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
Swing
Check Valve
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Table 3.11
Summary of K Values for Reducers and Expansions
[2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 4]
4 fps
0.53
0.23
0.62
0.31
0.16
0.14
0.17
0.16
0.053
0.16
0.11
0.28
0.15
0.11
0.11
0.073
0.024
0.020
Reducer (2 by 1.5 in.) thread
(4 by 3 in.) weld
(6 by 4 in.) weld
(8 by 6 in.) weld
(10 by 8 in.) weld
(12 by 10 in.) weld
(16 by 12 in.) weld
(20 by 16 in.) weld
(24 by 20 in.) weld
Expansion (1.5 by 2 in.) thread
(3 by 4 in.) weld
(4 by 6 in.) weld
(6 by 8 in.) weld
(8 by 10 in.) weld
(10 by 12 in.) weld
(12 by 16 in.) weld
(16 by 20 in.) weld
(20 by 24 in.) weld
Water
Source: Rahmeyer (2003a).
Table 3.12
2 in. thread tee,
4 in.weld tee,
6 in.weld tee,
8 in.weld tee,
10 in.weld tee,
12 in.weld tee,
100% mix
16 in.weld tee,
aRahmeyer
a
Rahmeyer (1999a, 2002a).
ASHRAE Researcha,b
8 fps
12 fps
0.28
0.20
0.14
0.10
0.54
0.53
0.28
0.26
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.16
0.17
0.13
0.13
0.053
0.055
0.13
0.02
0.11
0.11
0.28
0.29
0.12
0.11
0.09
0.08
0.11
0.11
0.076
0.073
0.021
0.022
0.023
0.020
b
Ding et al. (2005)
Summary of Test Data for Pipe Tees [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 5]
ASHRAE Researcha,b
4 fps
8 fps
12 fps
0.93
—
—
0.19
—
—
1.19
—
—
0.57
—
—
0.06
—
—
0.49
—
—
0.56
—
—
0.12
—
—
0.88
—
—
0.53
—
—
0.08
—
—
0.70
—
—
0.52
—
—
0.06
—
—
0.77
—
0.70
0.63
0.62
0.062
0.091
0.096
0.88
0.72
0.72
0.54
0.55
0.54
0.032
0.028
0.028
0.74
0.74
0.76
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% branch
100% line (flow-through)
100% mix
(1999b, 2002b).
bDing
et al. (2005).
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Table 3.13 Test Summary for Loss Coefficients K and
Equivalent Loss Lengths [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 6]
2 in.
K
0.91 to 1.00
L, ft
8.4 to 9.2
4 in.
0.86 to 0.91
18.3 to 19.3
6 in.
0.76 to 0.91
26.2 to 31.3
8 in.
0.68 to 0.87
32.9 to 42.1
8 in. fabricated elbow, Type I, components
Type II, mitered
6 by 4 in. injected molded reducer
Bushing type
8 by 6 in. injected molded reducer
Bushing type
Gradual reducer type
4 by 6 in. injected molded expansion
Bushing type
0.40 to 0.42
0.073 to 0.76
0.12 to 0.59
0.49 to 0.59
0.13 to 0.63
0.48 to 0.68
0.21
0.069 to 1.19
0.069 to 1.14
19.4 to 20.3
35.3 to 36.8
4.1 to 20.3
16.9 to 20.3
6.3 to 30.5
23.2 to 32.9
10.2
1.5 to 25.3
1.5 to 24.2
6 by 8 in. injected molded expansion
Bushing type
Gradual reducer type
0.95 to 0.96
0.94 to 0.95
0.99
32.7 to 33.0
32.4 to 32.7
34.1
Schedule 80 PVC Fitting
Injected molded elbow,
Water
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Table 3.14
Test Summary for Loss Coefficients K of PVC Tees [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 7]
Water
Branching
Schedule 80 PVC Fitting
2 in. injection molded branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
4 in. injection molded branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
6 in. injection molded branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
6 in. fabricated branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
8 in. injection molded branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
8 in. fabricated branching tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% branch flow
Mixing
PVC Fitting
2 in. injection molded mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
4 in. injection molded mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
6 in. injection molded mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
6 in. fabricated mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
8 in. injection molded mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
8 in. fabricated mixing tee, 100% line flow
50/50 flow
100% mix flow
K1-2
0.13 to 0.26
0 to 0.12
—
0.07 to 0.22
0.03 to 0.13
—
0.01 to 0.14
0.06 to 0.11
—
0.21 to 0.22
0.04 to 0.09
—
0.04 to 0.09
K1-3
—
0.74 to 1.02
0.98 to 1.39
—
0.74 to 0.82
0.97 to 1.12
—
0.70 to 0.84
0.95 to 1.15
—
1.29 to 1.40
1.74 to 1.88
—
0.04 to 0.07
—
0.09 to 0.16
0.08 to 0.13
—
0.64 to 0.75
0.85 to 0.96
—
1.07 to 1.16
1.40 to 1.62
K1-2
0.12 to 0.25
1.22 to 1.19
—
0.07 to 0.18
1.19 to 1.88
—
0.06 to 0.14
1.26 to 1.80
—
0.19 to 0.21
2.94 to 3.32
—
0.04 to 0.09
1.10 to 1.60
—
0.13 to 0.70
2.36 to 10.62
—
K3-2
—
0.89 to 1.88
0.89 to 1.54
—
0.98 to 1.88
0.88 to 1.02
—
1.02 to 1.60
0.90 to 1.07
—
2.57 to 3.17
1.72 to 1.98
—
0.96 to 1.32
0.81 to 0.93
—
2.02 to 2.67
1.34 to 1.53
Coefficients based on average velocity of 8 fps. Range of values varies with fitting manufacturers. Line or straight
flow is Q2/Q1 = 100%. Branch flow is Q2/Q1 = 0%.
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4.
STEAM
Table 4.1
Properties of Saturated Steam
Enthalpy, Btu/lb
Temperature
t, °F
Specific Volume
Vg,
cu ft/lb
0.25 in. Hg
0.50
1.00
2.00
2 psia
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
14
14.696
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
120
140
160
180
200
40.34
58.80
79.03
101.14
126.08
141.48
152.97
162.24
170.06
176.85
182.86
188.28
193.21
201.96
209.56
212.00
227.96
250.33
267.25
281.01
292.71
302.92
312.03
320.27
327.81
341.25
353.02
363.53
373.06
381.79
2423.7
1256.4
652.3
339.2
173.7
118.7
90.63
73.52
61.98
53.64
47.34
42.40
38.42
32.40
28.04
26.80
20.09
13.75
10.50
8.515
7.175
6.206
5.472
4.896
4.432
3.728
3.220
2.834
2.532
2.228
Saturated
Water
hf
Evaporation
hfg
Saturated
Steam
hg
8.28
26.86
47.05
69.10
93.99
109.37
120.86
130.13
137.94
144.76
150.79
156.22
161.17
169.96
177.61
180.07
196.16
218.82
236.03
250.09
262.09
272.61
282.02
290.56
298.40
312.44
324.82
335.93
346.03
355.36
1071.1
1060.6
1049.2
1036.6
1022.2
1013.2
1006.4
1001.0
996.2
992.1
988.5
985.2
982.1
976.6
971.9
970.3
960.1
945.3
933.7
924.0
915.5
907.9
901.1
894.7
888.8
877.9
868.2
859.2
850.8
843.0
1079.4
1087.5
1096.3
1105.7
1116.2
1122.6
1127.3
1131.1
1164.2
1136.9
1139.3
1141.4
1143.3
1146.6
1149.5
1150.4
1156.3
1164.1
1169.7
1174.1
1177.6
1180.6
1183.1
1185.3
1187.2
1190.4
1193.0
1195.1
1196.9
1198.4
Steam
Pressure
p
Sources:
1. Keenan, J., and F. Keyes. 1936. Thermodynamic Properties of Steam. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
2. Holladay, W., and C. Otterholm. 1985. Numbers. Altadena, CA.
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Figure 4.1
Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Refrigerant 718 (Water/Steam) [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 19]
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Sat. Press., psig
3.5
12
14
16
26
31
53
66
84
100
162
194
258
310
465
550
670
800
950
1,160
1,680
2,100
2,820
3,350
5,570
7,000
10,200 12,600
16,500 19,500
Steam
Pressure Drop per 100 ft of Length
1/4 psi (4 oz/in2)
1/2 psi (8 oz/in2)
3/4 psi (12 oz/in2)
Sat. Press., psig
Sat. Press., psig
Sat. Press., psig
3.5
12
3.5
12
3.5
12
20
24
29
35
36
43
37
46
54
66
68
82
78
96
111
138
140
170
120
147
174
210
218
260
234
285
336
410
420
510
378
460
540
660
680
820
660
810
960
1,160
1,190
1,430
990
1,218
1,410
1,700
1,740
2,100
1,410
1,690
1,980
2,400
2,450
3,000
2,440
3,000
3,570
4,250
4,380
5,250
3,960
4,850
5,700
6,800
7,000
8,600
8,100
10,000
11,400 14,300
14,500 17,700
15,000 18,200
21,000 26,000
26,200 32,000
23,400 28,400
33,000 40,000
41,000 49,500
Flow Rate of Low-Pressure Steam in Schedule 40 Pipe
1 psi
Sat. Press., psig
3.5
12
42
50
81
95
162
200
246
304
480
590
780
950
1,380
1,670
2,000
2,420
2,880
3,460
5,100
6,100
8,400
10,000
16,500 20,500
30,000 37,000
48,000 57,500
Notes:
1. Flow rate is in lb/h at initial saturation pressures of 3.5 and 12 psig. Flow is based on Moody friction factor, where the flow of condensate does not inhibit the flow of steam.
2. The flow rates at 3.5 psig cover saturated pressure from 1 to 6 psig, and the rates at 12 psig cover saturated pressure from 8 to 16 psig with an error not exceeding 8%.
Nominal 1/16 psi (1 oz/in2)
Pipe
Size, in. Sat. Press., psig
3.5
12
3/4
9
11
1
17
21
1-1/4
36
45
1-1/2
56
70
2
108
134
2-1/2
174
215
3
318
380
3-1/2
462
550
4
640
800
5
1,200
1,430
6
1,920
2,300
8
3,900
4,800
10
7,200
8,800
12
11,400 13,700
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Sat. Press., psig
3.5
12
60
73
114
137
232
280
360
430
710
850
1,150
1,370
1,950
2,400
2,950
3,450
4,200
4,900
7,500
8,600
11,900 14,200
24,000 29,500
42,700 52,000
67,800 81,000
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Table 4.3
Pipe Size
(in.)
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
8
10
12
Pressure Drop per 100 ft
1/8 psi
1/4 psi
1/2 psi
3/4 psi
1 psi
Supply Mains and Risers 25–35 psig—Max Error 8%
15
22
31
38
45
31
46
63
77
89
69
100
141
172
199
107
154
219
267
309
217
313
444
543
627
358
516
730
924
1,033
651
940
1,330
1,628
1,880
979
1,414
2,000
2,447
2,825
1,386
2,000
2,830
3,464
4,000
2,560
3,642
5,225
6,402
7,390
4,210
6,030
8,590
10,240
12,140
8,750
12,640
17,860
21,865
25,250
16,250
23,450
33,200
40,625
46,900
25,640
36,930
52,320
64,050
74,000
Return Mains and Risers 0–4 psig—Max Return Pressure
115
170
245
308
365
230
340
490
615
730
485
710
1,025
1,285
1,530
790
1,155
1,670
2,100
2,500
1,575
2,355
3,400
4,300
5,050
2,650
3,900
5,600
7,100
8,400
4,850
7,100
10,250
12,850
15,300
7,200
10,550
15,250
19,150
22,750
10,200
15,000
21,600
27,000
32,250
19,000
27,750
40,250
55,500
60,000
31,000
45,500
65,500
83,000
98,000
2 psi
63
125
281
437
886
1,460
2,660
4,000
5,660
10,460
17,180
35,100
66,350
104,500
Steam
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
Medium-Pressure Steam Pipe Capacities (30 psig)—Pounds Per Hour
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Table 4.4
Pipe Size
(in.)
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
8
10
12
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
High-Pressure Steam Pipe Capacities (150 psig)—Pounds Per Hour
Pressure Drop per 100 ft
1/8 psi
1/4 psi
1/2 psi
3/4 psi
1 psi
2 psi
5 psi
Supply Mains and Risers 130–180 psig—Max Error 8%
29
41
58
82
116
184
300
58
82
117
165
233
369
550
130
185
262
370
523
827
1,230
203
287
407
575
813
1,230
1,730
412
583
825
1,167
1,650
2,000
3,410
683
959
1,359
1,920
2,430
3,300
5,200
1,237
1,750
2,476
3,500
4,210
6,000
9,400
1,855
2,626
3,715
5,250
6,020
8,500
13,100
2,625
3,718
5,260
7,430
8,400
12,300
19,200
4,858
6,875
9,725
13,750
15,000
21,200
33,100
7,960
11,275
15,950
22,550
25,200
36,500
56,500
16,590
23,475
33,200
46,950
50,000
70,200 120,000
30,820
43,430
61,700
77,250
90,000 130,000 210,000
48,600
68,750
97,250 123,000 155,000 200,000 320,000
Return Mains and Risers 1–20 psig—Max Return Pressure
156
232
360
465
560
890
313
462
690
910
1,120
1,780
650
960
1,500
1,950
2,330
3,700
1,070
1,580
2,460
3,160
3,800
6,100
2,160
3,300
4,950
6,400
7,700
12,300
3,600
5,350
8,200
10,700
12,800
20,400
6,500
9,600
15,000
19,500
23,300
37,200
9,600
14,400
22,300
28,700
34,500
55,000
13,700
20,500
31,600
40,500
49,200
78,500
25,600
38,100
58,500
76,000
91,500 146,000
42,000
62,500
96,000 125,000 150,000 238,000
6 psi
420
790
1,720
2,600
4,820
7,600
13,500
20,000
28,000
47,500
80,000
170,000
300,000
470,000
Steam
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Return Main
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
Pipe Size,
In.
1/32 psi (1/2 oz)
Wet
Dry
Vac.
–
125
62
213
130
338
206
700
470
1,180
760
1,880 1,460
2,750 1,970
3,880 2,930
48
113
248
375
750
-
Table 4.5
1/24 psi (2/3 oz)
Wet
Dry
Vac.
42
145
71
143
248
149
244
393
236
388
810
535
815
1,580
868
1,360
2,130 1,560 2,180
3,300 2,200 3,250
4,580 3,350 4,500
7,880
12,600
48
143
113
244
248
388
375
815
750
1,360
2,180
3,250
4,480
7,880
12,600
Pressure Drop per 100 ft
1/6 psi (1 oz)
1/8 psi (2 oz)
Wet
Dry
Vac.
Wet
Dry
Vac.
100
142
175
80
175
250
103
249
300
168
300
425
217
426
475
265
475
675
340
674
1,000
575
1,000 1,400
740
1,420
1,680
950
1,680 2,350 1,230 2,380
2,680 1,750 2,680 3,750 2,250 3,800
4,000 2,500 4,000 5,500 3,230 5,680
5,500 3,750 5,500 7,750 4,830 7,810
9,680
13,700
15,500
22,000
48
175
48
249
113
300
113
426
248
475
248
674
375
1,000
375
1,420
750
1,680
750
2,380
2,680
3,800
4,000
5,680
5,500
7,810
9,680
13,700
15,500
22,000
1/4 psi (4 oz)
Wet
Dry
Vac.
200
350
115
350
600
241
600
950
378
950
2,000
825
2,000
3,350 1,360 3,350
5,350 2,500 5,350
8,000 3,580 8,000
11,000 5,380 11,000
19,400
31,000
48
350
113
600
248
950
375
2,000
750
3,350
5,350
8,000
11,000
19,400
31,000
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1/2 psi (8 oz)
Wet
Dry
Vac.
283
494
848
1,340
2,830
4,730
7,560
11,300
15,500
27,300
43,800
494
848
1,340
2,830
4,730
7,560
11,300
15,500
27,300
43,800
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Pipe
OD,
in.
0.540
0.675
0.840
1.050
1.315
1.660
1.900
2.375
2.875
1/4
3/8
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
Piping
Nominal
Size,
in.
0.203
0.276
40 ST
0.218
80 XS
0.154
40 ST
0.200
80 XS
0.145
40 ST
0.191
80 XS
0.140
40 ST
0.179
80 XS
0.133
40 ST
0.154
80 XS
0.113
40 ST
0.147
80 XS
0.109
40 ST
0.126
80 XS
0.091
40 ST
0.119
80 XS
0.088
40 ST
80 XS
0.364
2.323
2.469
1.939
2.067
1.500
1.610
1.278
1.380
0.957
1.049
0.742
0.824
0.546
0.622
0.423
0.493
0.302
0.753
0.753
0.622
0.622
0.497
0.497
0.435
0.435
0.344
0.344
0.275
0.275
0.220
0.220
0.177
0.177
0.141
0.141
0.608
0.646
0.508
0.541
0.393
0.421
0.335
0.361
0.251
0.275
0.194
0.216
0.143
0.163
0.111
0.129
0.079
0.095
2.25
1.70
1.48
1.07
1.068
0.799
0.881
0.669
0.639
0.494
0.433
0.333
0.320
0.250
0.217
0.167
0.157
0.125
Metal
Area,
in2
4.24
4.79
2.95
3.36
1.77
2.04
1.28
1.50
0.719
0.864
0.432
0.533
0.234
0.304
0.141
0.191
0.072
0.104
Flow
Area,
in2
Cross Section
Steel Pipe Data
Surface Area
Wall
Inside
Schedule
Thickness Diameter
Number or
t,
d,
Outside, Inside,
Weighta
in.
in.
ft2/ft
ft2/ft
Table 5.1
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7.66
5.79
5.02
3.65
3.63
2.72
2.99
2.27
2.17
1.68
1.47
1.13
1.087
0.850
0.738
0.567
0.535
0.424
Pipe,
lb/ft
1.83
2.07
1.28
1.45
0.765
0.881
0.555
0.647
0.311
0.374
0.187
0.231
0.101
0.131
0.061
0.083
0.031
0.045
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
Mfr.
Process
W
W
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
Joint
Typeb
835
533
551
230
576
231
594
229
642
226
681
217
753
214
820
203
871
188
psig
Working Pressurec
ASTM A53 B to 400°F
5.
PIPING
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Pipe
OD,
in.
3.500
4.500
6.625
8.625
10.75
12.75
Nominal
Size,
in.
3
4
6
8
10
12
Piping
0.375
0.406
0.500
0.687
40
XS
80
0.593
80
ST
0.500
XS
0.330
0.365
30
0.307
0.500
80 XS
30
0.322
40 ST
0.277
30
0.432
40 ST
0.280
40 ST
0.337
80 XS
0.237
40 ST
0.300
80 XS
0.216
40 ST
80 XS
11.376
11.750
11.938
12.000
12.090
9.564
9.750
10.020
10.136
7.625
7.981
8.071
5.761
6.065
3.826
4.026
2.900
3.068
3.338
3.338
3.338
3.338
3.338
2.814
2.814
2.814
2.814
2.258
2.258
2.258
1.734
1.734
1.178
1.178
0.916
0.916
2.978
3.076
3.125
3.141
3.165
2.504
2.552
2.623
2.654
1.996
2.089
2.113
1.508
1.588
1.002
1.054
0.759
0.803
Surface Area
Wall
Inside
Schedule
Thickness Diameter
Number or
t,
d,
Outside, Inside,
Weighta
in.
in.
ft2/ft
ft2/ft
26.03
19.24
15.74
14.58
12.88
18.92
16.10
11.91
10.07
12.76
8.40
7.26
8.40
5.58
4.41
3.17
3.02
2.23
Metal
Area,
in2
101.6
108.4
111.9
113.1
114.8
71.84
74.66
78.85
80.69
45.66
50.03
51.16
26.07
28.89
11.50
12.73
6.60
7.39
Flow
Area,
in2
Cross Section
Table 5.1 Steel Pipe Data (Continued)
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88.44
65.37
53.48
49.52
43.74
64.28
54.69
40.45
34.21
43.35
28.53
24.68
28.55
18.96
14.97
10.78
10.25
7.57
Pipe,
lb/ft
43.98
46.92
48.44
48.94
49.68
31.09
32.31
34.12
34.92
19.76
21.65
22.14
11.28
12.50
4.98
5.51
2.86
3.20
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
CW
CW
CW
CW
Mfr.
Process
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Joint
Typeb
1076
748
583
528
449
1081
887
606
485
1106
643
526
1209
696
695
430
767
482
psig
Working Pressurec
ASTM A53 B to 400°F
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14.00
16.00
18.00
20.00
14
16
18
20
0.500
0.593
40
40
30 XS
0.500
0.562
XS
0.375
0.437
30
20 ST
0.375
ST
0.500
80
40 XS
0.750
XS
0.375
0.500
40
30 ST
0.375
0.437
30 ST
18.814
19.000
19.250
16.876
17.000
17.126
17.250
15.000
15.250
12.500
13.000
13.126
13.250
5.236
5.236
5.236
4.712
4.712
4.712
4.712
4.189
4.189
3.665
3.665
3.665
3.665
4.925
4.974
5.039
4.418
4.450
4.483
4.516
3.927
3.992
3.272
3.403
3.436
3.469
Surface Area
Wall
Inside
Schedule
Thickness Diameter
Number or
t,
d,
Outside, Inside,
Weighta
in.
in.
ft2/ft
ft2/ft
36.15
30.63
23.12
30.79
27.49
24.11
20.76
24.35
18.41
31.22
21.21
18.62
16.05
Metal
Area,
in2
278.0
283.5
291.0
223.7
227.0
230.3
233.7
176.7
182.6
122.7
132.7
135.3
137.9
Flow
Area,
in2
Cross Section
122.82
104.05
78.54
104.59
93.38
81.91
70.54
82.71
62.53
106.05
72.04
63.25
54.53
Pipe,
lb/ft
120.30
122.69
125.94
96.80
98.22
99.68
101.13
76.47
79.04
53.11
57.44
58.56
59.67
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
ERW
Mfr.
Process
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Joint
Typeb
581
477
337
607
530
451
374
596
421
1081
681
580
481
psig
Working Pressurec
ASTM A53 B to 400°F
Piping
taken as(1)12.5% of t for mill tolerance on pipe wall thickness, plus
(2)
An arbitrary corrosion allowance of 0.025 in. for pipe sizes through NPS 2 and 0.065 in. from NPS 2 1/2 through 20, plus
(3)
A thread cutting allowance for sizes through NPS 2.
Because the pipe wall thickness of threaded standard pipe is so small after deducting allowance A, the mechanical strength of the pipe is impaired. It is good practice to limit standard weight
threaded pipe pressure to 90 psig for steam and 125 psig for water.
aNumbers are schedule numbers per ASME Standard B36.10M; ST = Standard Weight; XS = Extra Strong.
b
T = Thread; W = Weld
cWorking pressures were calculated per ASME B31.9 using furnace butt-weld (continuous weld, CW) pipe through 4 in. and electric resistance weld (ERW) thereafter. The allowance A has been
Pipe
OD,
in.
Nominal
Size,
in.
Table 5.1 Steel Pipe Data (Continued)
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1 1/4
1
3/4
5/8
1/2
3/8
1/4
K
L
K
L
M
K
L
M
K
L
K
L
M
K
L
M
K
L
M
DWV
0.035
0.030
0.049
0.035
0.025
0.049
0.040
0.028
0.049
0.042
0.065
0.045
0.032
0.065
0.050
0.035
0.065
0.055
0.042
0.040
Nominal
Wall
Diameter, Type Thickness
in.
t, in.
Piping
Outside
D,
in.
0.375
0.375
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.625
0.625
0.625
0.750
0.750
0.875
0.875
0.875
1.125
1.125
1.125
1.375
1.375
1.375
1.375
Inside
d,
in.
0.305
0.315
0.402
0.430
0.450
0.527
0.545
0.569
0.652
0.666
0.745
0.785
0.811
0.995
1.025
1.055
1.245
1.265
1.291
1.295
Diameter
0.098
0.098
0.131
0.131
0.131
0.164
0.164
0.164
0.196
0.196
0.229
0.229
0.229
0.295
0.295
0.295
0.360
0.360
0.360
0.360
Outside,
ft2/ft
0.080
0.082
0.105
0.113
0.118
0.138
0.143
0.149
0.171
0.174
0.195
0.206
0.212
0.260
0.268
0.276
0.326
0.331
0.338
0.339
Inside,
ft2/ft
Surface Area
0.037
0.033
0.069
0.051
0.037
0.089
0.074
0.053
0.108
0.093
0.165
0.117
0.085
0.216
0.169
0.120
0.268
0.228
0.176
0.168
Metal
Area, in2
0.073
0.078
0.127
0.145
0.159
0.218
0.233
0.254
0.334
0.348
0.436
0.484
0.517
0.778
0.825
0.874
1.217
1.257
1.309
1.317
Flow
Area, in2
Cross Section
Table 5.2 Copper Tube Data
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0.145
0.126
0.269
0.198
0.145
0.344
0.285
0.203
0.418
0.362
0.641
0.455
0.328
0.839
0.654
0.464
1.037
0.884
0.682
0.650
Tube,
lb/ft
0.032
0.034
0.055
0.063
0.069
0.094
0.101
0.110
0.144
0.151
0.189
0.209
0.224
0.336
0.357
0.378
0.527
0.544
0.566
0.570
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
851
730
894
638
456
715
584
409
596
511
677
469
334
527
405
284
431
365
279
265
Annealed,
psig
1596
1368
1676
1197
855
1341
1094
766
1117
958
1270
879
625
988
760
532
808
684
522
497
Drawn,
psig
Working Pressurea,b,c
ASTM B88 to 250°F
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4
3 1/2
3
2 1/2
2
K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
K
L
M
DWV
Piping
1 1/2
0.072
0.060
0.049
0.042
0.083
0.070
0.058
0.042
0.095
0.080
0.065
0.109
0.090
0.072
0.045
0.120
0.100
0.083
0.134
0.110
0.095
0.058
Nominal
Wall
Diameter, Type Thickness
in.
t, in.
Outside
D,
in.
1.625
1.625
1.625
1.625
2.125
2.125
2.125
2.125
2.625
2.625
2.625
3.125
3.125
3.125
3.125
3.625
3.625
3.625
4.125
4.125
4.125
4.125
Inside
d,
in.
1.481
1.505
1.527
1.541
1.959
1.985
2.009
2.041
2.435
2.465
2.495
2.907
2.945
2.981
3.035
3.385
3.425
3.459
3.857
3.905
3.935
4.009
Diameter
0.425
0.425
0.425
0.425
0.556
0.556
0.556
0.556
0.687
0.687
0.687
0.818
0.818
0.818
0.818
0.949
0.949
0.949
1.080
1.080
1.080
1.080
Outside,
ft2/ft
0.388
0.394
0.400
0.403
0.513
0.520
0.526
0.534
0.637
0.645
0.653
0.761
0.771
0.780
0.795
0.886
0.897
0.906
1.010
1.022
1.030
1.050
Inside,
ft2/ft
0.351
0.295
0.243
0.209
0.532
0.452
0.377
0.275
0.755
0.640
0.523
1.033
0.858
0.691
0.435
1.321
1.107
0.924
1.680
1.387
1.203
0.741
Metal
Area, in2
1.723
1.779
1.831
1.865
3.014
3.095
3.170
3.272
4.657
4.772
4.889
6.637
6.812
6.979
7.234
8.999
9.213
9.397
11.684
11.977
12.161
12.623
Flow
Area, in2
Cross Section
Copper Tube Data (Continued)
Surface Area
Table 5.2
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1.361
1.143
0.940
0.809
2.063
1.751
1.459
1.065
2.926
2.479
2.026
4.002
3.325
2.676
1.687
5.120
4.291
3.579
6.510
5.377
4.661
2.872
Tube,
lb/ft
0.745
0.770
0.792
0.807
1.304
1.339
1.372
1.416
2.015
2.065
2.116
2.872
2.947
3.020
3.130
3.894
3.987
4.066
5.056
5.182
5.262
5.462
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
404
337
275
236
356
300
249
180
330
278
226
318
263
210
131
302
252
209
296
243
210
128
Annealed,
psig
758
631
516
442
668
573
467
338
619
521
423
596
492
394
246
566
472
392
555
456
394
240
Drawn,
psig
Working Pressurea,b,c
ASTM B88 to 250°F
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K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
DWV
K
L
M
K
L
M
0.160
0.125
0.109
0.072
0.192
0.140
0.122
0.083
0.271
0.200
0.170
0.109
0.338
0.250
0.212
0.405
0.280
0.254
Outside
D,
in.
5.125
5.125
5.125
5.125
6.125
6.125
6.125
6.125
8.125
8.125
8.125
8.125
10.125
10.125
10.125
12.125
12.125
12.125
Inside
d,
in.
4.805
4.875
4.907
4.981
5.741
5.845
5.881
5.959
7.583
7.725
7.785
7.907
9.449
9.625
9.701
11.315
11.565
11.617
Diameter
1.342
1.342
1.342
1.342
1.603
1.603
1.603
1.603
2.127
2.127
2.127
2.127
2.651
2.651
2.651
3.174
3.174
3.174
Outside,
ft2/ft
1.258
1.276
1.285
1.304
1.503
1.530
1.540
1.560
1.985
2.022
2.038
2.070
2.474
2.520
2.540
2.962
3.028
3.041
Inside,
ft2/ft
2.496
1.963
1.718
1.143
3.579
2.632
2.301
1.575
6.687
4.979
4.249
2.745
10.392
7.756
6.602
14.912
10.419
9.473
Metal
Area, in2
18.133
18.665
18.911
19.486
25.886
26.832
27.164
27.889
45.162
46.869
47.600
49.104
70.123
72.760
73.913
100.554
105.046
105.993
Flow
Area, in2
Cross Section
Copper Tube Data (Continued)
Surface Area
Table 5.2
9.671
7.609
6.656
4.429
13.867
10.200
8.916
6.105
25.911
19.295
16.463
10.637
40.271
30.054
25.584
57.784
40.375
36.706
Tube,
lb/ft
7.846
8.077
8.183
8.432
11.201
11.610
11.754
12.068
19.542
20.280
20.597
21.247
30.342
31.483
31.982
43.510
45.454
45.863
Water,
lb/ft
Weight
285
222
194
128
286
208
182
124
304
224
191
122
304
225
191
305
211
191
Annealed,
psig
534
417
364
240
536
391
341
232
570
421
358
229
571
422
358
571
395
358
Drawn,
psig
Working Pressurea,b,c
ASTM B88 to 250°F
cIf
using soldered or brazed fittings, the joint determines the limiting pressure.
Working pressures were calculated using ASME Standard B31.9 allowable stresses. A 5% mill tolerance has been used on the wall thickness. Higher tube ratings can be calculated using the allowable
stress for lower temperatures.
soldered or brazed fittings are used on hard drawn tubing, use the annealed ratings. Full-tube allowable pressures can be used with suitably rated flare or compression-type fittings.
aWhen
b
12
10
8
6
5
Nominal
Wall
Diameter, Type Thickness
in.
t, in.
Piping
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Designation
Piping
Type and
Grade
Thermoplastics
PVC 1120
T I,G1
PVC 1200
T I,G2
PVC 2120
T II,G1
CPVC 4120
T IV,G1
PB 2110
T II,G1
PE 2306
Gr. P23
PE 3306
Gr. P34
PE 3406
Gr. P33
HDPE 3408
Gr. P34
PP
Acrylonitrile
ABS
copolymer
ABS 1210
T I,G2
ABS 1316
T I,G3
ABS 2112
T II,G1
PVDF
Material
7,000
5,500
5-2-2
3-5-5
4-4-5
6-3-3
1,275
1,600
705
2,000
1,000
8,000
4,800
5,000
5,000
2,000
1,000
1,600
1,250
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
630
630
630
800
Hydrostaticb
Design Stress,
psi (at 73°F)
ASME
Mfr.
B31
280
176
140
212
210
180
140
180
180
180
275
150
150
150
210
210
140
160
180
180
210
640
1,000
800
306
800
320
<500
440
1.78
1.06
0.96
0.91
1.55
0.93
1.40
3.8
8.5
12
1.3
1.5
0.8
125,000
250,000
340,000
240,000
423,000
38,000
90,000
130,000
150,000
110,000
120,000
420,000
410,000
55.0
40.0
40.0
79.0
56.0
30.0
35.0
30.0
35.0
72.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
120.0
60.0
0.8
1.7
2.7
1.3
0.95
1.5
1.1
28.0
3.4
1.1
2.9
2.9
2.9
1.0
Upper
Modulus Coefficient
b
Impact
Thermal
Temperature HDS
of
Relative
of
Upper Specific Strength,
Conductivity,
Limit, °F
Elasticity, Expansion,
Pipe
c
Limit, Gravity
ft·lb/in
Btu·in/
psi
in/
Costd
ASME
psi
(at 73°F)
h·ft2 ·°F
Mfr.
(at 73°F) 106 in ·°F
B31
Properties of Plastic Pipe Materialsa [2012S, Ch 46, Tbl 7]
7,500
355434-C
12454-B
12454-C
14333-D
23447-B
Cell
No.
Tensile
Strength,
psi
(at 73°F)
Table 5.3
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Type and
Grade
ERW
Drawn
Cell
No.
60,000
36,000
8,000
9,000
44,000
12,800
9,000
Hydrostaticb
Design Stress,
psi (at 73°F)
ASME
Mfr.
B31
800
400
200
300
9,200
8,200
5,000
7,000
7.80
8.90
30.0
27,500,000
17,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
6.31
9.5
9 to 11
9 to 13
Consult the manufacturer of the system chosen. These values are for comparative purposes.
200
344
1.3
2.9
1.3
3.5
Upper
Modulus Coefficient
b
Impact
Thermal
Temperature HDS
of
Relative
of
Upper Specific Strength,
Conductivity,
Limit, °F
Elasticity,
Pipe
Expansion,
Limit, Gravityc ft·lb/in
Btu·in/
psi
in/
Costd
ASME
2
psi
(at 73°F)
h·ft ·°F
Mfr.
6
(at 73°F) 10 in ·°F
B31
Properties of Plastic Pipe Materialsa [2012S, Ch 46, Tbl 7] (Continued)
44,000
Tensile
Strength,
psi
(at 73°F)
Table 5.3
a Properties listed are for specific materials listed as each plastic has other formulations.
b
The hydrostatic design stress (HDS) is equivalent to the allowable design stress.
c
Relative to water at 62.4 lb/ft3.
d Based on cost of pipe only, without factoring in fittings, joints, hangers, and labor.
Thermosetting
Epoxy-Glass RTRP-11AF
PolyesterRTRP-12EF
Glass
For Comparison
Steel
A 53 B
Copper
Type L
Designation
Material
Piping
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XS
A53 B ERW Steel
A53 B ERW Steel
XS
A53 B ERW Steel
Standard
Standardc
Steel
SDR-11
Standardc
PB
Steel (CW)
Piping
Steam and Condensate
2 in. and smaller
Standard
A53 B ERW Steel
2.5 to 12 in.
Standard
Type L
Sch 80
Sch 80
SDR-11
Weight
Steel (CW)
Copper, hard
PVC
CPVC
PB
Pipe Material
Thread
Braze or silver solderb
Solvent
Solvent
Heat fusion
Insert crimp
Weld
Flange
Flange
Flange
Groove
Heat fusion
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Weld
Flange
Flange
Weld
Flange
Flange
Joint Type
Fitting
Class
Material
125
Cast iron
Wrought copper
Sch 80
PVC
Sch 80
CPVC
PB
Metal
Standard Wrought steel
150
Wrought steel
125
Cast iron
250
Cast iron
MI or ductile iron
PB
125
Cast iron
150
Malleable iron
125
Cast iron
150
Malleable iron
250
Cast iron
300
Malleable iron
Standard Wrought steel
150
Wrought steel
125
Cast iron
XS
Wrought steel
300
Wrought steel
250
Cast iron
250
250
75
150
160
160
250
250
250
250
230
160
Temperature,
°F
Application of Pipe, Fittings, and Valves for Heating and Air Conditioning
Recirculating Water
2 in. and smaller
Application
Table 5.4
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90
100
125
200
250
250
200
100
700
500
200
400
250
175
400
300
System
Maximum Pressure
at Temperature,a
psig
125
200
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Standard
Copper, hard
A53 B SML Steel
SDR-11
Copper, hard
Steel, galvanized
PB
Heat fusion
Insert crimp
Braze or silver solderb
MJ
Heat fusion
Insert crimp
Braze or silver solderb
Thread
Braze
Weld
Joint Type
125
150
MJ
Class
Wrought copper
Cast iron
PB
Metal
Wrought copper
Galv. cast iron
Galv. mall. iron
PB
Metal
Fitting
Material
Wrought copper
Wrought steel
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
Temperature,
°F
350
125
125
350
250
System
Maximum Pressure
at Temperature,a
psig
silver solders should be used.
allowable working pressures have been derated in this table. Higher system pressures can be used for lower temperatures and smaller pipe sizes. Pipe, fittings, joints, and valves must all be con-
Type K
Class 50
SDR 9, 11
SDR 7, 11.5
Type L
Standard
Copper, hard
Ductile iron
PB
Weight
Pipe Material
Table 5.4 Application of Pipe, Fittings, and Valves for Heating and Air Conditioning (Continued)
b
Lead- and antimony-based solders should not be used for potable-water systems. Brazing and
cExtra-strong pipe is recommended for all threaded condensate piping to allow for corrosion.
sidered.
aMaximum
Potable Water,
Inside Building
Underground Water
Through 12 in.
Through 6 in.
Refrigerant
Application
Piping
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Table 5.5
Vacuum
Saturated Steam
Pressure, psig
–14.6
–14.6
–14.5
–14.4
–14.3
–14.2
–14.0
–13.7
–13.0
–11.8
–10.0
–7.2
–3.2
0
2.5
10.3
20.7
34.6
52.3
75.0
103.3
138.3
181.1
232.6
666.1
1528
3079
Thermal Expansion of Metal Pipe
Linear Thermal Expansion, in/100 ft
Temperature,
Type 304
°F
Carbon Steel
Copper
Stainless Steel
–30
–0.19
–0.30
–0.32
–20
–0.12
–0.20
–0.21
–10
–0.06
–0.10
–0.11
0
0
0
0
10
0.08
0.11
0.12
20
0.15
0.22
0.24
32
0.24
0.36
0.37
40
0.30
0.45
0.45
50
0.38
0.56
0.57
60
0.46
0.67
0.68
70
0.53
0.78
0.79
80
0.61
0.90
0.90
90
0.68
1.01
1.02
100
0.76
1.12
1.13
120
0.91
1.35
1.37
140
1.06
1.57
1.59
160
1.22
1.79
1.80
180
1.37
2.02
2.05
200
1.52
2.24
2.30
212
1.62
2.38
2.43
220
1.69
2.48
2.52
240
1.85
2.71
2.76
260
2.02
2.94
2.99
280
2.18
3.17
3.22
300
2.35
3.40
3.46
320
2.53
3.64
3.70
340
2.70
3.88
3.94
360
2.88
4.11
4.18
380
3.05
4.35
4.42
400
3.23
4.59
4.87
500
4.15
5.80
5.91
600
5.13
7.03
7.18
700
6.16
8.29
8.47
800
7.23
9.59
9.79
900
8.34
10.91
11.16
1000
9.42
12.27
12.54
Piping
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Table 5.6
NPS,
in.
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Suggested Hanger Spacing and Rod Size for Straight Horizontal Runs
Hanger Spacing, ft
Standard Steel Pipe*
Water
Steam
7
8
7
9
7
9
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
14
17
17
21
19
24
20
26
23
30
25
27
28
30
32
35
37
39
Copper Tube
Water
5
5
6
8
8
9
10
12
14
16
18
19
Rod Size,
in.
1/4
1/4
1/4
3/8
3/8
3/8
3/8
1/2
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1
1
1 1/4
1 1/4
Source: Adapted from MSS Standard SP-69
*Spacing does not apply where span calculations are made or where concentrated loads are placed between supports
such as flanges, valves, specialties, etc.
Table 5.7
Rod Diameter,
in.
1/4
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1
1 1/4
Capacities of ASTM A36 Steel Threaded Rods
Root Area of
Coarse Thread, in2
0.027
0.068
0.126
0.202
0.302
0.419
0.552
0.889
Maximum Load,*
lb
240
610
1130
1810
2710
3770
4960
8000
Piping
*Based on an allowable stress of 12,000 psi reduced by 25% using the root area in accordance with
ASME Standard B31.1 and MSS Standard SP-58.
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6.
SERVICE WATER HEATING
Service Water Heating
Water heating energy use is second only to space conditioning in most residential buildings,
and is also significant in many commercial and industrial settings. In some climates and applications, water heating is the largest energy use in a building. Moreover, quick availability of adequate amounts of hot water is an important factor in user satisfaction. Both water and energy
waste can be significant in poorly designed service water-heating systems: from over- or undersizing pipes and equipment, from poor building layout, and from poor system design and operating
strategies. Good service water-heating system design and operating practices can often reduce
first costs as well as operating costs.
System Elements
A service water-heating system has (1) one or more heat energy sources, (2) heat transfer
equipment, (3) a distribution system, and (4) terminal hot-water usage devices.
Heat energy sources may be (1) fuel combustion; (2) electrical conversion; (3) solar energy;
(4) geothermal, air, or other environmental energy; and/or (5) recovered waste heat from sources
such as flue gases, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, refrigeration cycles, and process
waste discharge.
Heat transfer equipment is direct, indirect, or a combination of the two. For direct equipment, heat is derived from combustion of fuel or direct conversion of electrical energy into heat
and is applied within the water-heating equipment. For indirect heat transfer equipment, heat
energy is developed from remote heat sources (e.g., boilers; solar energy collection; air, geothermal, or other environmental source; cogeneration; refrigeration; waste heat) and is then transferred to the water in a separate piece of equipment. Storage tanks may be part of or associated
with either type of heat transfer equipment.
Distribution systems transport hot water produced by water-heating equipment to terminal
hot-water usage devices. Water consumed must be replenished from the building water service
main. For locations where constant supply temperatures are desired, circulation piping or a means
of heat maintenance must be provided.
Terminal hot-water usage devices are plumbing fixtures and equipment requiring hot water
that may have periods of irregular flow, constant flow, and no flow. These patterns and their
related water usage vary with different buildings, process applications, and personal preference.
Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires’ Disease)
Legionnaires’ disease (a form of severe pneumonia) is caused by inhaling the bacteria Legionella pneumophila. It has been discovered in the service water systems of various buildings
throughout the world.
Service water temperature in the 140°F range is recommended to limit the potential for
L. pneumophila growth. This high temperature increases the potential for scalding, so care must be
taken such as installing an anti-scald or mixing valve.
More information on this subject can be found in ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000.
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Service Water Heating
Load Diversity
The greatest difficulty in designing water-heating systems comes from uncertainty about
design hot-water loads, especially for buildings not yet built. Although it is fairly simple to test
maximum flow rates of various hot-water fixtures and appliances, actual flow rates and durations
are user-dependent. Moreover, the timing of different hot-water use events varies from day to day,
with some overlap, but almost never will all fixtures be used simultaneously. As the number of
hot-water-using fixtures and appliances grows, the percent of those fixtures used simultaneously
decreases.
Some of the hot-water load information here is based on limited-scale field testing combined
with statistical analysis to estimate load demand or diversity factors (percent of total possible load
that is ever actually used at one time) versus number of end use points, number of people, etc.
Much of the work to provide these diversity factors dates from the 1930s to the 1960s; it remains,
however, the best information currently available (with a few exceptions, as noted). Of greatest
concern is the fact that most of the data from those early studies were for fixtures that used water
at much higher flow rates than modern energy-efficient fixtures (e.g., low-flow shower heads and
sink aerators, energy-efficient washing machines and dishwashers). Using the older load diversity
information usually results in a water-heating system that adequately serves the loads, but often
results in substantial oversizing. Oversizing can be a deterrent to using modern high-efficiency
water-heating equipment, which may have higher first cost per unit of capacity than less efficient
equipment.
Table 6.1 Typical Residential Use of Hot Water [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 4]
Use
Food preparation
Hand dish washing
Automatic dishwasher
Clothes washer
Shower or bath
Face and hand washing
High Flow,
Gallons/Task
5
4
15
32
20
4
Low Flow
(Water Savers Used),
Gallons/Task
3
4
15
21
15
2
Ultralow Flow,
Gallons/Task
3
3
3 to 10
5 to 15
10 to 15
1 to 2
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Table 6.2 HUD-FHA Minimum Water Heater Capacities
for One- and Two-Family Living Units [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 5]
1
1 to 1.5
2
3
2
2 to 2.5
3
4
5
3
3 to 3.5
4
5
6
50
50
92
42
20
27
43
23
30
36
60
30
30
36
60
30
30
36
60
30
40
36
70
30
40
38
72
32
50
47
90
40
40
38
72
32
50
38
82
32
50
47
90
40
20
2.5
30
10
30
3.5
44
14
40
4.5
58
18
40
4.5
58
18
50
5.5
72
22
50
5.5
72
22
66
5.5
88
22
50
5.5
72
22
66
5.5
88
22
66 80
5.5 5.5
88 102
22 22
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
30
70
89
59
40
40
66
66e
66
66
66
66
66
49
49
75
75e
75
75
75
75
75
66
e
82
66
82
82
82
66
66
2.75 2.75
15
15
66
Service Water Heating
Number of Baths
Number of Bedrooms
Gasa
Storage, gal
1000 Btu/h input
1 h draw, gal
Recovery, gph
Electric a
Storage, gal
kW input
1 h draw, gal
Recovery, gph
a
Oil
Storage, gal
1000 Btu/h input
1 h draw, gal
Recovery, gph
Tank-Type Indirect b,c
I-W-H-rated draw,
gal in 3 h, 100°F rise
Manufacturer-rated draw,
gal in 3 h, 100°F rise
Tank capacity, gal
Tankless-Type Indirectc,d
I-W-H-rated draw,
gpm, 100°F rise
Manufacturer-rated draw,
gal in 5 min, 100°F rise
3.25 3.25e 3.75 3.25 3.75 3.75 3.75
25
25e
35
25
35
35
35
.
Note: Applies to tank-type water heaters only
aStorage capacity, input, and recovery requirements indicated are typical and may vary with manufacturer. Any combination of requirements to produce stated 1 h draw is satisfactory.
b
Boiler-connected water heater capacities (180°F boiler water, internal or external connection).
cHeater capacities and inputs are minimum allowable. Variations in tank size are permitted when recovery is based on
4 gph/kW at 100°F rise for electrical, AGA recovery ratings for gas, and IBR ratings for steam and hot-water heaters.
dBoiler-connected heater capacities (200°F boiler water, internal or external connection).
eAlso for 1 to 1.5 baths and 4 bedrooms for indirect water heaters.
Table 6.3
Overall (OVL) and Peak Average Hot-Water Use [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 6]
Group
All families
“Typical” families
Hourly
OVL Peak
2.6
4.6
2.6
5.8
Average Hot-Water Use, gal
Daily
Weekly
OVL Peak
OVL Peak
62.4
67.1
436
495
63.1
66.6
442
528
Monthly
OVL
Peak
1897
2034
1921
2078
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Table 6.4
Hot-Water Demands and Use for Various Types of Buildings*
[2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 7]
Type of Building
Maximum Hourly
Men’s dormitories
3.8 gal/student
Women’s dormitories
5.0 gal/student
Motels: Number of unitsa
20 or less
6.0 gal/unit
60
5.0 gal/unit
100 or more
4.0 gal/unit
Nursing homes
4.5 gal/bed
Office buildings
0.4 gal/person
Food service establishments
Type A: Full-meal restaurants 1.5 gal/max meals/
and cafeterias
h
Type B: Drive-ins, grills,
0.7 gal/max meals/
luncheonettes, sandwich, and
h
snack shops
Apartment houses: Number of apartments
20 or less
12.0 gal/apartment
50
10.0 gal/apartment
75
8.5 gal/apartment
100
7.0 gal/apartment
200 or more
5.0 gal/apartment
Elementary schools
0.6 gal/student
Junior and senior high schools
1.0 gal/student
Maximum Daily
22.0 gal/student
26.5 gal/student
Average Daily
13.1 gal/student
12.3 gal/student
35.0 gal/unit
25.0 gal/unit
15.0 gal/unit
30.0 gal/bed
2.0 gal/person
20.0 gal/unit
14.0 gal/unit
10.0 gal/unit
18.4 gal/bed
1.0 gal/person
11.0 gal/max
meals/day
2.4 gal/average
meals/dayb
6.0 gal/max meals/
day
0.7 gal/average
meals/dayb
80.0 gal/apartment
73.0 gal/apartment
66.0 gal/apartment
60.0 gal/apartment
50.0 gal/apartment
1.5 gal/student
3.6 gal/student
42.0 gal/apartment
40.0 gal/apartment
38.0 gal/apartment
37.0 gal/apartment
35.0 gal/apartment
0.6 gal/studentb
1.8 gal/studentb
*Data predate modern low-flow fixtures and appliances.
a
Interpolate for intermediate values.bPer day of operation.
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Basin, public lavatory
Bathtubc
Dishwashera
Foot basin
Kitchen sink
Laundry, stationary tub
Pantry sink
Shower
Service sink
Hydrotherapeutic shower
Hubbard bath
Leg bath
Arm bath
Sitz bath
Continuous-flow bath
Circular wash sink
Semicircular wash sink
DEMAND FACTOR
STORAGE CAPACITY
FACTORb
2
6
20
50-150
3
20
28
10
150
20
0.30
0.90
0.30
1.25
Club
Apartment
House
2
4
20
15
3
10
20
5
30
20
1.00
0.40
2
8
30
—
12
—
—
—
225
—
Gymnasium
0.60
2
6
20
50-150
3
20
28
10
75
20
400
600
100
35
30
165
20
10
0.25
Hospital
2.00
20
10
0.30
Office
Building
2
6
—
—
—
20
—
10
30
20
0.70
0.30
Private
Residence
2
—
20
15
3
10
20
5
30
15
1.00
30
15
0.40
2
15
—
20-100
3
20
—
10
225
20
School
1.00
0.40
2
8
30
20-100
12
20
28
10
225
20
YMCA
of steam is available from central street steam system or large boiler plant.
1.00
30
15
0.40
20
10
0.25
0.80
Industrial
Plant
2
12
—
20-100
12
20
—
—
225
20
2
8
20
50-200
3
30
28
10
75
30
Hotel
a
Dishwasher requirements should be taken from this table or from manufacturers’ data for model to be used, if known.
bRatio of storage tank capacity to probable maximum demand/h. Storage capacity may be reduced where unlimited supply
cWhirlpool baths require specific consideration based on capacity. They are not included in the bathtub category.
Note: Data sources predate low-flow fixtures and appliances.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Table 6.5 Hot-Water Demand per Fixture for Various Types of Buildings [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 10]
(Gallons of water per hour per fixture, calculated at a final temperature of 140°F)
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Table 6.6
Service Water Heating
Flow
Rate,
gpm
0.1
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
Tankless Water Heater Output Heat Rates, Btu/h* [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 15]
Temperature Rise
10°F
25°F
50°F
55°F
75°F
77°F
100°F
504
2,520
5,040
7,560
10,080
12,600
15,120
17,640
20,160
22,680
25,200
30,240
35,280
40,320
45,360
50,400
1,260
6,300
12,600
18,900
25,200
31,500
37,800
44,100
50,400
56,700
63,000
75,600
88,200
100,800
113,400
126,000
2,520
12,600
25,200
37,800
50,400
63,000
75,600
88,200
100,800
113,400
126,000
151,200
176,400
201,600
226,800
252,000
2,772
13,860
27,720
41,580
55,440
69,300
83,160
97,020
110,880
124,740
138,600
166,320
194,040
221,760
249,480
277,200
3,780
18,900
37,800
56,700
75,600
94,500
113,400
132,300
151,200
170,100
189,000
226,800
264,600
302,400
340,200
378,000
3,881
19,404
38,808
58,212
776,196
97,020
116,424
135,828
155,232
174,636
194,040
232,848
271,656
310,464
349,272
388,080
5,040
25,200
50,400
75,600
100,800
126,000
151,200
176,400
201,600
226,800
252,000
302,400
352,800
403,200
453,600
504,000
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—
1.5
1.5
—
0.75
—
1.5
1.5
—
—
Gymnasium
Hospital
0.75
0.75
0.75
1
1
1
1.5
—
1.5
Five fixture units per 250 seating capacity
—
—
5
1.5
—
3
2.5
—
2.5
2.5
—
2.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Club
Industrial
Plant
0.75
1
—
—
3
—
2.5
3.5
4
3
Hotels and
Dormitories
0.75
1
1.5
—
1.5
2.5
2.5
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
2.5
—
—
—
Office
Building
0.75
1
—
Hot-Water Demand in Fixture Units (140°F Water) [2011A, Ch 50, Tbl 16]
Note: Data predate modern low-flow fixtures and appliances.
Basin, private lavatory
Basin, public lavatory
Bathtub
Dishwasher*
Therapeutic bath
Kitchen sink
Pantry sink
Service sink
Shower
Circular wash fountain
Semicircular wash fountain
Apartments
Table 6.7
—
0.75
2.5
2.5
1.5
2.5
1.5
0.75
1
—
School
—
3
2.5
2.5
1.5
2.5
1.5
0.75
1
—
YMCA
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Figure 6.1 Modified Hunter Curve for Calculating Hot-Water Flow Rate [2011A, Ch 50, Fig 25]
(Data Predate Modern Low-Flow Fixtures and Appliances)
Figure 6.2 Enlarged Section of Modified Hunter Curve [2011A, Ch 50, Fig 26]
(Data Predate Modern Low-Flow Fixtures and Appliances)
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7.
SOLAR ENERGY USE
Solar Energy Use
ti
ta
It
UL



FR
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
average fluid temperature, °F
ambient air temperature, °F
incident normal radiation, plus diffuse radiation, °F·ft2 ·h/Btu
overall heat loss coefficient
absorptivity
FR, –FRUL(t1 – ta)/t = efficiency
fraction of solar radiation reaching collector
collector heat removal factor
Figure 7.1 Typical Use Ranges and Efficiencies of Various Liquid Solar Collectors
Table 7.1
7
Jan 21 0
Jul 21 114
Jan 21 10
24º N Latitude
Jul 21 98
40º N Latitude
Total Insolation
Btu/h·ft2 on Horizontal Surface, Sun Time
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
28
83 127 154 164 154 127
83
28
174 225 265 290 298 290 265 225 174
83 151 204 237 249 237 204 151
83
169 231 278 307 317 307 278 231 169
5
0
114
10
98
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Figure 7.2 Variation with Solar Altitude and Time of Year for Direct Normal Irradiation
[2011A, Ch 35, Fig 4]
Figure 7.3 Total Daily Irradiation for Horizontal, Tilted, and Vertical Surfaces at 40° North Latitude
(± LAT Figures are Degrees of Tilt Above or Below Latitude) [2011A, Ch 35, Fig 6]
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Table 7.2 Thermal Performance Ratings* for Generic Types
of Liquid Flat-Plate Collectors [2012S, Ch 37, Tbl 3]
Category*
Selective surface
A
B
C
D
E
Evacuated tube
A
B
C
D
E
*Categories
A
B
C
D
E
1600
1000
400
—
—
1200
700
200
—
—
900
400
—
—
—
1285
1128
908
407
—
971
815
595
157
—
658
533
282
—
—
1316
1191
1003
595
219
971
877
689
313
31
658
564
376
63
—
872
841
810
685
592
Ti – Ta , °F
–9
9
36
90
144
Solar Energy Use
Unglazed
A
B
C
D
E
Painted
A
B
C
D
E
Solar Day, Btu/ft2 ·day
2000
1500
1000
(Clear Day) (Mildly Cloudy) (Cloudy Day)
655
436
623
405
592
374
467
280
374
156
Application
Pool heating, warm climate
Pool heating, cool climate
Water heating, warm climate
Water heating, cool climate
Air conditioning
*Derived from data of Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC),
www.solar-rating.org (Oct. 2006).
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Figure 7.4
Figure 7.5
Liquid-Based Solar Heating System [2012A, Ch 33, Fig 27]
Solar Air and Service Water Heating System [2012A, Ch 33, Fig 28]
(Adapted from Beckman et al. 1977)
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Figure 7.6 Solar Collection, Storage, and Distribution System
for Domestic Hot Water and Space Heating [2012A, Ch 33, Fig 25]
Figure 7.7 Space Heating and Cooling System Using
Lithium Bromide-Water Absorption Chiller [2012A, Ch 33, Fig 26]
Concentrating collector desirable, water temperature >190°F
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8.
REFRIGERATION CYCLES
Refrigeration cycles transfer thermal energy from a region of low temperature TR to one of
higher temperature. Usually the higher-temperature heat sink is the ambient air or cooling water,
at temperature T0 , the temperature of the surroundings.
The first and second laws of thermodynamics can be applied to individual components to
determine mass and energy balances and the irreversibility of the components. This procedure is
illustrated in later sections in this chapter.
Performance of a refrigeration cycle is usually described by a coefficient of performance
(COP), defined as the benefit of the cycle (amount of heat removed) divided by the required
energy input to operate the cycle:
Useful refrigerating effect
COP  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Net energy supplied from external sources
For a mechanical vapor compression system, the net energy supplied is usually in the form of
work, mechanical or electrical, and may include work to the compressor and fans or pumps. Thus,
Q evap
COP = --------------W net
Refrigeration Cycles
In an absorption refrigeration cycle, the net energy supplied is usually in the form of heat into
the generator and work into the pumps and fans, or
Q evap
COP = ------------------------------Q gen + W net
In many cases, work supplied to an absorption system is very small compared to the amount
of heat supplied to the generator, so the work term is often neglected.
Applying the second law to an entire refrigeration cycle shows that a completely reversible
cycle operating under the same conditions has the maximum possible COP. Departure of the
actual cycle from an ideal reversible cycle is given by the refrigerating efficiency:
COP
 R = ---------------------- COP  rev
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Refrigeration Cycles
Figure 8.1 Theoretical Single-Stage Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Heat into evaporator 4Q1 = m(h1 – h4) Btu/min
Work of compression 1W2 = m(h2 – h1) with s = constant Btu/min
Heat out to condenser 2Q3 = m(h2 – h3) Btu/min
Expansion by throttling flow h3 = h4
Coefficient of performance
where
m
=
h
=
s
=
h1 – h4
4Q1
COP = ---------- = ----------------h2 – h1
1W2
refrigerant flow rate, lb/min
enthalpy, Btu/lb
entropy, Btu/lb·°R
Theoretical compressor displacement,
D = m v1 ft3/min
where v1 = specific volume at suction, ft3/lb.
For a given cycle, capacity in tons of refrigeration:
 tons   200 Btu  min – ton 
m = ---------------------------------------------------------------------h 1 – h4
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Refrigeration Cycles
There are pressure drops in evaporator, condenser, and piping. There is power input to evaporator and condenser. There are heat gains and losses between refrigerant and environment. The
liquid is subcooled; the suction vapor is superheated.
Figure 8.2
Schematic of Real, Direct-Expansion, Single-Stage Mechanical Vapor-Compression
Refrigeration System [2013F, Ch 2, Fig 14]
Figure 8.3 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram of Actual System and Theoretical Single-Stage System
Operating Between Same Inlet Air Temperatures tR and t0 [2013F, Ch 2, Fig 15]
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Absorption Refrigeration
Absorption refrigeration uses heat as the major energy input rather than electrical or mechanical energy to drive the cycle. Use of waste heat can make absorption refrigeration more economically attractive.
The equipment can be broadly categorized by whether it uses water or ammonia as refrigerant. The primary products in the water refrigerant category are large commercial chillers, which
use lithium bromide (LiBr) as absorbent. There are three primary products in the ammonia refrigerant category: (1) domestic refrigerators, (2) residential chillers, and (3) large industrial refrigeration units.
Refrigeration Cycles
Figure 8.4 Similarities Between Absorption and Vapor Compression Systems [2010R, Ch 18, Fig 1]
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Table 8.1 Characteristics of Typical Indirect-Fired,
Water-Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller
Steam input pressure
Steam consumption
Hot fluid input temp.
Heat input rate
Cooling water temp. in
Cooling water flow
Chilled water temp. off
Chilled water flow
Electric power
Refrigeration Cycles
Nominal capacities
Table 8.2
Single Effect
9 to 12 psig
18.3 to 18.7 lb/ton·h
240 to 270°F, with as low as 190°Ffor some
smaller machines for waste heat applications
18,100 to 18,500 Btu/ton·h, with as low as
17,100 Btu/ton·hfor some smaller machines
85°F
3.6 gpm/ton, with up to 6.4 gpm/ton for some
smaller machines
44°F
2.4 gpm/ton, with 2.6 gpm/ton for some
smaller international machines
0.01 to 0.04 kW/ton with a minimum
of 0.004 kW/tonfor some smaller machines
50 to 1660 tons, with 5 to 10 tons
for some smaller machines
Double Effect
115 psig
9.7 to 10 lb/ton·h
370°F
10,000 Btu/ton·h
85°F
3.6 to 4.5 gpm/ton
44°F
2.4 gpm/ton
0.01 to 0.04 kW/ton
100 to 1700 tons
Characteristics of Typical Double-Effect, Direct-Fired,
Water-Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller
Performance Characteristics
Fuel consumption (high heating value of fuel)
12,000 to 13,044 Btu/ton·h
COP (high heating value)
0.92 to 1.0
Cooling water temperature in
85°F
Cooling water flow
4.4 to 4.5 gpm/ton
Chilled water temperature off
44°F
Chilled water flow
2.4 gpm/ton
Electric power
0.01 to 0.04 kW/ton
Nominal capacities
100 to 1500 tons
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9.
REFRIGERANTS
Refrigerant Data
Table 9.1
Refrigerant
Refrigerant Data
Chemical Formula
Molecular
Mass
Normal Boiling
Point
°C
°F
Safety
Grou
p
Halogenated Hydrocarbons
CFCs (no longer manufactured)
R-11
CCl3F
137.4
24
75
A1
R-12
CCl2F2
120.9
–30
–22
A1
R-113
CCl2FCClF2
167.4
48
118
A1
R-114
CClF2CClF2
170.9
4
38
A1
HCFCs (phasing out)
R-22
CHClF2
86.5
–41
–41
A1
R-123
CHCl2CF3
153.0
27
81
B1
HFCs
R-32
CH2F2
52.0
–52
–62
A2
R-125
CHF2CF3
120.0
–49
–56
A1
R-134a
CH2FCF3
102.0
–26
–15
A1
R-143a
CH3CF3
66.0
–47
–53
A2
Hydrocarbons
R-290 (propane)
CH3CH2CH3
44.0
–42
–44
A3
CH(CH3)2CH3
58.1
–12
11
A3
R-717 (ammonia)
NH3
17
–33
–28
B2
R-718 (water)
H2O
18
100
212
A1
(mix approx 79% N2, 21% O2)
29
CO2
44
–78
–109
A1
R-404A
(R-125, R-143a, R-134a)
(44/52/4)
97.6
–47
–52
A1
R-407C
(R-32, R-125, R-134a)
(23/25/52)
86.2
–43
–46
A1
R-410A
(R-32, R-125) (50/50)
72.6
–52
–61
A1
(R-125, R-143a) (50/50)
98.9
–46.7
–52.1
A1
R-600a (isobutane)
Natural Refrigerants
R-729 (air)
A1
Zeotropic Blends
Refrigerants
R-744 (carbon
dioxide)
Azeotropic Blend
R-507A
Usual lubricants:
(1) Mineral oils (MO) – CFCs, HCFCs
(2) Alkyl benzenes (AB) – HCFCs
(3) Polyol esters (POE) – HCFCs, HFCs, blends
The environmental effect of the chlorine in CFCs and HCFCs has resulted in CFCs no longer
being manufactured and the manufacture of HCFCs being phased out.
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Figure 9.1 Refrigerant 22 (Chlorodifluoromethane)
Properties of Saturated Liquid and Saturated Vapor [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 2]
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Table 9.2
Temp.,*
°F
Pressure,
psia
R-22 (Chlorodifluoromethane) Properties of Saturated Liquid
and Saturated Vapor [2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-22]
Density,
lb/ft3
Liquid
98.28
97.36
96.44
95.52
94.59
93.66
93.19
92.71
92.24
91.76
91.28
90.79
90.31
89.82
89.33
88.83
88.33
87.97
87.82
87.32
86.80
86.29
85.76
85.24
84.71
84.17
83.63
83.08
82.52
81.96
81.39
80.82
80.24
79.65
79.05
78.44
77.83
77.20
76.57
75.92
75.27
74.60
73.92
73.23
72.52
71.80
71.06
70.30
69.52
68.72
67.90
67.05
66.18
65.27
64.32
63.34
62.31
61.22
60.07
58.84
57.53
56.10
54.52
52.74
50.67
48.14
44.68
32.70
Enthalpy, Btu/lb
Liquid
Vapor
146.06
–28.119
87.566
90.759
–25.583
88.729
58.384
–23.046
89.899
38.745
–20.509
91.074
26.444
–17.970
92.252
18.511
–15.427
93.430
15.623
–14.154
94.018
13.258
–12.880
94.605
11.309
–11.604
95.191
9.6939
–10.326
95.775
8.3487
–9.046
96.357
7.2222
–7.763
96.937
6.2744
–6.477
97.514
5.4730
–5.189
98.087
4.7924
–3.897
98.657
4.2119
–2.602
99.224
3.7147
–1.303
99.786
3.4054
–0.381
100.181
3.2872
0.000
100.343
2.9181
1.308
100.896
2.5984
2.620
101.443
2.3204
3.937
101.984
2.0778
5.260
102.519
1.8656
6.588
103.048
1.6792
7.923
103.570
1.5150
9.263
104.085
1.3701
10.610
104.591
1.2417
11.964
105.090
1.1276
13.325
105.580
1.0261
14.694
106.061
0.9354
16.070
106.532
0.8543
17.455
106.994
0.7815
18.848
107.445
0.7161
20.250
107.884
0.6572
21.662
108.313
0.6040
23.083
108.729
0.5558
24.514
109.132
0.5122
25.956
109.521
0.4725
27.409
109.897
0.4364
28.874
110.257
0.4035
30.350
110.602
0.3734
31.839
110.929
0.3459
33.342
111.239
0.3207
34.859
111.530
0.2975
36.391
111.801
0.2762
37.938
112.050
0.2566
39.502
112.276
0.2385
41.084
112.478
0.2217
42.686
112.653
0.2062
44.308
112.799
0.1918
45.952
112.914
0.1785
47.621
112.996
0.1660
49.316
113.040
0.1544
51.041
113.043
0.1435
52.798
113.000
0.1334
54.591
112.907
0.1238
56.425
112.756
0.1149
58.305
112.539
0.1064
60.240
112.247
0.0984
62.237
111.866
0.0907
64.309
111.378
0.0834
66.474
110.760
0.0764
68.757
109.976
0.0695
71.196
108.972
0.0626
73.859
107.654
0.0556
76.875
105.835
0.0479
80.593
103.010
0.0306
91.208
91.208
b
Normal boiling point
Entropy, Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
Vapor
–0.07757
–0.06951
–0.06170
–0.05412
–0.04675
–0.03959
–0.03608
–0.03261
–0.02918
–0.02580
–0.02245
–0.01915
–0.01587
–0.01264
–0.00943
–0.00626
–0.00311
–0.00091
0.00000
0.00309
0.00615
0.00918
0.01220
0.01519
0.01815
0.02110
0.02403
0.02694
0.02983
0.03270
0.03556
0.03841
0.04124
0.04406
0.04686
0.04966
0.05244
0.05522
0.05798
0.06074
0.06350
0.06625
0.06899
0.07173
0.07447
0.07721
0.07996
0.08270
0.08545
0.08821
0.09098
0.09376
0.09656
0.09937
0.10222
0.10509
0.10800
0.11096
0.11397
0.11705
0.12022
0.12350
0.12693
0.13056
0.13450
0.13893
0.14437
0.16012
c
Critical point
0.29600
0.28808
0.28090
0.27439
0.26846
0.26307
0.26055
0.25815
0.25585
0.25366
0.25155
0.24954
0.24761
0.24577
0.24400
0.24230
0.24067
0.23955
0.23910
0.23759
0.23615
0.23475
0.23341
0.23211
0.23086
0.22965
0.22848
0.22735
0.22625
0.22519
0.22415
0.22315
0.22217
0.22121
0.22028
0.21936
0.21847
0.21758
0.21672
0.21586
0.21501
0.21417
0.21333
0.21250
0.21166
0.21083
0.20998
0.20913
0.20827
0.20739
0.20649
0.20557
0.20462
0.20364
0.20261
0.20153
0.20040
0.19919
0.19790
0.19650
0.19497
0.19328
0.19136
0.18916
0.18651
0.18316
0.17835
0.16012
Refrigerants
–150
0.263
–140
0.436
–130
0.698
–120
1.082
–110
1.629
–100
2.388
–95
2.865
–90
3.417
–85
4.053
–80
4.782
–75
5.615
–70
6.561
–65
7.631
–60
8.836
–55
10.190
–50
11.703
–45
13.390
b
–41.46
14.696
–40
15.262
–35
17.336
–30
19.624
–25
22.142
–20
24.906
–15
27.929
–10
31.230
–5
34.824
0
38.728
5
42.960
10
47.536
15
52.475
20
57.795
25
63.514
30
69.651
35
76.225
40
83.255
45
90.761
50
98.763
55
107.28
60
116.33
65
125.94
70
136.13
75
146.92
80
158.33
85
170.38
90
183.09
95
196.50
100
210.61
105
225.46
110
241.06
115
257.45
120
274.65
125
292.69
130
311.58
135
331.37
140
352.08
145
373.74
150
396.38
155
420.04
160
444.75
165
470.56
170
497.50
175
525.62
180
554.98
185
585.63
190
617.64
195
651.12
200
686.20
205.06c
723.74
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Volume,
ft3/lb
Vapor
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Table 9.3
Temp.,
°F
10
30
60
100
150
Temp.,
°F
30
60
100
150
Temp.,
°F
100
150
200
250
300
Temp.,
°F
Refrigerants
100
150
200
250
300
Temp.,
°F
150
200
250
300
Superheated Vapor Thermodynamic Properties of R-22
Pressure = 30 psia
Sat. Temp. = 11.85°F
V
h
s
1.760
103.92
0.2325
1.943
109.92
0.2453
2.078
114.55
0.2545
2.255
120.92
0.2663
2.473
129.17
0.2804
Pressure = 75 psia
Sat. Temp. = 34.06°F
V
h
s
0.7851
107.81
0.2229
0.7847
112.45
0.2306
0.8639
119.13
0.2429
0.9591
127.69
0.2576
Pressure = 135 psia
Sat. Temp. = 69.39°F
V
h
s
0.4492
116.50
0.2260
0.5092
125.59
0.2416
0.5655
134.79
0.2561
0.6193
144.20
0.2698
0.6713
153.84
0.2829
Pressure = 200 psia
Sat. Temp. = 96.17°F
V
h
s
0.2776
113.22
0.2126
0.3251
123.11
0.2295
0.3674
132.83
0.2448
0.4067
142.60
0.2591
0.4441
152.52
0.2726
Pressure = 240 psia
Sat. Temp. = 109.57°F
V
h
s
0.2606
121.45
0.2232
0.2985
131.56
0.2392
0.3330
141.58
0.2538
0.3654
151.69
0.2676
Pressure = 60 psia
Sat. Temp. = 21.94°F
V
h
s
0.9271
1.001
1.096
1.212
108.35
0.2271
113.17
0.2367
119.74
0.2488
128.19
0.2633
Pressure = 90 psia
Sat. Temp. = 44.47°F
V
h
s
0.6401
111.69
0.2253
0.7088
118.50
0.2379
0.7906
127.18
0.2528
Pressure = 180 psia
Sat. Temp. = 88.72°F
V
h
s
0.3177
114.29
0.2164
0.3678
123.90
0.2329
0.4132
133.45
0.2479
0.4558
143.10
0.2620
0.4965
152.93
0.2754
Pressure = 220 psia
Sat. Temp. = 103.09°F
V
h
s
0.2900
122.30
0.2263
0.3299
132.20
0.2419
0.3666
142.09
0.2564
0.4012
152.10
0.2700
Pressure = 260 psia
Sat. Temp. = 115.66°F
V
h
s
0.2356
120.58
0.2203
0.2720
130.90
0.2366
0.3046
141.06
0.2514
0.3351
151.27
0.2653
V = vapor volume, ft3/lb
h = enthalpy, Btu/lb
s = entropy, Btu/lb°F
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Figure 9.2 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Refrigerant 123 [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 5]
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Table 9.4 R-123 (2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-Trifluoroethane)
Properties of Saturated Liquid and Saturated Vapor [2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-123]
Density,
lb/ft3
Liquid
Volume,
ft3/lb
Vapor
–140
0.003
108.90
–130
0.006
108.12
–120
0.011
107.35
–110
0.020
106.57
–100
0.036
105.80
–90
0.060
105.03
–80
0.097
104.26
–70
0.154
103.48
–60
0.236
102.70
–50
0.354
101.92
–40
0.519
101.13
–30
0.744
100.34
–20
1.046
99.54
–10
1.445
98.73
0
1.963
97.92
5
2.274
97.51
10
2.625
97.10
15
3.019
96.69
20
3.460
96.28
25
3.952
95.86
30
4.499
95.44
35
5.106
95.02
40
5.778
94.60
45
6.519
94.17
50
7.334
93.74
55
8.229
93.31
60
9.208
92.88
65
10.278
92.44
70
11.445
92.01
75
12.713
91.56
80
14.090
91.12
82.08b
14.696
90.94
85
15.580
90.67
90
17.192
90.22
95
18.931
89.77
100
20.804
89.31
105
22.819
88.85
110
24.980
88.39
115
27.297
87.92
120
29.776
87.45
125
32.425
86.98
130
35.251
86.50
135
38.261
86.01
140
41.464
85.52
145
44.868
85.03
150
48.479
84.53
160
56.360
83.52
170
65.173
82.49
180
74.986
81.43
190
85.868
80.34
200
97.892
79.23
210
111.13
78.08
220
125.66
76.89
230
141.56
75.66
240
158.91
74.38
250
177.80
73.04
260
198.31
71.64
270
220.53
70.16
280
244.58
68.60
290
270.54
66.92
300
298.53
65.11
310
328.69
63.12
320
361.16
60.91
330
396.11
58.37
340
433.76
55.33
350
474.41
51.32
360
518.66
43.97
362.63c
531.10
34.34
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
7431.6
3871.0
2111.6
1201.0
709.46
433.83
273.77
177.81
118.57
80.999
56.576
40.333
29.299
21.655
16.264
14.174
12.396
10.878
9.5779
8.4595
7.4943
6.6586
5.9327
5.3002
4.7474
4.2629
3.8371
3.4617
3.1301
2.8362
2.5753
2.4753
2.3429
2.1356
1.9503
1.7841
1.6349
1.5006
1.3795
1.2701
1.1710
1.0812
0.9996
0.9253
0.8577
0.7959
0.6876
0.5965
0.5195
0.4539
0.3979
0.3497
0.3080
0.2719
0.2404
0.2128
0.1885
0.1670
0.1479
0.1309
0.1155
0.1016
0.0889
0.0770
0.0658
0.0544
0.0403
0.0291
Refrigerants
Temp.,* Pressure,
°F
psia
Enthalpy, Btu/lb
Liquid
Vapor
–22.241
71.783
–20.033
72.974
–17.826
74.187
–15.619
75.421
–13.410
76.676
–11.195
77.950
–8.975
79.244
–6.746
80.556
–4.509
81.885
–2.260
83.231
0.000
84.592
2.272
85.967
4.558
87.355
6.857
88.754
9.170
90.163
10.332
90.871
11.498
91.582
12.667
92.294
13.840
93.008
15.017
93.723
16.198
94.440
17.382
95.158
18.570
95.877
19.762
96.597
20.958
97.317
22.158
98.038
23.362
98.760
24.570
99.481
25.782
100.203
26.998
100.924
28.218
101.645
28.728
101.945
29.443
102.365
30.671
103.085
31.904
103.804
33.141
104.521
34.383
105.238
35.628
105.953
36.879
106.666
38.134
107.377
39.393
108.086
40.657
108.792
41.926
109.497
43.200
110.198
44.479
110.896
45.763
111.591
48.347
112.970
50.953
114.333
53.583
115.678
56.237
117.001
58.918
118.300
61.627
119.572
64.367
120.813
67.141
122.019
69.952
123.184
72.805
124.303
75.704
125.367
78.655
126.368
81.666
127.294
84.749
128.128
87.916
128.851
91.188
129.431
94.594
129.822
98.186
129.950
102.059
129.670
106.459
128.628
112.667
125.064
118.800
118.800
b
Normal boiling point
Entropy, Btu/lb·°F
cp /cv
Vapor
Liquid
Vapor
–0.06050
–0.05370
–0.04710
–0.04070
–0.03447
–0.02840
–0.02247
–0.01668
–0.01101
–0.00545
0.00000
0.00535
0.01061
0.01578
0.02086
0.02337
0.02587
0.02834
0.03080
0.03324
0.03566
0.03806
0.04045
0.04282
0.04518
0.04752
0.04984
0.05215
0.05444
0.05673
0.05899
0.05993
0.06124
0.06348
0.06571
0.06792
0.07012
0.07231
0.07449
0.07665
0.07881
0.08095
0.08308
0.08520
0.08732
0.08942
0.09359
0.09773
0.10184
0.10592
0.10997
0.11400
0.11801
0.12201
0.12599
0.12997
0.13396
0.13795
0.14196
0.14600
0.15010
0.15426
0.15853
0.16297
0.16769
0.17298
0.18039
0.18779
0.23363
1.1237
0.22843
1.1212
0.22379
1.1187
0.21966
1.1165
0.21600
1.1144
0.21275
1.1124
0.20989
1.1106
0.20737
1.1090
0.20516
1.1075
0.20323
1.1061
0.20157
1.1050
0.20014
1.1040
0.19892
1.1032
0.19790
1.1026
0.19706
1.1022
0.19670
1.1021
0.19638
1.1020
0.19609
1.1020
0.19585
1.1020
0.19563
1.1021
0.19544
1.1023
0.19529
1.1025
0.19517
1.1028
0.19507
1.1031
0.19500
1.1035
0.19495
1.1040
0.19493
1.1046
0.19493
1.1052
0.19495
1.1059
0.19499
1.1067
0.19505
1.1075
0.19508
1.1079
0.19513
1.1085
0.19522
1.1095
0.19534
1.1106
0.19546
1.1119
0.19560
1.1132
0.19576
1.1146
0.19593
1.1162
0.19611
1.1178
0.19630
1.1196
0.19650
1.1215
0.19671
1.1236
0.19693
1.1258
0.19716
1.1281
0.19739
1.1306
0.19788
1.1362
0.19839
1.1426
0.19892
1.1499
0.19945
1.1583
0.19999
1.1681
0.20053
1.1793
0.20106
1.1925
0.20158
1.2079
0.20207
1.2262
0.20254
1.2482
0.20296
1.2749
0.20334
1.3079
0.20365
1.3496
0.20387
1.4035
0.20398
1.4755
0.20395
1.5762
0.20372
1.7258
0.20320
1.9693
0.20222
2.4318
0.20036
3.6383
0.19551
14.6330
0.18779

c
Critical point
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Figure 9.3
Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Refrigerant 134a [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 8]
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Table 9.5 R-134a (1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane) Properties of Saturated Liquid and Saturated Vapor
[2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-134a]
Density,
Temp.,* Pressure, lb/ft3
°F
psia
Liquid
a
0.057 99.33
–153.94
–150
0.072 98.97
–140
0.129 98.05
–130
0.221 97.13
–120
0.365 96.20
–110
0.583 95.27
–100
0.903 94.33
–90
1.359 93.38
–80
1.993 92.42
–75
2.392 91.94
–70
2.854 91.46
–65
3.389 90.97
–60
4.002 90.49
–55
4.703 90.00
–50
5.501 89.50
–45
6.406 89.00
–40
7.427 88.50
–35
8.576 88.00
–30
9.862 87.49
–25
11.299 86.98
–20
12.898 86.47
–15
14.671 85.95
–14.93b
14.696 85.94
–10
16.632 85.43
–5
18.794 84.90
0
21.171 84.37
5
23.777 83.83
10
26.628 83.29
15
29.739 82.74
20
33.124 82.19
25
36.800 81.63
30
40.784 81.06
35
45.092 80.49
40
49.741 79.90
45
54.749 79.32
50
60.134 78.72
55
65.913 78.11
60
72.105 77.50
65
78.729 76.87
70
85.805 76.24
75
93.351 75.59
80
101.39 74.94
85
109.93 74.27
90
119.01 73.58
95
128.65 72.88
100
138.85 72.17
105
149.65 71.44
110
161.07 70.69
115
173.14 69.93
120
185.86 69.14
125
199.28 68.32
130
213.41 67.49
135
228.28 66.62
140
243.92 65.73
145
260.36 64.80
150
277.61 63.83
155
295.73 62.82
160
314.73 61.76
165
334.65 60.65
170
355.53 59.47
175
377.41 58.21
180
400.34 56.86
185
424.36 55.38
190
449.52 53.76
195
475.91 51.91
200
503.59 49.76
205
532.68 47.08
210
563.35 43.20
c
213.91
588.75 31.96
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Volume,
ft3/lb
Vapor
568.59
452.12
260.63
156.50
97.481
62.763
41.637
28.381
19.825
16.711
14.161
12.060
10.321
8.8733
7.6621
6.6438
5.7839
5.0544
4.4330
3.9014
3.4449
3.0514
3.0465
2.7109
2.4154
2.1579
1.9330
1.7357
1.5623
1.4094
1.2742
1.1543
1.0478
0.9528
0.8680
0.7920
0.7238
0.6625
0.6072
0.5572
0.5120
0.4710
0.4338
0.3999
0.3690
0.3407
0.3148
0.2911
0.2693
0.2493
0.2308
0.2137
0.1980
0.1833
0.1697
0.1571
0.1453
0.1343
0.1239
0.1142
0.1051
0.0964
0.0881
0.0801
0.0724
0.0647
0.0567
0.0477
0.0313
Enthalpy,
Btu/lb
Liquid
–32.992
–31.878
–29.046
–26.208
–23.360
–20.500
–17.626
–14.736
–11.829
–10.368
–8.903
–7.432
–5.957
–4.476
–2.989
–1.498
0.000
1.503
3.013
4.529
6.051
7.580
7.600
9.115
10.657
12.207
13.764
15.328
16.901
18.481
20.070
21.667
23.274
24.890
26.515
28.150
29.796
31.452
33.120
34.799
36.491
38.195
39.913
41.645
43.392
45.155
46.934
48.731
50.546
52.382
54.239
56.119
58.023
59.954
61.915
63.908
65.936
68.005
70.118
72.283
74.509
76.807
79.193
81.692
84.343
87.214
90.454
94.530
103.894
a
Vapor
80.362
80.907
82.304
83.725
85.168
86.629
88.107
89.599
91.103
91.858
92.614
93.372
94.131
94.890
95.650
96.409
97.167
97.924
98.679
99.433
100.184
100.932
100.942
101.677
102.419
103.156
103.889
104.617
105.339
106.056
106.767
107.471
108.167
108.856
109.537
110.209
110.871
111.524
112.165
112.796
113.414
114.019
114.610
115.186
115.746
116.289
116.813
117.317
117.799
118.258
118.690
119.095
119.468
119.807
120.108
120.366
120.576
120.731
120.823
120.842
120.773
120.598
120.294
119.822
119.123
118.097
116.526
113.746
103.894
Triple point
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
–0.09154
–0.08791
–0.07891
–0.07017
–0.06166
–0.05337
–0.04527
–0.03734
–0.02959
–0.02577
–0.02198
–0.01824
–0.01452
–0.01085
–0.00720
–0.00358
0.00000
0.00356
0.00708
0.01058
0.01406
0.01751
0.01755
0.02093
0.02433
0.02771
0.03107
0.03440
0.03772
0.04101
0.04429
0.04755
0.05079
0.05402
0.05724
0.06044
0.06362
0.06680
0.06996
0.07311
0.07626
0.07939
0.08252
0.08565
0.08877
0.09188
0.09500
0.09811
0.10123
0.10435
0.10748
0.11062
0.11376
0.11692
0.12010
0.12330
0.12653
0.12979
0.13309
0.13644
0.13985
0.14334
0.14693
0.15066
0.15459
0.15880
0.16353
0.16945
0.18320
b
Vapor
0.27923
0.27629
0.26941
0.26329
0.25784
0.25300
0.24871
0.24490
0.24152
0.23998
0.23854
0.23718
0.23590
0.23470
0.23358
0.23252
0.23153
0.23060
0.22973
0.22892
0.22816
0.22744
0.22743
0.22678
0.22615
0.22557
0.22502
0.22451
0.22403
0.22359
0.22317
0.22278
0.22241
0.22207
0.22174
0.22144
0.22115
0.22088
0.22062
0.22037
0.22013
0.21989
0.21966
0.21944
0.21921
0.21898
0.21875
0.21851
0.21826
0.21800
0.21772
0.21742
0.21709
0.21673
0.21634
0.21591
0.21542
0.21488
0.21426
0.21356
0.21274
0.21180
0.21069
0.20935
0.20771
0.20562
0.20275
0.19814
0.18320
Normal boiling point
Specific Heat cp ,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
0.2829
0.2830
0.2834
0.2842
0.2853
0.2866
0.2881
0.2898
0.2916
0.2925
0.2935
0.2945
0.2955
0.2965
0.2976
0.2987
0.2999
0.3010
0.3022
0.3035
0.3047
0.3060
0.3061
0.3074
0.3088
0.3102
0.3117
0.3132
0.3147
0.3164
0.3181
0.3198
0.3216
0.3235
0.3255
0.3275
0.3297
0.3319
0.3343
0.3368
0.3394
0.3422
0.3451
0.3482
0.3515
0.3551
0.3589
0.3630
0.3675
0.3723
0.3775
0.3833
0.3897
0.3968
0.4048
0.4138
0.4242
0.4362
0.4504
0.4675
0.4887
0.5156
0.5512
0.6012
0.6768
0.8062
1.0830
2.1130

Vapor
0.1399
0.1411
0.1443
0.1475
0.1508
0.1540
0.1573
0.1607
0.1641
0.1658
0.1676
0.1694
0.1713
0.1731
0.1751
0.1770
0.1790
0.1811
0.1832
0.1853
0.1875
0.1898
0.1898
0.1921
0.1945
0.1969
0.1995
0.2021
0.2047
0.2075
0.2103
0.2132
0.2163
0.2194
0.2226
0.2260
0.2294
0.2331
0.2368
0.2408
0.2449
0.2492
0.2537
0.2585
0.2636
0.2690
0.2747
0.2809
0.2875
0.2948
0.3026
0.3112
0.3208
0.3315
0.3435
0.3571
0.3729
0.3914
0.4133
0.4400
0.4733
0.5159
0.5729
0.6532
0.7751
0.9835
1.4250
3.0080

c
cp /cv
Vapor
1.1637
1.1623
1.1589
1.1559
1.1532
1.1509
1.1490
1.1475
1.1465
1.1462
1.1460
1.1459
1.1460
1.1462
1.1466
1.1471
1.1478
1.1486
1.1496
1.1508
1.1521
1.1537
1.1537
1.1554
1.1573
1.1595
1.1619
1.1645
1.1674
1.1705
1.1740
1.1777
1.1818
1.1862
1.1910
1.1961
1.2018
1.2079
1.2145
1.2217
1.2296
1.2382
1.2475
1.2578
1.2690
1.2813
1.2950
1.3101
1.3268
1.3456
1.3666
1.3903
1.4173
1.4481
1.4837
1.5250
1.5738
1.6318
1.7022
1.7889
1.8984
2.0405
2.2321
2.5041
2.9192
3.6309
5.1360
10.5120

Critical point
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Table 9.6
Superheated Vapor Thermodynamic Properties of R-134a
40
60
Pressure = 15 psia
Sat. temp. = 14.25°F
V
h
s
3.118
103.35
0.2324
3.268
107.07
0.2403
3.417
110.88
0.2481
3.565
114.79
0.2558
3.712
118.79
0.2633
3.858
122.87
0.2708
4.004
127.05
0.2781
4.149
131.31
0.2853
Pressure = 45 psia
Sat. temp. = 34.94°F
V
h
s
1.077
109.20
0.2243
1.132
113.24
0.2323
0.8269
80
100
120
140
1.187
1.240
1.293
1.345
0.8699
0.9120
0.9533
0.9940
Temp,
°F
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Temp,
°F
Temp,
°F
125
150
175
200
225
250
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
s
1.584
1.663
1.741
1.818
1.895
1.971
2.046
106.18
0.2255
110.06
0.2335
114.03
0.2413
118.08
0.2489
122.22
0.2564
126.44
0.2638
130.75
0.2711
Pressure = 60 psia
Sat. temp. = 49.94°F
V
h
s
112.41
0.2255
116.60
0.2334
120.86
0.2412
125.18
0.2488
129.58
0.2562
Pressure = 200 psia
Sat. temp. = 125.19°F
V
h
s
0.2596
0.2807
0.3003
0.3189
0.3366
125.69
0.2289
132.07
0.2391
138.42
0.2489
144.80
0.2584
151.23
0.2676
Pressure = 300 psia
Sat. temp. = 156.07°F
V
h
s
0.1646
0.1817
0.1969
0.2110
0.2242
0.2367
127.20
134.35
141.29
148.15
154.99
161.84
Refrigerants
Temp,
°F
117.36
0.2400
121.55
0.2477
125.82
0.2552
130.17
0.2625
Pressure = 150 psia
Sat. temp. = 105.14°F
V
h
s
0.3433
122.06
0.2274
0.3692
128.08
0.2375
0.3937
134.13
0.2472
0.4171
140.23
0.2566
0.4397
146.41
0.2658
0.4616
152.66
0.2748
Pressure = 250 psia
Sat. temp. = 141.79°F
V
h
s
0.1920
122.93
0.2210
0.2118
129.79
0.2320
0.2295
136.47
0.2423
0.2460
143.10
0.2522
0.2614
149.73
0.2617
0.2761
156.37
0.2709
0.2902
163.07
0.2798
Pressure = 30 psia
Sat. temp. = 15.39°F
V
h
0.2252
0.2362
0.2466
0.2564
0.2659
0.2750
V = vapor volume, ft3/lb
h = enthalpy, Btu/lb
s = entropy, Btu/lb·°F
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Figure 9.4 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Refrigerant 717 (Ammonia) [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 18]
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Table 9.7
R-717 (Ammonia) Properties of Saturated Liquid and Saturated Vapor
[2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-717]
Density, Volume,
Temp.,* Pressure, lb/ft3
ft3/lb
°F
psia
Liquid
Vapor
249.92
182.19
124.12
86.546
61.647
44.774
33.105
24.881
18.983
18.007
16.668
14.684
12.976
11.502
10.226
9.1159
8.1483
7.3020
6.5597
5.9067
5.3307
4.8213
4.3695
3.9680
3.6102
3.2906
3.0045
2.7479
2.5172
2.3094
2.1217
1.9521
1.7983
1.6588
1.5319
1.4163
1.3108
1.2144
1.1262
1.0452
0.9710
0.9026
0.8397
0.7817
0.7280
0.6785
0.6325
0.5899
0.5504
0.5136
0.4793
0.4473
0.4174
0.3895
0.3633
0.3387
0.3156
0.2938
0.2733
0.2538
0.2354
0.2178
0.2010
0.1849
0.1693
0.1540
0.1233
0.0712
–69.830 568.765
–61.994 572.260
–51.854 576.688
–41.637 581.035
–31.341 585.288
–20.969 589.439
–10.521 593.476
0.000 597.387
10.592 601.162
12.732 601.904
15.914 602.995
21.253 604.789
26.609 606.544
31.982 608.257
37.372 609.928
42.779 611.554
48.203 613.135
53.644 614.669
59.103 616.154
64.579 617.590
70.072 618.974
75.585 620.305
81.116 621.582
86.666 622.803
92.237 623.967
97.828 625.072
103.441 626.115
109.076 627.097
114.734 628.013
120.417 628.864
126.126 629.647
131.861 630.359
137.624 630.999
143.417 631.564
149.241 632.052
155.098 632.460
160.990 632.785
166.919 633.025
172.887 633.175
178.896 633.232
184.949 633.193
191.049 633.053
197.199 632.807
203.403 632.451
209.663 631.978
215.984 631.383
222.370 630.659
228.827 629.798
235.359 628.791
241.973 627.630
248.675 626.302
255.472 624.797
262.374 623.100
269.390 621.195
276.530 619.064
283.809 616.686
291.240 614.035
298.842 611.081
306.637 607.788
314.651 604.112
322.918 599.996
331.483 595.371
340.404 590.142
349.766 584.183
359.695 577.309
370.391 569.240
395.943 547.139
473.253 473.253
a
Triple point
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
Vapor
Specific Heat cp ,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid Vapor
–0.18124 1.63351 1.0044
–0.15922 1.60421 1.0100
–0.13142 1.56886 1.0176
–0.10416 1.53587 1.0254
–0.07741 1.50503 1.0331
–0.05114 1.47614 1.0406
–0.02534 1.44900 1.0478
0.00000 1.42347 1.0549
0.02491 1.39938 1.0617
0.02987 1.39470 1.0631
0.03720 1.38784 1.0651
0.04939 1.37660 1.0684
0.06148 1.36567 1.0716
0.07347 1.35502 1.0749
0.08536 1.34463 1.0782
0.09715 1.33450 1.0814
0.10885 1.32462 1.0847
0.12045 1.31496 1.0880
0.13197 1.30552 1.0914
0.14340 1.29629 1.0948
0.15474 1.28726 1.0983
0.16599 1.27842 1.1019
0.17717 1.26975 1.1056
0.18827 1.26125 1.1094
0.19929 1.25291 1.1134
0.21024 1.24472 1.1175
0.22111 1.23667 1.1218
0.23192 1.22875 1.126
0.24266 1.22095 1.131
0.25334 1.21327 1.136
0.26396 1.20570 1.141
0.27452 1.19823 1.147
0.28503 1.19085 1.153
0.29549 1.18356 1.159
0.30590 1.17634 1.166
0.31626 1.16920 1.173
0.32659 1.16211 1.180
0.33688 1.15508 1.188
0.34713 1.14809 1.197
0.35736 1.14115 1.206
0.36757 1.13423 1.216
0.37775 1.12733 1.227
0.38792 1.12044 1.239
0.39808 1.11356 1.251
0.40824 1.10666 1.265
0.41840 1.09975 1.280
0.42857 1.09281 1.296
0.43875 1.08582 1.313
0.44896 1.07878 1.333
0.45919 1.07167 1.354
0.46947 1.06447 1.377
0.47980 1.05717 1.403
0.49019 1.04974 1.432
0.50066 1.04217 1.465
0.51121 1.03443 1.502
0.52188 1.02649 1.543
0.53267 1.01831 1.591
0.54360 1.00986 1.646
0.55472 1.00109 1.711
0.56605 0.99193 1.788
0.57763 0.98232 1.882
0.58953 0.97216 1.999
0.60182 0.96133 2.148
0.61462 0.94966 2.346
0.62809 0.93690 2.624
0.64249 0.92269 3.047
0.67662 0.88671 5.273
0.78093 0.78093

b
Normal boiling point
cp /cv
Vapor
0.4930 1.3252
0.4959 1.3262
0.5003 1.3278
0.5056 1.3296
0.5118 1.3319
0.5190 1.3346
0.5271 1.3379
0.5364 1.3419
0.5467 1.3465
0.5490 1.3475
0.5524 1.3491
0.5583 1.3520
0.5646 1.3550
0.5711 1.3584
0.5781 1.3619
0.5853 1.3657
0.5929 1.3698
0.6009 1.3742
0.6092 1.3789
0.6179 1.3840
0.6271 1.3894
0.6366 1.3951
0.6465 1.4012
0.6569 1.4078
0.6678 1.4147
0.6791 1.4222
0.6909 1.4301
0.703
1.438
0.716
1.447
0.730
1.457
0.744
1.467
0.758
1.478
0.774
1.490
0.790
1.502
0.807
1.515
0.824
1.529
0.843
1.544
0.862
1.561
0.883
1.578
0.905
1.597
0.928
1.617
0.952
1.638
0.978
1.662
1.006
1.687
1.035
1.715
1.067
1.745
1.101
1.778
1.138
1.813
1.178
1.853
1.222
1.896
1.270
1.944
1.322
1.998
1.381
2.058
1.446
2.126
1.519
2.203
1.602
2.290
1.697
2.392
1.806
2.509
1.935
2.648
2.088
2.814
2.272
3.015
2.501
3.265
2.790
3.582
3.171
4.000
3.693
4.575
4.460
5.420
8.106
9.439


c
Critical point
Refrigerants
–107.78a
0.883 45.75
–100
1.237 45.47
–90
1.864 45.09
–80
2.739 44.71
–70
3.937 44.31
–60
5.544 43.91
–50
7.659 43.50
–40
10.398 43.08
–30
13.890 42.66
–27.99b
14.696 42.57
–25
15.962 42.45
–20
18.279 42.23
–15
20.858 42.01
–10
23.723 41.79
–5
26.895 41.57
0
30.397 41.34
5
34.253 41.12
10
38.487 40.89
15
43.126 40.66
20
48.194 40.43
25
53.720 40.20
30
59.730 39.96
35
66.255 39.72
40
73.322 39.48
45
80.962 39.24
50
89.205 38.99
55
98.083 38.75
60
107.63 38.50
65
117.87 38.25
70
128.85 37.99
75
140.59 37.73
80
153.13 37.47
85
166.51 37.21
90
180.76 36.94
95
195.91 36.67
100
212.01 36.40
105
229.09 36.12
110
247.19 35.83
115
266.34 35.55
120
286.60 35.26
125
307.98 34.96
130
330.54 34.66
135
354.32 34.35
140
379.36 34.04
145
405.70 33.72
150
433.38 33.39
155
462.45 33.06
160
492.95 32.72
165
524.94 32.37
170
558.45 32.01
175
593.53 31.64
180
630.24 31.26
185
668.63 30.87
190
708.74 30.47
195
750.64 30.05
200
794.38 29.62
205
840.03 29.17
210
887.64 28.70
215
937.28 28.21
220
989.03 27.69
225
1042.96 27.15
230
1099.14 26.57
235
1157.69 25.95
240
1218.68 25.28
245
1282.24 24.55
250
1348.49 23.72
260
1489.71 21.60
270.05c
1643.71 14.05
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Enthalpy,
Btu/lb
Liquid Vapor
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Table 9.8 R-404A [R-125/143a/134a (44/52/4)]
Properties of Liquid on Bubble Line and Vapor on Dew Line [2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-404A]
Temperature,*
°F
Bubble
–129.56
–120.05
–112.90
–107.10
–102.18
–94.08
–87.49
–81.89
–77.00
–72.64
–65.08
–58.65
–53.01
–51.20
–47.98
–43.42
–39.24
–35.37
–31.77
–28.39
–25.21
–22.20
–19.34
–16.62
–14.01
–11.52
–9.12
–6.81
–4.59
–2.44
–0.36
1.65
6.43
10.89
15.07
19.02
22.76
26.32
29.71
32.96
36.07
39.07
44.73
50.02
54.99
59.68
64.13
68.36
72.40
76.26
79.97
83.53
90.27
96.57
102.48
108.06
113.34
118.36
123.14
127.71
132.09
136.28
146.07
154.97
162.50
Density,
lb/ft3
Liquid
89.61
88.64
87.92
87.33
86.83
86.01
85.33
84.76
84.25
83.80
83.01
82.34
81.74
81.55
81.20
80.71
80.26
79.83
79.44
79.06
78.71
78.37
78.05
77.74
77.44
77.15
76.87
76.60
76.34
76.09
75.84
75.60
75.03
74.48
73.97
73.47
72.99
72.54
72.09
71.67
71.25
70.84
70.06
69.32
68.60
67.90
67.23
66.57
65.93
65.30
64.68
64.07
62.87
61.70
60.53
59.37
58.20
57.03
55.83
54.61
53.35
52.03
48.36
43.51
35.84
Dew
–127.50
–118.11
–111.03
–105.29
–100.42
–92.40
–85.87
–80.32
–75.46
–71.14
–63.64
–57.25
–51.65
–49.85
–46.65
–42.11
–37.96
–34.11
–30.53
–27.17
–24.01
–21.02
–18.17
–15.46
–12.87
–10.39
–8.01
–5.71
–3.50
–1.36
0.71
2.71
7.47
11.90
16.07
20.00
23.72
27.27
30.64
33.88
36.98
39.96
45.60
50.86
55.81
60.48
64.91
69.13
73.15
76.99
80.68
84.23
90.94
97.21
103.09
108.64
113.90
118.89
123.65
128.19
132.54
136.71
146.42
155.22
162.50
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
b
Volume,
ft3/lb
Vapor
36.2311
24.7754
18.9245
15.3578
12.9493
9.8941
8.0300
6.7705
5.8607
5.1716
4.1954
3.5353
3.0582
2.9217
2.6968
2.4132
2.1845
1.9960
1.8379
1.7033
1.5873
1.4863
1.3974
1.3187
1.2484
1.1852
1.1281
1.0763
1.0290
0.9857
0.9459
0.9091
0.8285
0.7609
0.7033
0.6537
0.6104
0.5724
0.5387
0.5085
0.4815
0.4570
0.4145
0.3789
0.3485
0.3222
0.2994
0.2793
0.2614
0.2454
0.2311
0.2181
0.1955
0.1764
0.1601
0.1460
0.1336
0.1226
0.1127
0.1038
0.0956
0.0881
0.0713
0.0556
0.0279
Enthalpy,
Btu/lb
Liquid
–26.33
–23.56
–21.49
–19.81
–18.38
–16.02
–14.10
–12.46
–11.02
–9.74
–7.51
–5.60
–3.91
–3.37
–2.41
–1.03
0.23
1.40
2.50
3.53
4.51
5.44
6.32
7.16
7.97
8.75
9.50
10.22
10.92
11.60
12.25
12.89
14.41
15.84
17.19
18.47
19.69
20.86
21.98
23.05
24.09
25.10
27.01
28.82
30.53
32.16
33.73
35.23
36.68
38.08
39.44
40.76
43.29
45.70
48.02
50.25
52.42
54.54
56.61
58.65
60.67
62.68
67.80
73.49
80.85
Vapor
71.76
73.11
74.14
74.98
75.69
76.86
77.82
78.64
79.35
79.98
81.07
82
82.81
83.07
83.53
84.18
84.78
85.32
85.83
86.30
86.75
87.16
87.56
87.93
88.29
88.62
88.95
89.26
89.56
89.84
90.12
90.38
91.01
91.58
92.11
92.61
93.07
93.50
93.91
94.30
94.66
95.00
95.64
96.21
96.73
97.20
97.62
98.01
98.37
98.69
98.98
99.25
99.70
100.05
100.32
100.51
100.61
100.64
100.58
100.43
100.20
99.85
98.42
95.51
80.85
Bubble and dew points at one standard atmosphere
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
–0.07039
–0.06215
–0.05611
–0.05129
–0.04727
–0.04076
–0.03555
–0.03119
–0.02742
–0.02409
–0.01839
–0.01360
–0.00944
–0.00812
–0.00577
–0.00246
0.00055
0.00332
0.00588
0.00827
0.01051
0.01263
0.01463
0.01653
0.01834
0.02007
0.02172
0.02331
0.02484
0.02632
0.02774
0.02911
0.03237
0.03539
0.03822
0.04088
0.04339
0.04578
0.04804
0.05021
0.05229
0.05428
0.05804
0.06155
0.06485
0.06795
0.07090
0.07371
0.07639
0.07896
0.08143
0.08381
0.08833
0.09259
0.09663
0.10047
0.10417
0.10773
0.11118
0.11456
0.11787
0.12114
0.12934
0.13833
0.14987
c
Vapor
0.22616
0.22201
0.21920
0.21710
0.21544
0.21292
0.21106
0.20960
0.20841
0.20741
0.20581
0.20457
0.20357
0.20326
0.20273
0.20203
0.20141
0.20088
0.20041
0.19998
0.19960
0.19925
0.19894
0.19864
0.19838
0.19813
0.19790
0.19768
0.19748
0.19729
0.19711
0.19694
0.19655
0.19621
0.19590
0.19562
0.19537
0.19514
0.19492
0.19471
0.19452
0.19434
0.19400
0.19368
0.19338
0.19309
0.19281
0.19253
0.19226
0.19198
0.19170
0.19143
0.19085
0.19026
0.18962
0.18895
0.18823
0.18745
0.18660
0.18566
0.18464
0.18349
0.17987
0.17416
0.14987
Refrigerants
Pressure,
psia
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
14
14.7b
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
450
500
548.24c
Critical point
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Table 9.9 R-407C [R-32/125/134a (23/25/52)] Properties of Liquid on Bubble Line and Vapor on Dew Line
[2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-407C]
Temp.,* °F
Pressure,
psia
Bubble
Dew
94.24
93.28
92.55
91.97
91.47
90.64
89.97
89.40
88.89
88.44
87.66
86.98
86.39
86.19
85.85
85.36
84.91
84.50
84.10
83.73
83.38
83.05
82.73
82.43
82.14
81.85
81.58
81.32
81.06
80.82
80.58
80.34
79.78
79.25
78.75
78.27
77.82
77.38
76.95
76.54
76.15
75.76
75.02
74.32
73.64
72.99
72.37
71.76
71.17
70.59
70.02
69.47
68.40
67.35
66.33
65.33
64.34
63.37
62.39
61.42
60.44
59.46
56.92
54.21
51.15
47.39
41.60
31.59
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid Vapor
43.0887 –26.34 93.96 –0.07002 0.28254
29.4430 –23.40 95.34 –0.06135 0.27716
22.4776 –21.18 96.37 –0.05499 0.27346
18.2333 –19.39 97.21 –0.04994 0.27066
15.3685 –17.87 97.92 –0.04572 0.26841
11.7361 –15.37 99.09 –0.03889 0.26495
9.5211 –13.34 100.03 –0.03345 0.26234
8.0252 –11.60 100.83 –0.02889 0.26025
6.9450 –10.09 101.52 –0.02496 0.25852
6.1272
–8.74 102.13 –0.02149 0.25705
4.9690
–6.39 103.19 –0.01556 0.25464
4.1864
–4.38 104.08 –0.01059 0.25272
3.6210
–2.62 104.85 –0.00629 0.25114
3.4593
–2.06 105.10 –0.00492 0.25065
3.1928
–1.05 105.54 –0.00249 0.24979
2.8570
0.39 106.15
0.00092 0.24863
2.5862
1.70 106.71
0.00402 0.24760
2.3632
2.92 107.22
0.00687 0.24668
2.1761
4.06 107.70
0.00950 0.24586
2.0169
5.13 108.14
0.01196 0.24510
1.8798
6.15 108.55
0.01426 0.24442
1.7603
7.10 108.93
0.01643 0.24378
1.6553
8.02 109.30
0.01848 0.24319
1.5622
8.89 109.64
0.02042 0.24265
1.4791
9.72 109.97
0.02227 0.24213
1.4045
10.53 110.28
0.02404 0.24165
1.3371
11.30 110.58
0.02573 0.24120
1.2759
12.04 110.86
0.02735 0.24077
1.2201
12.76 111.13
0.02891 0.24036
1.1690
13.46 111.39
0.03041 0.23998
1.1220
14.13 111.64
0.03186 0.23961
1.0786
14.79 111.88
0.03326 0.23926
0.9835
16.34 112.44
0.03656 0.23844
0.9037
17.81 112.96
0.03963 0.23771
0.8359
19.19 113.44
0.04250 0.23703
0.7774
20.49 113.88
0.04519 0.23641
0.7264
21.74 114.29
0.04773 0.23584
0.6816
22.92 114.67
0.05014 0.23530
0.6419
24.06 115.03
0.05243 0.23480
0.6064
25.16 115.37
0.05462 0.23432
0.5746
26.21 115.68
0.05671 0.23387
0.5458
27.23 115.98
0.05871 0.23344
0.4959
29.16 116.53
0.06250 0.23265
0.4540
30.99 117.03
0.06602 0.23191
0.4183
32.72 117.47
0.06932 0.23122
0.3875
34.36 117.88
0.07244 0.23058
0.3607
35.94 118.24
0.07538 0.22997
0.3372
37.45 118.57
0.07818 0.22938
0.3163
38.90 118.87
0.08086 0.22882
0.2976
40.30 119.15
0.08341 0.22828
0.2808
41.66 119.39
0.08587 0.22776
0.2656
42.97 119.61
0.08823 0.22725
0.2393
45.49 119.99
0.09271 0.22625
0.2171
47.88 120.29
0.09691 0.22529
0.1982
50.17 120.52
0.10088 0.22434
0.1819
52.36 120.68
0.10464 0.22340
0.1676
54.48 120.78
0.10824 0.22246
0.1550
56.53 120.82
0.11168 0.22152
0.1438
58.53 120.80
0.11500 0.22056
0.1337
60.47 120.73
0.11821 0.21958
0.1246
62.38 120.61
0.12132 0.21857
0.1163
64.25 120.42
0.12435 0.21753
0.0984
68.84 119.71
0.13167 0.21473
0.0835
73.37 118.56
0.13879 0.21152
0.0706
78.00 116.83
0.14595 0.20765
0.0586
83.04 114.18
0.15363 0.20253
0.0457
89.56 109.19
0.16351 0.19401
0.0317
99.99 99.99
0.17797 0.17797
b
Bubble and dew points at one standard atmosphere
Specific Heat cp ,
Btu/lb·°F
cp /cv
Liquid Vapor Vapor
0.3065 0.1568
1.183
0.3063 0.1600
1.182
0.3063 0.1624
1.181
0.3065 0.1644
1.181
0.3068 0.1662
1.181
0.3074 0.1693
1.181
0.3081 0.1719
1.182
0.3087 0.1742
1.182
0.3094 0.1762
1.183
0.3100 0.1781
1.184
0.3112 0.1814
1.186
0.3123 0.1844
1.188
0.3133 0.1871
1.189
0.3137 0.1880
1.190
0.3143 0.1896
1.191
0.3153 0.1919
1.193
0.3162 0.1941
1.195
0.3172 0.1961
1.197
0.3180 0.1981
1.199
0.3189 0.1999
1.201
0.3197 0.2017
1.203
0.3205 0.2034
1.205
0.3213 0.2051
1.207
0.3221 0.2067
1.209
0.3229 0.2083
1.211
0.3236 0.2098
1.213
0.3244 0.2113
1.215
0.3251 0.2127
1.217
0.3258 0.2141
1.219
0.3265 0.2155
1.221
0.3272 0.2169
1.223
0.3279 0.2182
1.225
0.3296 0.2214
1.230
0.3313 0.2246
1.235
0.3329 0.2276
1.240
0.3346 0.2305
1.245
0.3362 0.2333
1.250
0.3378 0.2361
1.255
0.3393 0.2389
1.260
0.3409 0.2416
1.266
0.3424 0.2442
1.271
0.3440 0.2468
1.276
0.3471 0.2520
1.287
0.3502 0.2570
1.298
0.3533 0.2621
1.310
0.3564 0.2671
1.321
0.3596 0.2721
1.334
0.3628 0.2772
1.346
0.3660 0.2824
1.359
0.3693 0.2876
1.373
0.3727 0.2929
1.387
0.3761 0.2983
1.401
0.3832 0.3095
1.432
0.3907 0.3213
1.466
0.3986 0.3338
1.502
0.4070 0.3473
1.542
0.4161 0.3618
1.586
0.4260 0.3777
1.635
0.4368 0.3951
1.689
0.4487 0.4143
1.750
0.4620 0.4358
1.819
0.4769 0.4600
1.897
0.5248 0.5373
2.151
0.5982 0.6546
2.541
0.7284 0.8572
3.217
1.0271 1.2973
4.683
2.4146 3.0022 10.265
—
—
—
c
Critical point
Refrigerants
1
–125.19 –111.30
1.5
–115.58 –101.85
2
–108.36 –94.75
2.5
–102.52 –88.99
3
–97.57 –84.12
4
–89.43 –76.11
5
–82.81 –69.61
6
–77.20 –64.09
7
–72.30 –59.27
8
–67.94 –54.97
10
–60.38 –47.55
12
–53.96 –41.23
14
–48.34 –35.71
14.7b
–46.53 –33.93
16
–43.32 –30.78
18
–38.77 –26.31
20
–34.61 –22.23
22
–30.76 –18.45
24
–27.18 –14.93
26
–23.83 –11.64
28
–20.66 –8.54
30
–17.67 –5.60
32
–14.84 –2.82
34
–12.13 –0.17
36
–9.55
2.37
38
–7.07
4.79
40
–4.70
7.12
42
–2.41
9.37
44
–0.20 11.53
46
1.93 13.61
48
3.98 15.63
50
5.98 17.58
55
10.71 22.21
60
15.13 26.53
65
19.27 30.58
70
23.18 34.40
75
26.88 38.02
80
30.39 41.46
85
33.75 44.73
90
36.96 47.87
95
40.04 50.87
100
43.00 53.75
110
48.60 59.21
120
53.83 64.30
130
58.75 69.08
140
63.39 73.59
150
67.79 77.86
160
71.98 81.92
170
75.97 85.79
180
79.80 89.49
190
83.47 93.04
200
87.00 96.45
220
93.69 102.90
240
99.94 108.92
260
105.82 114.56
280
111.37 119.88
300
116.64 124.91
320
121.66 129.69
340
126.45 134.24
360
131.03 138.58
380
135.43 142.73
400
139.66 146.71
450
149.59 155.98
500
158.73 164.41
550
167.22 172.09
600
175.17 179.07
650
182.79 185.22
673.36c
186.94 186.94
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Enthalpy,
Density, Volume,
Btu/lb
ft3/lb
lb/ft3
Liquid Vapor Liquid Vapor
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Table 9.10
Temp.,* °F
Bubble
–135.16
–126.03
–119.18
–113.63
–108.94
–101.22
–94.94
–89.63
–84.98
–80.85
–73.70
–67.62
–62.31
–60.60
–57.56
–53.27
–49.34
–45.70
–42.32
–39.15
–36.17
–33.35
–30.68
–28.13
–25.69
–23.36
–21.12
–18.96
–16.89
–14.88
–12.94
–11.07
–6.62
–2.46
1.43
5.10
8.58
11.88
15.03
18.05
20.93
23.71
28.96
33.86
38.46
42.80
46.91
50.82
54.56
58.13
61.55
64.84
71.07
76.89
82.35
87.51
92.40
97.04
101.48
105.71
109.78
113.68
122.82
131.19
138.93
146.12
158.40
Dew
–134.98
–125.87
–119.02
–113.48
–108.78
–101.07
–94.80
–89.48
–84.84
–80.71
–73.56
–67.48
–62.16
–60.46
–57.42
–53.13
–49.19
–45.56
–42.18
–39.01
–36.02
–33.20
–30.53
–27.98
–25.54
–23.20
–20.96
–18.81
–16.73
–14.73
–12.79
–10.91
–6.45
–2.30
1.60
5.27
8.75
12.06
15.21
18.22
21.11
23.89
29.14
34.05
38.65
42.99
47.11
51.02
54.76
58.33
61.76
65.05
71.28
77.10
82.57
87.73
92.61
97.26
101.69
105.93
109.99
113.89
123.01
131.38
139.09
146.25
158.40
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Density,
lb/ft3
Liquid
92.02
91.10
90.41
89.84
89.36
88.57
87.92
87.36
86.87
86.44
85.67
85.02
84.44
84.26
83.93
83.45
83.02
82.61
82.23
81.87
81.54
81.21
80.90
80.61
80.33
80.05
79.79
79.54
79.29
79.05
78.82
78.59
78.05
77.54
77.06
76.60
76.15
75.73
75.32
74.93
74.54
74.17
73.46
72.78
72.13
71.51
70.90
70.32
69.75
69.20
68.66
68.13
67.10
66.11
65.14
64.19
63.26
62.34
61.42
60.52
59.61
58.70
56.39
53.97
51.32
48.24
34.18
b
Enthalpy,
Entropy,
Specific Heat cp ,
Volume,
Btu/lb·°F
Btu/lb
Btu/lb·°F
ft3/lb
Vapor Liquid Vapor
Vapor Liquid Vapor Liquid
47.6458 –30.90 100.62 –0.08330 0.32188 0.3215 0.1568
32.5774 –27.97 101.90 –0.07439 0.31477 0.3212 0.1600
24.8810 –25.76 102.86 –0.06786 0.30981 0.3213 0.1626
20.1891 –23.98 103.63 –0.06267 0.30602 0.3214 0.1648
17.0211 –22.47 104.27 –0.05834 0.30296 0.3216 0.1668
13.0027 –19.98 105.33 –0.05133 0.29820 0.3221 0.1703
10.5514 –17.96 106.18 –0.04574 0.29455 0.3226 0.1733
8.8953 –16.24 106.89 –0.04107 0.29162 0.3231 0.1760
7.6992 –14.74 107.50 –0.03704 0.28916 0.3236 0.1785
6.7935 –13.40 108.05 –0.03349 0.28705 0.3241 0.1807
5.5105 –11.08 108.97 –0.02743 0.28356 0.3251 0.1848
4.6434
–9.10 109.75 –0.02235 0.28075 0.3261 0.1884
4.0168
–7.36 110.42 –0.01795 0.27840 0.3270 0.1917
3.8375
–6.80 110.63 –0.01655 0.27766 0.3274 0.1928
3.5423
–5.80 111.01 –0.01407 0.27638 0.3279 0.1947
3.1699
–4.39 111.54 –0.01059 0.27461 0.3288 0.1975
2.8698
–3.09 112.01 –0.00743 0.27305 0.3297 0.2002
2.6225
–1.89 112.45 –0.00452 0.27164 0.3305 0.2027
2.4151
–0.77 112.85 –0.00184 0.27036 0.3313 0.2050
2.2386
0.28 113.22 0.00067 0.26919 0.3321 0.2073
2.0865
1.27 113.56 0.00301 0.26811 0.3329 0.2094
1.9540
2.22 113.88 0.00522 0.26711 0.3337 0.2115
1.8375
3.11 114.19 0.00730 0.26617 0.3345 0.2135
1.7343
3.97 114.47 0.00928 0.26530 0.3352 0.2154
1.6422
4.79 114.74 0.01116 0.26448 0.3360 0.2173
1.5594
5.57 115.00 0.01296 0.26371 0.3367 0.2191
1.4847
6.33 115.24 0.01467 0.26297 0.3374 0.2208
1.4168
7.06 115.47 0.01632 0.26228 0.3382 0.2226
1.3549
7.76 115.69 0.01791 0.26162 0.3389 0.2242
1.2982
8.45 115.90 0.01943 0.26098 0.3396 0.2259
1.2460
9.11 116.10 0.02090 0.26038 0.3403 0.2275
1.1979
9.75 116.30 0.02232 0.25980 0.3410 0.2290
1.0925
11.27 116.75 0.02568 0.25845 0.3427 0.2328
1.0040
12.70 117.16 0.02880 0.25722 0.3445 0.2365
0.9287
14.05 117.53 0.03171 0.25610 0.3462 0.2400
0.8638
15.33 117.88 0.03444 0.25505 0.3478 0.2434
0.8073
16.54 118.20 0.03702 0.25408 0.3495 0.2467
0.7576
17.70 118.49 0.03946 0.25316 0.3512 0.2499
0.7135
18.81 118.77 0.04178 0.25231 0.3528 0.2531
0.6742
19.88 119.02 0.04400 0.25149 0.3545 0.2562
0.6389
20.91 119.26 0.04611 0.25072 0.3561 0.2592
0.6070
21.90 119.48 0.04815 0.24999 0.3578 0.2622
0.5515
23.79 119.89 0.05198 0.24862 0.3611 0.2681
0.5051
25.57 120.24 0.05555 0.24736 0.3644 0.2738
0.4655
27.25 120.56 0.05890 0.24618 0.3678 0.2795
0.4314
28.85 120.83 0.06205 0.24508 0.3712 0.2852
0.4016
30.38 121.08 0.06503 0.24403 0.3746 0.2908
0.3755
31.85 121.29 0.06787 0.24304 0.3781 0.2965
0.3523
33.27 121.48 0.07057 0.24210 0.3816 0.3022
0.3316
34.63 121.65 0.07316 0.24119 0.3851 0.3080
0.3130
35.95 121.79 0.07565 0.24031 0.3888 0.3139
0.2962
37.22 121.91 0.07804 0.23946 0.3925 0.3200
0.2669
39.67 122.09 0.08258 0.23783 0.4001 0.3325
0.2424
41.99 122.20 0.08683 0.23628 0.4081 0.3457
0.2215
44.21 122.25 0.09084 0.23478 0.4165 0.3599
0.2034
46.34 122.24 0.09464 0.23333 0.4255 0.3751
0.1876
48.40 122.18 0.09827 0.23190 0.4350 0.3915
0.1736
50.38 122.07 0.10175 0.23049 0.4452 0.4094
0.1613
52.31 121.91 0.10509 0.22909 0.4564 0.4290
0.1501
54.19 121.70 0.10832 0.22769 0.4685 0.4507
0.1401
56.03 121.44 0.11145 0.22629 0.4820 0.4747
0.1310
57.83 121.13 0.11450 0.22488 0.4971 0.5016
0.1114
62.23 120.14 0.12182 0.22124 0.5443 0.5857
0.0952
66.54 118.80 0.12888 0.21732 0.6143 0.7083
0.0814
70.89 117.02 0.13590 0.21295 0.7303 0.9059
0.0690
75.47 114.59 0.14320 0.20777 0.9603 1.2829
0.0293
90.97 90.97 0.16781 0.16781
—
—
Bubble and dew points at one standard atmosphere
c
cp /cv
Vapor
1.228
1.227
1.227
1.228
1.228
1.229
1.230
1.232
1.233
1.234
1.237
1.240
1.243
1.244
1.245
1.248
1.251
1.254
1.256
1.259
1.261
1.264
1.267
1.269
1.272
1.274
1.277
1.279
1.282
1.284
1.287
1.289
1.295
1.301
1.308
1.314
1.320
1.326
1.333
1.339
1.345
1.352
1.365
1.378
1.392
1.406
1.420
1.435
1.451
1.467
1.483
1.500
1.537
1.576
1.619
1.665
1.716
1.772
1.833
1.901
1.977
2.063
2.333
2.728
3.367
4.579
—
Refrigerants
Pressure,
psia
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
14
14.70b
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
450
500
550
600
692.78c
R-410A [R-32/125 (50/50)] Properties of Liquid on Bubble Line and Vapor on Dew Line
[2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-410A]
Critical point
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Table 9.11 R-507A [R-125/143a (50/50)] Properties of Saturated Liquid and Saturated Vapor
[2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-507A]
Enthalpy,
Pres- Density, Volume,
Btu/lb
ft3/lb
sure,** lb/ft3
Liquid Vapor
psia Liquid Vapor
0.386
92.41 86.952 –32.027
67.009
0.497
91.88 68.522 –30.571
67.711
0.634
91.36 54.501 –29.121
68.416
0.801
90.84 43.729 –27.677
69.126
1.004
90.32 35.377 –26.235
69.838
1.249
89.80 28.844 –24.796
70.554
1.541
89.29 23.692 –23.359
71.272
1.887
88.77 19.596 –21.921
71.993
2.295
88.26 16.315 –20.484
72.716
2.773
87.75 13.669 –19.045
73.440
3.329
87.23 11.521 –17.604
74.166
3.974
86.72
9.7644 –16.161
74.892
4.715
86.20
8.3201 –14.716
75.619
5.566
85.68
7.1254 –13.266
76.346
6.535
85.16
6.1316 –11.813
77.073
7.636
84.64
5.3004 –10.356
77.800
8.879
84.11
4.6018 –8.894
78.525
10.280
83.58
4.0116 –7.427
79.248
11.849
83.05
3.5108 –5.954
79.970
13.603
82.51
3.0839 –4.475
80.690
14.696
82.20
2.8676 –3.625
81.101
15.554
81.97
2.7184 –2.990
81.406
17.719
81.43
2.4043 –1.499
82.119
20.112
80.88
2.1331
0.000
82.829
22.750
80.33
1.8983
1.506
83.534
25.649
79.77
1.6941
3.020
84.235
28.827
79.20
1.5160
4.541
84.931
32.300
78.63
1.3601
6.071
85.621
36.086
78.05
1.2231
7.610
86.304
40.203
77.46
1.1025
9.158
86.981
44.671
76.87
0.9960 10.716
87.651
49.508
76.27
0.9016 12.284
88.313
54.733
75.66
0.8177 13.862
88.966
60.367
75.04
0.7430 15.452
89.610
66.429
74.41
0.6763 17.052
90.245
72.941
73.77
0.6165 18.665
90.868
79.923
73.12
0.5629 20.290
91.480
87.396
72.45
0.5146 21.929
92.079
95.384
71.78
0.4711 23.581
92.664
103.91
71.09
0.4318 25.249
93.234
112.99
70.38
0.3962 26.931
93.788
122.65
69.66
0.3638 28.630
94.324
132.92
68.92
0.3344 30.346
94.840
143.82
68.16
0.3076 32.080
95.336
155.38
67.39
0.2832 33.834
95.808
167.62
66.58
0.2608 35.609
96.255
180.56
65.76
0.2403 37.406
96.675
194.24
64.90
0.2214 39.228
97.065
208.68
64.02
0.2041 41.076
97.421
223.92
63.10
0.1880 42.952
97.740
239.97
62.14
0.1732 44.860
98.019
256.88
61.14
0.1595 46.803
98.251
274.68
60.09
0.1468 48.784
98.431
293.40
58.99
0.1349 50.809
98.551
313.08
57.82
0.1238 52.885
98.600
333.77
56.57
0.1134 55.018
98.568
355.50
55.22
0.1036 57.221
98.435
378.33
53.76
0.0943 59.509
98.177
402.31
52.15
0.0855 61.903
97.759
427.52
50.32
0.0769 64.439
97.125
454.04
48.19
0.0684 67.182
96.173
481.99
45.55
0.0597 70.265
94.697
511.55
41.76
0.0499 74.107
92.081
537.40
30.64
0.0326 83.010
83.010
Specific Heat cp ,
Btu/lb·°F
cp /cv
Vapor
Liquid Vapor
Vapor
0.23154 0.2919 0.1470 1.1650
0.22872 0.2904 0.1487 1.1637
0.22607 0.2893 0.1504 1.1626
0.22358 0.2885 0.1522 1.1616
0.22125 0.2879 0.1540 1.1607
0.21906 0.2876 0.1558 1.1599
0.21701 0.2874 0.1576 1.1593
0.21509 0.2874 0.1595 1.1588
0.21328 0.2875 0.1614 1.1584
0.21159 0.2878 0.1633 1.1581
0.21001 0.2882 0.1652 1.1580
0.20852 0.2887 0.1672 1.1581
0.20713 0.2893 0.1692 1.1583
0.20583 0.2900 0.1712 1.1586
0.20462 0.2908 0.1733 1.1592
0.20348 0.2917 0.1754 1.1599
0.20242 0.2926 0.1776 1.1607
0.20143 0.2937 0.1798 1.1618
0.20050 0.2948 0.1821 1.1631
0.19963 0.2960 0.1844 1.1646
0.19916 0.2967 0.1858 1.1655
0.19882 0.2972 0.1868 1.1663
0.19807 0.2985 0.1893 1.1682
0.19737 0.30000 0.1918 1.1704
0.19671 0.3014 0.1944 1.1728
0.19610 0.3030 0.1971 1.1755
0.19553 0.3046 0.1998 1.1785
0.19500 0.3063 0.2026 1.1818
0.19450 0.3081 0.2056 1.1854
0.19404 0.3100 0.2086 1.1894
0.19360 0.3119 0.2117 1.1938
0.19319 0.3140 0.2149 1.1986
0.19281 0.3161 0.2183 1.2038
0.19245 0.3184 0.2218 1.2095
0.19211 0.3208 0.2254 1.2157
0.19179 0.3233 0.2291 1.2226
0.19148 0.3260 0.2330 1.2301
0.19118 0.3288 0.2371 1.2384
0.19089 0.3318 0.2414 1.2476
0.19061 0.3350 0.2460 1.2577
0.19032 0.3384 0.2508 1.2690
0.19004 0.3421 0.2560 1.2816
0.18976 0.3460 0.2616 1.2956
0.18946 0.3503 0.2676 1.3113
0.18916 0.3549 0.2742 1.3289
0.18884 0.3599 0.2814 1.3488
0.18850 0.3654 0.2894 1.3713
0.18814 0.3715 0.2983 1.3970
0.18775 0.3783 0.3083 1.4265
0.18732 0.3858 0.3196 1.4606
0.18686 0.3944 0.3325 1.5003
0.18634 0.4043 0.3475 1.5471
0.18576 0.4157 0.3650 1.6029
0.18511 0.4291 0.3858 1.6706
0.18438 0.4453 0.4112 1.7541
0.18354 0.4652 0.4427 1.8597
0.18256 0.4904 0.4833 1.9972
0.18141 0.5237 0.5375 2.1831
0.18003 0.5700 0.6142 2.4480
0.17833 0.6399 0.7313 2.8546
0.17616 0.7590 0.9326 3.5556
0.17318 1.0130 1.3606 5.0420
0.16842 1.9550 2.8693 10.2379
0.15339



Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
–0.08831
–0.08365
–0.07908
–0.07460
–0.07019
–0.06586
–0.06160
–0.05740
–0.05326
–0.04918
–0.04515
–0.04117
–0.03723
–0.03335
–0.02950
–0.02569
–0.02192
–0.01819
–0.01449
–0.01082
–0.00873
–0.00719
–0.00358
0.00000
0.00355
0.00708
0.01058
0.01407
0.01753
0.02097
0.02439
0.02779
0.03118
0.03455
0.03791
0.04126
0.04459
0.04791
0.05123
0.05454
0.05784
0.06114
0.06444
0.06773
0.07103
0.07434
0.07764
0.08096
0.08429
0.08764
0.09101
0.09441
0.09784
0.10130
0.10482
0.10840
0.11206
0.11583
0.11973
0.12382
0.12821
0.13311
0.13918
0.15339
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
**Small deviations from azeotropic behavior occur at some conditions; tabulated pressures are average of bubble and dew-point pressures
Refrigerants
Temp.,*
°F
–150
–145
–140
–135
–130
–125
–120
–115
–110
–105
–100
–95
–90
–85
–80
–75
–70
–65
–60
–55
–52.13b
–50
–45
–40
–35
–30
–25
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
159.12c
b
Normal
c
boiling point
Critical point
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Table 9.12 R-1234yf (2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene) Properties of Saturated Liquid
and Saturated Vapor [2013F, Ch 30, Tbl R-1234yf]
Pres- Density, Volume,
lb/ft3
sure,
ft3/lb
psia
Liquid Vapor
5.111 82.49
7.1955
5.932 82.03
6.2622
6.855 81.58
5.4710
7.889 81.11
4.7974
9.046 80.65
4.2215
10.333 80.18
3.7271
11.761 79.71
3.3012
13.341 79.23
2.9329
14.696 78.85
2.6781
15.084 78.75
2.6132
17.001 78.26
2.3349
19.104 77.77
2.0917
21.404 77.28
1.8786
23.914 76.78
1.6913
26.647 76.27
1.5262
29.615 75.76
1.3802
32.831 75.24
1.2508
36.309 74.72
1.1357
40.062 74.19
1.0332
44.105 73.65
0.9416
48.451 73.11
0.8596
53.116 72.55
0.7860
58.113 71.99
0.7198
63.459 71.42
0.6601
69.167 70.84
0.6062
75.255 70.25
0.5573
81.737 69.65
0.5130
88.629 69.04
0.4728
95.949 68.42
0.4361
103.71 67.78
0.4027
111.94 67.14
0.3721
120.64 66.47
0.3441
129.84 65.80
0.3185
139.55 65.10
0.2949
149.80 64.39
0.2732
160.60 63.66
0.2532
171.97 62.92
0.2347
183.93 62.14
0.2176
196.51 61.35
0.2017
209.72 60.52
0.1870
223.59 59.66
0.1733
238.13 58.77
0.1606
253.39 57.83
0.1487
269.37 56.84
0.1375
286.11 55.80
0.1270
303.64 54.68
0.1172
321.99 53.49
0.1078
341.19 52.21
0.0990
361.28 50.80
0.0905
382.32 49.24
0.0823
404.35 47.47
0.0743
427.45 45.39
0.0662
451.72 42.73
0.0578
477.33 38.53
0.0475
490.55 29.69
0.0337
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
Enthalpy,
Btu/lb
Liquid
–5.458
–4.109
–2.749
–1.380
0.000
1.390
2.790
4.200
5.315
5.621
7.053
8.495
9.948
11.412
12.887
14.374
15.871
17.381
18.902
20.434
21.979
23.536
25.106
26.688
28.283
29.891
31.513
33.149
34.799
36.463
38.142
39.837
41.548
43.275
45.021
46.784
48.568
50.373
52.201
54.054
55.935
57.845
59.789
61.769
63.792
65.861
67.986
70.175
72.445
74.816
77.328
80.050
83.145
87.241
93.995
Vapor
76.593
77.395
78.198
79.002
79.808
80.614
81.420
82.226
82.859
83.032
83.837
84.641
85.444
86.244
87.043
87.839
88.632
89.422
90.208
90.989
91.765
92.536
93.301
94.059
94.810
95.552
96.285
97.008
97.720
98.420
99.106
99.779
100.435
101.075
101.696
102.296
102.874
103.428
103.955
104.452
104.916
105.342
105.726
106.061
106.340
106.554
106.690
106.731
106.653
106.421
105.976
105.213
103.888
101.103
93.995
b
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
–0.01330
–0.00995
–0.00662
–0.00330
0.00000
0.00328
0.00655
0.00981
0.01236
0.01305
0.01628
0.01949
0.02269
0.02588
0.02906
0.03223
0.03538
0.03853
0.04166
0.04479
0.04790
0.05101
0.05411
0.05720
0.06029
0.06337
0.06644
0.06951
0.07257
0.07563
0.07869
0.08174
0.08479
0.08784
0.09090
0.09395
0.09701
0.10008
0.10315
0.10624
0.10934
0.11246
0.11561
0.11879
0.12200
0.12526
0.12857
0.13196
0.13543
0.13903
0.14281
0.14688
0.15147
0.15752
0.16763
Normal boiling point
Vapor
0.19200
0.19146
0.19097
0.19055
0.19017
0.18984
0.18956
0.18932
0.18916
0.18912
0.18896
0.18883
0.18874
0.18868
0.18865
0.18865
0.18867
0.18872
0.18878
0.18887
0.18898
0.18910
0.18924
0.18939
0.18955
0.18972
0.18989
0.19007
0.19025
0.19044
0.19062
0.19079
0.19096
0.19112
0.19126
0.19140
0.19151
0.19160
0.19167
0.19171
0.19171
0.19167
0.19158
0.19144
0.19122
0.19093
0.19053
0.19001
0.18933
0.18844
0.18725
0.18561
0.18315
0.17853
0.16763
Specific Heat, cp
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
0.2688
0.2707
0.2727
0.2746
0.2766
0.2787
0.2807
0.2828
0.2844
0.2848
0.2870
0.2891
0.2912
0.2934
0.2956
0.2979
0.3001
0.3024
0.3048
0.3072
0.3096
0.3121
0.3147
0.3173
0.3199
0.3227
0.3255
0.3285
0.3315
0.3346
0.3379
0.3413
0.3450
0.3488
0.3530
0.3574
0.3623
0.3676
0.3735
0.3801
0.3875
0.3959
0.4055
0.4167
0.4300
0.4459
0.4655
0.4906
0.5241
0.5717
0.6458
0.7788
1.094
—

Vapor
0.1776
0.1796
0.1817
0.1838
0.1859
0.1880
0.1903
0.1925
0.1943
0.1948
0.1971
0.1995
0.2019
0.2043
0.2068
0.2094
0.2120
0.2147
0.2174
0.2202
0.2231
0.2261
0.2291
0.2323
0.2355
0.2389
0.2425
0.2462
0.2501
0.2543
0.2587
0.2635
0.2686
0.2742
0.2802
0.2867
0.2940
0.3019
0.3107
0.3206
0.3318
0.3446
0.3594
0.3767
0.3974
0.4227
0.4544
0.4956
0.5513
0.6314
0.7571
0.9837
1.5170
—

c
cp /cv
Vapor
1.1241
1.1243
1.1247
1.1252
1.1258
1.1265
1.1274
1.1285
1.1294
1.1297
1.1310
1.1325
1.1342
1.1361
1.1381
1.1404
1.1429
1.1457
1.1486
1.1519
1.1555
1.1594
1.1637
1.1685
1.1736
1.1793
1.1856
1.1926
1.2002
1.2087
1.2181
1.2286
1.2402
1.2533
1.2679
1.2843
1.3028
1.3239
1.3479
1.3756
1.4077
1.4453
1.4898
1.5432
1.6082
1.6891
1.7922
1.9275
2.1127
2.3809
2.8031
3.5641
5.3442
—

Refrigerants
Temp.,*
°F
–60
–55
–50
–45
–40
–35
–30
–25
–21.07b
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180
185
190
195
200
202.46c
Critical point
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Figure 9.10 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Refrigerant 1234ze(E) [2013F, Ch 30, Fig 13]
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Table 9.13
Enthalpy,
Pres- Density, Volume,
Btu/lb
sure,
lb/ft3
ft3/lb
psia
Liquid Vapor
Liquid Vapor
2.845 85.94
13.049 –5.694
85.631
3.352 85.51
11.195
–4.282
86.455
3.930 85.08
9.6481 –2.862
87.280
4.588 84.64
8.3497
88.107
–1.435
5.332 84.20
7.2553
0.000
88.935
6.170 83.75
6.3287
1.443
89.763
7.112 83.31
5.5409
2.893
90.592
8.167 82.86
4.8682
4.352
91.421
9.343 82.40
4.2916
5.819
92.250
10.651 81.94
3.7955
7.294
93.078
12.100 81.48
3.3671
8.777
93.906
13.702 81.02
2.9958
10.268
94.732
14.696 80.75
2.8048
11.130
95.206
15.467 80.55
2.6730
11.768
95.556
17.406 80.07
2.3914
13.277
96.379
19.531 79.59
2.1449
14.794
97.199
24.386 78.62
1.7381
17.855
98.832
27.141 78.13
1.5699
19.399
99.643
30.132 77.63
1.4211
20.953 100.451
33.372 77.12
1.2890
22.516 101.255
36.874 76.61
1.1714
24.088 102.055
40.651 76.09
1.0665
25.670 102.849
44.719 75.56
0.9727
27.262 103.638
49.090 75.03
0.8887
28.864 104.422
53.781 74.49
0.8132
30.477 105.199
58.805 73.95
0.7452
32.100 105.970
64.178 73.39
0.6839
33.733 106.733
69.914 72.83
0.6285
35.378 107.488
76.031 72.26
0.5783
37.034 108.235
82.543 71.68
0.5327
38.702 108.973
89.468 71.09
0.4913
40.381 109.701
96.821 70.49
0.4535
42.073 110.418
104.62 69.87
0.4191
43.778 111.124
112.88 69.25
0.3876
45.497 111.818
121.62 68.62
0.3588
47.229 112.498
130.86 67.97
0.3324
48.977 113.164
140.62 67.30
0.3081
50.741 113.814
150.91 66.62
0.2857
52.523 114.447
161.75 65.92
0.2651
54.323 115.062
173.17 65.21
0.2460
56.142 115.655
185.19 64.46
0.2284
57.983 116.227
197.81 63.70
0.2121
59.847 116.773
211.08 62.90
0.1970
61.735 117.291
225.00 62.08
0.1829
63.648 117.778
239.60 61.22
0.1698
65.590 118.230
254.91 60.32
0.1575
67.561 118.643
270.94 59.38
0.1461
69.564 119.012
287.74 58.39
0.1353
71.602 119.330
305.31 57.36
0.1252
73.679 119.590
323.71 56.26
0.1157
75.802 119.783
342.95 55.09
0.1067
77.977 119.896
363.09 53.84
0.0981
80.217 119.913
384.16 52.47
0.0899
82.537 119.810
406.20 50.96
0.0819
84.962 119.553
429.29 49.25
0.0742
87.528 119.088
453.47 47.25
0.0664
90.298 118.319
478.86 44.75
0.0584
93.404 117.046
505.59 41.14
0.0493
97.247 114.672
527.39 30.54
0.0327 105.815 105.815
*Temperatures on ITS-90 scale
b
Entropy,
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
–0.01389
–0.01038
–0.00690
–0.00344
0.00000
0.00341
0.00680
0.01017
0.01352
0.01685
0.02016
0.02345
0.02534
0.02672
0.02998
0.03322
0.03964
0.04283
0.04600
0.04916
0.05231
0.05544
0.05856
0.06167
0.06476
0.06785
0.07092
0.07398
0.07704
0.08008
0.08312
0.08615
0.08917
0.09219
0.09520
0.09821
0.10122
0.10424
0.10725
0.11027
0.11329
0.11633
0.11937
0.12243
0.12551
0.12860
0.13171
0.13485
0.13803
0.14124
0.14450
0.14783
0.15125
0.15479
0.15851
0.16249
0.16693
0.17239
0.18470
Normal boiling point
Vapor
0.21461
0.21385
0.21314
0.21250
0.21192
0.21139
0.21091
0.21049
0.21011
0.20977
0.20948
0.20922
0.20909
0.20900
0.20882
0.20867
0.20846
0.20839
0.20836
0.20834
0.20835
0.20837
0.20842
0.20848
0.20855
0.20864
0.20874
0.20885
0.20897
0.20910
0.20923
0.20937
0.20950
0.20964
0.20978
0.20991
0.21003
0.21015
0.21025
0.21035
0.21042
0.21047
0.21050
0.21049
0.21046
0.21037
0.21024
0.21006
0.20980
0.20946
0.20902
0.20846
0.20775
0.20683
0.20564
0.20402
0.20171
0.19784
0.18470
Specific Heat, cp
Btu/lb·°F
Liquid
0.2816
0.2831
0.2846
0.2861
0.2876
0.2891
0.2907
0.2923
0.2939
0.2955
0.2971
0.2988
0.2997
0.3005
0.3022
0.3039
0.3074
0.3092
0.3111
0.3130
0.3149
0.3168
0.3188
0.3209
0.3230
0.3251
0.3273
0.3296
0.3320
0.3344
0.3369
0.3396
0.3424
0.3454
0.3486
0.3520
0.3557
0.3597
0.3641
0.3689
0.3740
0.3797
0.3859
0.3927
0.4002
0.4085
0.4179
0.4286
0.4412
0.4564
0.4754
0.4999
0.5327
0.5791
0.6495
0.7699
1.027
—

Vapor
0.1749
0.1765
0.1782
0.1798
0.1815
0.1832
0.1850
0.1868
0.1886
0.1904
0.1923
0.1943
0.1954
0.1963
0.1983
0.2004
0.2047
0.2069
0.2093
0.2116
0.2141
0.2166
0.2192
0.2218
0.2246
0.2274
0.2304
0.2335
0.2367
0.2400
0.2435
0.2471
0.2510
0.2550
0.2593
0.2638
0.2686
0.2738
0.2793
0.2853
0.2918
0.2990
0.3070
0.3159
0.3261
0.3379
0.3518
0.3684
0.3884
0.4131
0.4442
0.4846
0.5391
0.6165
0.7354
0.9416
1.3857
—

c
cp /cv
Vapor
1.1187
1.1186
1.1186
1.1188
1.1190
1.1193
1.1198
1.1204
1.1210
1.1219
1.1228
1.1239
1.1246
1.1251
1.1265
1.1280
1.1316
1.1336
1.1359
1.1384
1.1410
1.1440
1.1471
1.1506
1.1544
1.1584
1.1629
1.1677
1.1730
1.1787
1.1850
1.1918
1.1993
1.2076
1.2166
1.2266
1.2376
1.2498
1.2635
1.2789
1.2962
1.3160
1.3387
1.3649
1.3956
1.4316
1.4745
1.5260
1.5889
1.6670
1.7661
1.8954
2.0709
2.3216
2.7077
3.3761
4.8045
—

Refrigerants
Temp.,*
°F
–60
–55
–50
–45
–40
–35
–30
–25
–20
–15
–10
–5
–2.13b
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180
185
190
195
200
205
210
215
220
225
228.87c
R-1234ze(E) (Trans-1,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene) Properties of Saturated Liquid and
Saturated Vapor [2013F, Ch 30, Tbl 1234ze(E)]
Critical point
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Evaporator –25°F/Condenser 86°F
744
Carbon dioxide
170
Ethane
1270
Propylene
507A
R-125/143a (50/50)
404A
R-125/143a/134a (44/52/4)
502
R-22/115 (48.8/51.2)
22
Chlorodifluoromethane
717
Ammonia
Evaporator 20°F/Condenser 86°F
744
Carbon dioxide
170
Ethane
32
Difluoromethane
410A
R-32/125 (50/50)
507A
R-125/143a (50/50)
404A
R-125/143a/134a (44/52/4)
1270
Propylene
502
R-22/115 (48.8/51.2)
22
Chlorodifluoromethane
407C
R-32/125/134a (23/25/52)
290
Propane
717
Ammonia
1234yf
2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene*
No.
1046.2
675.1
189.3
211.7
206.1
189.2
172.9
169.3
1046.2
675.1
279.6
273.6
211.7
206.1
189.3
189.2
172.9
183.7
156.5
169.3
113.6
195.7
146.8
28.8
28.8
27.6
26.5
22.1
16.0
421.9
293.6
94.7
93.2
72.9
70.5
69.1
66.3
57.8
57.5
55.8
48.2
36.3
2.48
2.3
2.95
2.94
2.9
2.92
2.74
2.86
2.99
3.19
2.8
3.51
3.13
5.35
4.6
6.57
7.34
7.46
7.14
7.81
10.61
55.7
70.1
111.2
73.5
49.4
51.1
126.6
47.1
71.3
71.9
124.1
478.5
51.8
56.8
66.0
115.7
43.5
45.1
42.1
66.8
463.9
3.59
2.85
1.80
2.72
4.05
3.92
1.58
4.25
2.80
2.78
1.61
0.42
3.86
3.52
3.03
1.73
4.60
4.44
4.76
3.00
0.43
0.726
1.238
0.229
0.316
0.476
0.46
0.381
0.429
0.287
0.296
0.399
0.084
0.43
0.711
1.314
0.416
0.54
0.521
0.48
0.307
0.087
0.203
0.421
0.902
0.651
0.616
0.649
1.58
0.619
0.935
0.942
1.89
5.91
1.15
0.457
0.878
3.63
1.52
1.61
1.48
2.32
16.7
0.73
1.20
1.62
1.77
2.50
2.54
2.50
2.63
2.62
2.62
3.05
2.47
4.44
1.61
2.66
6.28
6.98
7.13
7.06
6.95
7.19
1.342
1.314
0.797
0.815
0.848
0.842
0.79
0.813
0.772
0.795
0.787
0.754
0.809
2.779
2.805
1.637
1.833
1.817
1.722
1.589
1.569
3.514
3.588
5.924
5.78
5.564
5.598
5.975
5.799
6.105
5.93
5.987
6.254
5.835
1.698
1.681
2.88
2.573
2.595
2.739
2.967
3.007
142.3
115.8
139.4
115.8
93.5
94.3
102.8
95.8
118.0
111.0
94.8
179.8
86.0
196.3
136.2
120.3
100.6
102.1
106.3
149.8
285.6
ComSpecific
Power
Net
Evaporator Condenser ComCoefficient pressor
Refrigerant Liquid Volume of Compressor
ConsumpRefrigerating
Pressure, Pressure, pression
of
Circulated, Circulated, Suction Displacement,
Discharge
tion,
Effect,
Chemical Name or
psia
psia
Ratio
ft3/min
Performance Temp.,
lb/min
gal/min
Gas,
hp
Btu/lb
Composition (% by mass)
°F
ft3/lb
Refrigerant
Table 9.14 Comparative Refrigerant Performance per Ton of Refrigeration [2013F, Ch 29, Tbl 8]
Refrigerants
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58.7
279.6
273.6
189.2
183.7
172.9
156.5
169.3
127.6
113.6
107.9
111.7
83.9
58.7
41.1
15.9
7.9
17.9
147.7
145.0
102.0
92.8
90.8
85.3
81.0
66.5
58.1
56.3
54.7
40.6
29.2
19.5
6.5
3.1
111.7
83.9
33.1
24.4
Refrigerants
3.37
2.01
2.11
2.44
2.57
2.06
1.89
1.89
1.85
1.98
1.9
1.84
2.09
1.92
1.96
1.92
2.04
3.29
3.44
65.8
127.4
140.5
66.9
59.2
64.1
112.2
75.2
49.6
74.7
73.5
130.7
484.9
64.7
55.5
54.6
69.2
119.5
60.0
3.04
1.57
1.42
2.99
3.38
3.12
1.78
2.66
4.03
2.68
2.72
1.53
0.41
3.09
3.61
3.67
2.89
1.67
3.33
0.307
0.345
0.301
0.246
0.26
0.327
0.223
0.308
0.407
0.284
0.279
0.379
0.083
0.331
0.402
0.34
0.292
0.368
0.349
1.41
3.01
4.57
5.3
9.41
1.07
0.577
0.416
0.404
0.588
0.604
1.26
3.61
0.725
0.726
0.719
0.868
4.78
1.74
*Superheat required
Source: Data from NIST CYCLE_D 4.0, zero subcool, zero superheat unless noted, no line losses, 100% efficiencies, average temperatures.
1234ze(E)
Tetrafluoroethane
Trans-1,3,3,3tetrafluoropropene*
600a
Isobutane*
Evaporator 45°F/Condenser 86°F
32
Difluoromethane
410A
R-32/125 (50/50)
502
R-22/115 (48.8/51.2)
407C
R-32/125/134a (23/25/52)
22
Chlorodifluoromethane
290
Propane
717
Ammonia
500
R-12/152a (73.8/26.2)
1234yf
2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene*
12
Dichlorodifluoromethane
134a
Tetrafluoroethane
Trans-1,3,3,31234ze(E)
tetrafluoropropene*
600a
Isobutane*
600
Butane*
123
Dichlorotrifluoroethane
113
Trichlorotrifluoroethane*
No.
134a
Comparative Refrigerant Performance per Ton of Refrigeration [2013F, Ch 29, Tbl 8] (Continued)
4.72
6.50
15.85
31.81
3.34
1.03
1.11
1.63
1.57
1.64
1.92
1.49
2.24
2.62
2.64
2.51
7.99
5.81
4.28
0.425
0.42
0.414
0.413
0.433
0.445
0.455
0.451
0.443
0.433
0.439
0.421
0.432
0.444
0.429
0.433
0.764
0.782
0.778
11.084
11.226
11.397
11.409
10.899
10.602
10.379
10.474
10.655
10.885
10.743
11.186
10.925
10.623
11.004
10.903
6.171
6.03
6.063
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
116.4
103.7
91.8
102.7
104.5
90.7
137.4
94.2
86.0
91.6
90.6
86.0
86.0
94.7
ComSpecific
Power
Net
Evaporator Condenser ComCoefficient pressor
Refrigerant Liquid Volume of Compressor
ConsumpRefrigerating
Pressure, Pressure, pression
of
Circulated, Circulated, Suction Displacement,
Discharge
tion,
Effect,
Chemical Name or
psia
psia
Ratio
ft3/min
Performance Temp.,
lb/min
gal/min
Gas,
hp
Btu/lb
Composition (% by mass)
°F
ft3/lb
Table 9.14
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1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
5 1/8
6 1/8
8 1/8
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
0.97
1.41
1.96
2.62
0.09
0.15
0.24
0.36
0.16
0.28
0.44
0.68
0.28
0.47
0.76
1.15
0.43
0.73
1.17
1.78
0.88
1.49
2.37
3.61
1.54
2.59
4.13
6.28
2.44
4.10
6.53
9.92
5.07
8.52
13.53
20.51
8.97
15.07
23.88
36.16
14.34
24.02
38.05
57.56
21.31
35.73
56.53
85.39
30.09
50.32
79.66
120.39
53.85
89.97
142.32 214.82
86.74
144.47 228.50 344.70
179.88 299.39 472.46 710.75
–60
0.64
0.05
0.09
0.15
0.24
0.49
0.86
1.36
2.83
5.03
8.05
11.98
16.93
30.35
48.89
101.60
p = 17.4
6.09
11.39
18.87
29.81
60.17
104.41
164.68
339.46
597.42
950.09
1407.96
1982.40
3525.99
5648.67
11660.71
t = 5°F
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
40
Velocity  t = 1°F
Drop
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
=
3.44
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55 100 fpm  p = 3.6
0.53
0.56
0.61
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.79
1.3
2.6
1.00
1.04
1.14
1.23
1.31
1.40
1.48
2.1
4.9
1.70
1.77
1.93
2.09
2.23
2.38
2.51
3.1
8.1
2.63
2.73
2.98
3.22
3.44
3.66
3.87
4.4
12.8
5.31
5.52
6.01
6.49
6.96
7.40
7.81
7.5
25.9
9.23
9.60
10.46
11.29
12.10
12.87
13.58
11.4
45.2
14.57
15.14
16.49
17.80
19.07
20.28
21.41
16.1
71.4
30.06
31.29
34.08
36.80
39.43
41.93
44.26
28.0
147.9
52.96
55.04
59.95
64.74
69.36
73.76
77.85
43.2
261.2
84.33
87.66
95.48
103.11 110.47 117.48 124.00
61.7
416.2
125.18 129.88 141.46 152.76 163.67 174.05 183.71
83.5
618.4
176.20 182.83 199.13 215.05 230.40 245.01 258.61
108.5
871.6
313.91 325.75 354.81 383.16 410.51 436.55 460.78
169.1
1554.2
502.77 521.74 568.28 613.69 657.49 699.20 738.00
243.1
2497.7
1037.34 1076.62 1172.66 1266.36 1356.75 1442.81 1522.89 424.6
5159.7
40
Discharge Lines ( t = 1°F,  p = 3.55 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–60
–40
–20
0
20
Table 9.15 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 404A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 6]
Refrigerants
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Steel
IPS SCH
3/8
80
1/2
80
3/4
80
1
80
1 1/4
80
1 1/2
80
2
40
2 1/2
40
3
40
4
40
5
40
6
40
8
40
10
40
12
IDb
14
30
16
30
Type L
Copper,
OD
0.04
0.08
0.18
0.35
0.75
1.14
2.65
4.23
7.48
15.30
27.58
44.58
91.40
165.52
264.36
342.81
493.87
0.64
–60
0.07
0.14
0.31
0.60
1.30
1.98
4.61
7.34
12.98
26.47
47.78
77.26
158.09
286.19
457.37
592.13
852.84
3.44
40
0.11
0.18
0.27
0.39
0.22
0.35
0.53
0.76
0.51
0.79
1.18
1.71
0.99
1.55
2.32
3.36
2.13
3.33
4.97
7.20
3.26
5.08
7.57
10.96
7.55
11.78
17.57
25.45
12.04
18.74
27.94
40.49
21.26
33.11
49.37
71.55
43.34
67.50
100.66 145.57
78.24
121.87 181.32 262.52
126.52 197.09 293.24 424.04
258.81 402.66 599.91 867.50
468.14 728.40 1083.73 1569.40
748.94 1163.62 1733.87 2507.30
968.21 1506.59 2244.98 3246.34
1395.24 2171.13 3230.27 4678.48
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
0.97
1.41
1.96
2.62
Refrigerants
Line Size
0.40
0.79
1.78
3.48
7.45
11.35
26.36
41.93
74.10
150.75
272.21
439.72
898.42
1625.34
2600.54
3362.07
4845.26
0.44
0.86
1.93
3.79
8.12
12.37
28.71
45.67
80.71
164.20
296.49
478.94
978.56
1770.31
2832.50
3661.96
5277.44
0.47
0.93
2.09
4.09
8.77
13.35
31.01
49.32
87.16
177.32
320.19
517.21
1056.75
1911.78
3058.84
3954.59
5699.16
0.51
0.99
2.24
4.38
9.39
14.31
33.22
52.84
93.38
189.98
343.04
554.13
1132.18
2048.23
3277.16
4236.83
6105.92
0.54
1.06
2.38
4.66
9.99
15.21
35.33
56.19
99.31
202.03
364.80
589.28
1203.99
2178.15
3485.04
4505.59
6493.24
0.57
1.12
2.51
4.92
10.54
16.06
37.29
59.31
104.82
213.24
385.05
621.99
1270.82
2299.05
3678.47
4755.67
6853.65
Discharge Lines ( t = 1°F,  p = 3.55 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–60
–40
–20
0
20
40
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
1.3
1.9
4.3
2.1
3.8
8.5
3.9
8.6
19.2
6.5
16.9
37.5
11.6
36.3
80.3
16.0
55.3
122.3
30.4
128.4
283.5
43.3
204.7
450.9
66.9
361.6
796.8
115.3
735.6
1623.0
181.1
1328.2 2927.2
261.7
2148.0 4728.3
453.2
4394.4 9674.1
714.4
7938.5 17,477.4
1024.6 12,681.8 27,963.7
1249.2 16,419.6 36,152.5
1654.7 23,662.2 52,101.2
Velocity  t = 1°F t = 5°F
Drop
Drop
=
100 fpm  p = 3.6 p = 17.4
Liquid Lines
See note a
Table 9.15 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 404A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 6] (Continued)
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5/8
3/4
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
5 1/8
6 1/8
8 1/8
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
1.01
1.46
2.02
2.71
0.09
0.15
0.24
0.37
0.17
0.28
0.45
0.69
0.28
0.48
0.77
1.17
0.44
0.74
1.18
1.81
0.90
1.51
2.40
3.66
1.57
2.63
4.18
6.35
2.48
4.17
6.61
10.04
5.17
8.65
13.70
20.76
9.14
15.27
24.19
36.62
14.61
24.40
38.55
58.29
21.75
36.22
57.15
86.47
30.66
51.13
80.55
121.93
54.88
91.25
143.93 217.14
88.20
146.87 230.77 348.36
182.97 303.62 477.80 720.09
–60
0.67
0.05
0.09
0.16
0.25
0.50
0.88
1.39
2.91
5.15
8.24
12.27
17.34
31.09
49.99
103.91
p = 17.8
5.96
11.13
18.45
29.14
58.74
102.09
161.04
331.97
584.28
929.27
1377.19
1935.27
3449.44
5526.55
11,383.18
t = 5°F
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
40
Velocity t = 1°F
Drop
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
=
100 fpm p = 3.65
3.6
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
0.55
0.55
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.79
1.3
2.5
1.02
1.04
1.13
1.22
1.31
1.40
1.48
2.0
4.7
1.74
1.76
1.92
2.08
2.24
2.38
2.52
3.0
7.9
2.68
2.72
2.97
3.22
3.45
3.68
3.89
4.2
12.5
5.41
5.48
5.99
6.49
6.96
7.41
7.84
7.2
25.2
9.41
9.54
10.42
11.28
12.11
12.90
13.63
11.0
44.0
14.84
15.04
16.43
17.79
19.09
20.34
21.50
15.6
69.5
30.66
31.03
33.90
36.70
39.40
41.96
44.36
27.1
144.0
54.04
54.69
59.74
64.68
69.43
73.96
78.18
41.8
254.3
85.90
86.95
94.98
102.84 110.39 117.58 124.29
59.6
405.2
127.52 129.07 140.99 152.66 163.87 174.54 184.50
80.6
601.0
179.33 181.70 198.48 214.91 230.69 245.71 259.74
104.8
847.0
319.89 323.48 353.35 382.60 410.70 437.44 462.40
163.3
1513.6
512.29 518.62 566.52 613.40 658.45 701.32 741.34
234.8
2427.4
1057.14 1070.49 1169.35 1266.13 1359.11 1447.60 1530.21 410.1
5019.4
40
Discharge Lines ( t = 1°F,  p = 3.65 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–60
–40
–20
0
20
Table 9.16 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 507A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 7]
Refrigerants
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Steel
IPS SCH
3/8
80
1/2
80
3/4
80
1
80
1 1/4 80
1 1/2 80
2
40
2 1/2 40
3
40
4
40
5
40
6
40
8
40
10
40
12 IDb
14
30
16
30
Type L
Copper,
OD
0.04
0.08
0.18
0.35
0.76
1.16
2.70
4.31
7.63
15.57
28.10
45.48
93.13
168.64
269.75
349.22
503.20
0.67
–60
0.07
0.14
0.31
0.61
1.32
2.01
4.68
7.45
13.19
26.88
48.52
78.45
160.66
290.60
464.87
601.87
866.37
3.6
40
0.12
0.18
0.27
0.39
0.23
0.35
0.53
0.77
0.51
0.80
1.20
1.74
1.01
1.57
2.34
3.41
2.16
3.36
5.02
7.32
3.29
5.12
7.65
11.15
7.65
11.89
17.76
25.88
12.18
18.93
28.24
41.17
21.54
33.45
49.90
72.75
43.92
68.12
101.75 148.00
79.19
122.99 183.27 266.91
128.06 198.91 296.40 431.69
261.94 406.93 606.38 882.01
473.82 735.12 1095.44 1595.65
758.01 1174.36 1752.56 2553.03
979.92 1520.49 2269.19 3300.65
1414.32 2191.17 3265.09 4756.74
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
1.01
1.46
2.02
2.71
Refrigerants
Line Size
0.40
0.78
1.76
3.45
7.39
11.26
26.15
41.59
73.50
149.53
270.00
436.14
891.10
1612.10
2579.36
3334.69
4805.79
0.43
0.86
1.93
3.77
8.08
12.30
28.56
45.43
80.29
163.33
294.93
476.41
973.39
1760.97
2817.55
3642.64
5249.60
0.47
0.93
2.09
4.08
8.74
13.32
30.93
49.19
86.93
176.85
319.34
515.85
1053.96
1906.72
3050.75
3944.13
5684.09
0.51
0.99
2.24
4.38
9.39
14.30
33.20
52.80
93.32
189.84
342.79
553.73
1131.36
2046.75
3274.79
4233.77
6101.51
0.54
1.06
2.39
4.67
10.00
15.23
35.36
56.24
99.39
202.20
365.11
589.78
1205.02
2180.00
3488.00
4509.42
6498.76
0.57
1.12
2.52
4.94
10.57
16.10
37.38
59.45
105.06
213.74
385.94
623.44
1273.79
2304.41
3687.06
4766.76
6869.63
Discharge Lines ( t = 1°F,  p = 3.65 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–60
–40
–20
0
20
40
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
3.65
1.2
2.1
3.8
6.3
11.2
15.5
29.4
41.9
64.6
111.4
174.9
252.8
437.7
690.0
989.6
1206.5
1598.2
1.9
3.7
8.4
16.4
35.2
53.8
124.8
198.9
351.5
714.9
1290.8
2087.5
4270.8
7715.1
12,324.9
15,957.5
22,996.2
4.2
8.3
18.7
36.6
78.4
119.4
276.7
440.6
777.9
1586.3
2857.5
4622.0
9443.9
17,086.7
27,298.3
35,292.2
50,861.5
Velocity t = 1°F t = 5°F
Drop
Drop
=
100 fpm p = 3.65 p = 17.8
Liquid Lines
See note a
Table 9.16 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 507A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 7] (Continued)
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0.84
0.10
0.18
0.31
0.48
0.98
1.72
2.73
5.69
10.09
16.15
24.06
33.98
60.95
98.05
203.77
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
5 1/8
6 1/8
8 1/8
–60
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
0.17
0.31
0.53
0.83
1.69
2.95
4.67
9.71
17.17
27.44
40.84
57.58
103.03
166.00
344.31
1.27
0.27
0.51
0.87
1.35
2.74
4.78
7.56
15.71
27.74
44.24
65.81
92.66
165.73
266.14
551.73
1.85
0.42
0.79
1.35
2.08
4.22
7.34
11.61
24.05
42.45
67.77
100.50
141.61
253.05
405.75
840.04
2.57
4.5
40
4.75
–60
4.75
1.22
2.29
3.88
5.99
12.09
21.00
33.16
68.44
120.41
191.80
284.19
400.07
712.88
1141.87
2356.89
4.75
1.26
2.36
4.02
6.19
12.50
21.72
34.30
70.78
124.53
198.36
293.90
413.75
737.26
1180.91
2437.49
4.75
1.30
2.43
4.14
6.38
12.88
22.37
35.33
72.90
128.25
204.29
302.70
426.13
759.31
1216.24
2510.41
4.75
Discharge Lines (t = 1°F, p = 4.75 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
0.62
0.89
1.13
1.17
1.17
1.67
2.11
2.20
2.00
2.84
3.59
3.74
3.08
4.39
5.53
5.76
6.23
8.86
11.16
11.64
10.85
15.41
19.39
20.21
17.14
24.28
30.63
31.92
35.45
50.19
63.20
65.88
62.53
88.43
111.20 115.90
99.53
140.83 177.12 184.62
147.66 208.65 262.44 273.54
208.22 293.70 369.45 385.08
370.82 523.21 658.32 686.18
594.85 839.82 1054.47 1099.10
1229.69 1733.02 2176.50 2268.62
3.46
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
1.33
2.49
4.23
6.52
13.17
22.88
36.14
74.57
131.20
208.98
309.64
435.90
776.72
1244.13
2567.98
4.75
40
2.0
3.2
4.7
6.7
11.4
17.4
24.6
42.8
66.0
94.2
127.4
165.7
258.2
371.1
648.3
Velocity
=
100 fpm
p =
p = 23.3
4.75
4.6
10.81
8.6
20.24
14.3
33.53
22.6
52.92
45.8
106.59
79.7
185.04
125.9
291.48
260.7
601.13
459.7
1056.39
733.0
1680.52
1087.5 2491.00
1530.2 3500.91
2729.8 6228.40
4383.7 9980.43
9049.5 20,561.73
t = 1°F t = 5°F
Drop
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
Table 9.17 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 410A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 8]
Refrigerants
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0.84
0.08
0.16
0.35
0.69
1.49
2.28
5.30
8.46
14.98
30.58
55.19
89.34
182.90
331.22
529.89
685.86
988.28
Steel
IPS SCH
3/8
80
1/2
80
3/4
80
1
80
1 1/4 80
1 1/2 80
2
40
2 1/2 40
3
40
4
40
5
40
6
40
8
40
10
40
12
IDb
14
30
16
30
–60
Type L
Copper,
OD
1.85
2.57
3.46
0.13
0.21
0.32
0.46
0.26
0.41
0.62
0.91
0.59
0.93
1.41
2.04
1.15
1.83
2.75
4.00
2.48
3.92
5.90
8.58
3.79
5.98
9.01
13.06
8.80
13.89
20.91
30.32
14.02
22.13
33.29
48.23
24.81
39.10
58.81
85.22
50.56
79.68
119.77 173.76
91.27
143.84 216.23 312.97
147.57 232.61 349.71 506.16
301.82 475.80 715.45 1035.51
546.64 860.67 1292.44 1870.67
873.19 1376.89 2064.68 2992.85
1130.48 1779.99 2673.23 3875.08
1628.96 2569.05 3852.37 5575.79
1.27
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
Refrigerants
Line Size
0.65
1.27
2.86
5.59
12.00
18.27
42.43
67.48
119.26
242.63
437.56
707.69
1445.92
2615.83
4185.32
5410.92
7797.98
4.5
40
0.81
1.59
3.59
7.02
15.03
22.89
53.16
84.56
149.44
304.02
548.97
886.76
1811.80
3277.74
5244.38
6780.14
9771.20
4.75
–60
0.84
1.66
3.74
7.32
15.67
23.86
55.41
88.14
155.76
316.88
572.20
924.29
1888.48
3416.46
5466.33
7067.08
10,184.73
4.75
0.88
1.73
3.88
7.60
16.28
24.79
57.57
91.57
161.82
329.21
594.46
960.25
1961.96
3549.40
5679.03
7342.06
10,581.02
4.75
0.91
1.78
4.02
7.86
16.83
25.64
59.54
94.70
167.36
340.47
614.79
993.09
2029.05
3670.77
5873.23
7593.13
10,942.85
4.75
0.93
1.84
4.14
8.10
17.34
26.41
61.32
97.53
172.37
350.66
633.19
1022.80
2089.76
3780.59
6048.94
7820.29
11,270.23
4.75
Discharge Lines (t = 1°F, p = 4.75 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
0.95
1.88
4.23
8.28
17.74
27.01
62.73
99.77
176.32
358.70
647.71
1046.26
2137.68
3867.29
6187.65
7999.63
11,528.68
4.75
40
1.9
3.2
6.0
10.0
17.7
24.4
46.4
66.2
102.2
176.1
276.5
399.6
692.0
1090.7
1564.3
1907.2
2526.4
Velocity
=
100 fpm
3.4
6.7
15.1
29.5
63.3
96.6
224.2
356.5
630.0
1284.6
2313.7
3741.9
7655.3
13,829.2
22,125.4
28,647.5
41,220.5
p =
4.75
7.6
15.0
33.6
65.8
140.9
214.7
498.0
793.0
1398.4
2851.7
5137.0
8308.9
16,977.6
30,716.4
49,074.9
63,445.8
91,435.1
p = 23.3
t = 1°F t = 5°F
Drop
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
Table 9.17 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 410A (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
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1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
5 1/8
6 1/8
8 1/8
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
0.7
1.06
1.55
2.16
0.08
0.14
0.23
0.36
0.15
0.26
0.43
0.68
0.26
0.45
0.74
1.16
0.40
0.70
1.15
1.79
0.82
1.42
2.33
3.63
1.43
2.48
4.07
6.33
2.27
3.93
6.44
10.00
4.74
8.18
13.37
20.72
8.42
14.49
23.64
36.62
13.47
23.15
37.76
58.34
20.08
34.44
56.15
86.64
28.37
48.62
79.21
122.10
50.85
86.97
141.60 218.05
81.91
140.04 227.86 350.42
170.14 290.93 471.55 725.11
–60
0.435
0.04
0.08
0.14
0.21
0.44
0.77
1.23
2.56
4.55
7.30
10.90
15.42
27.70
44.70
92.98
–60
p = 16.9
8.90
16.68
27.66
43.73
88.21
153.45
241.93
499.23
879.85
1401.50
2076.59
2923.40
5209.13
8344.10
17,220.64
t = 5°F
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
40
Velocity t = 1°F
Drop
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
=
100 fpm p = 3.5
2.92
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
0.54
0.71
0.75
0.78
0.82
0.86
0.89
2.1
3.8
1.02
1.33
1.40
1.47
1.54
1.61
1.67
3.4
7.1
1.74
2.26
2.38
2.50
2.62
2.73
2.84
4.9
11.8
2.68
3.48
3.67
3.86
4.05
4.22
4.38
6.9
18.7
5.42
7.05
7.43
7.82
8.19
8.53
8.86
11.8
37.9
9.45
12.25
12.92
13.59
14.23
14.83
15.40
18.0
66.2
14.93
19.33
20.39
21.44
22.46
23.40
24.30
25.5
104.7
30.90
39.99
42.17
44.35
46.45
48.40
50.27
44.4
217.1
54.50
70.56
74.41
78.25
81.96
85.40
88.70
68.5
383.7
86.88
112.34 118.47 124.59 130.50 135.97 141.22
97.7
611.3
128.89 166.39 175.47 184.54 193.29 201.39 209.17
132.2
907.9
181.34 234.63 247.42 260.22 272.56 283.98 294.95
171.8
1281.5
323.50 417.91 440.69 463.48 485.46 505.80 525.33
267.8
2288.8
519.62 670.58 707.15 743.71 778.97 811.62 842.96
385.0
3676.9
1072.54 1383.29 1458.72 1534.15 1606.88 1674.23 1738.88 672.4
7599.4
40
Discharge Lines (t = 1°F, p = 3.3 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Table 9.18 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 407C (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
[2010R, Ch 1, Tbl 9]
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Steel
IPS SCH
3/8 80
1/2 80
3/4 80
1
80
1 1/4 80
1 1/2 80
2
40
2 1/2 40
3
40
4
40
5
40
6
40
8
40
10
40
12 IDb
14
30
16
30
Type L
Copper,
OD
0.04
0.07
0.16
0.32
0.69
1.06
2.49
3.97
7.04
14.38
26.00
42.13
86.32
156.54
250.23
324.38
468.29
0.435
–60
0.07
0.13
0.30
0.58
1.25
1.91
4.46
7.11
12.59
25.70
46.36
75.15
153.84
278.57
445.65
576.93
831.27
2.92
40
0.11
0.18
0.27
0.40
0.22
0.35
0.54
0.79
0.50
0.80
1.22
1.79
0.98
1.57
2.38
3.50
2.10
3.37
5.12
7.50
3.21
5.13
7.79
11.44
7.47
11.93
18.13
26.57
11.90
19.01
28.83
42.25
21.05
33.59
50.94
74.66
42.97
68.47
103.84 152.24
77.55
123.61 187.25 274.21
125.49 199.88 302.82 443.47
256.66 408.86 619.47 907.26
464.86 739.58 1120.60 1638.95
742.54 1183.19 1790.17 2622.17
961.33 1529.58 2317.81 3395.13
1385.24 2204.17 3340.17 4885.19
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
0.7
1.06
1.55
2.16
Refrigerants
Line Size
0.52
1.02
2.29
4.50
9.63
14.66
34.04
54.25
95.76
195.04
351.31
568.16
1162.36
2102.83
3359.45
4349.77
6258.81
3.3
–60
0.55
1.07
2.42
4.74
10.15
15.46
35.89
57.21
100.99
205.68
370.46
599.14
1225.74
2217.49
3542.64
4586.95
6600.09
0.57
1.13
2.54
4.99
10.68
16.26
37.75
60.16
106.21
216.31
389.62
630.12
1289.12
2332.15
3725.82
4824.14
6941.37
0.60
1.18
2.66
5.22
11.18
17.03
39.54
63.02
111.24
226.57
408.09
659.99
1350.24
2442.72
3902.46
5052.85
7270.46
0.63
1.23
2.78
5.44
11.65
17.74
41.20
65.66
115.90
236.06
425.19
687.65
1406.83
2545.10
4066.02
5264.62
7575.17
Discharge Lines (t = 1°F, p = 3.3 psi)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
20
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
0.65
1.28
2.88
5.65
12.10
18.43
42.79
68.19
120.38
245.18
441.61
714.21
1461.15
2643.38
4223.03
5467.92
7867.69
3.3
40
2.0
3.4
6.2
10.3
18.4
25.4
48.1
68.6
106.0
182.6
286.8
414.5
717.7
1131.3
1622.5
1978.2
2620.4
2.9
5.7
12.8
25.1
53.7
82.0
190.3
303.2
535.7
1092.0
1969.0
3184.3
6514.5
11,784.6
18,826.0
24,374.8
35,126.4
Velocity t = 1°F
Drop
=
100 fpm p = 3.5
6.4
12.6
28.4
55.6
118.9
181.1
420.6
669.0
1182.3
2405.3
4343.2
7015.7
14,334.3
25,932.3
41,491.5
53,641.7
77,305.8
p = 16.9
t = 5°F
Drop
Liquid Lines
See note a
Table 9.18 Suction, Discharge, and Liquid Line Capacities in Tons for Refrigerant 407C (Single- or High-Stage Applications)
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IPS
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
1/2
5/8
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
Steel
SCH
40
40
40
40
40
40
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
0.58
1.2
2.3
4.8
7.2
13.9
0.85
1.8
3.4
7.0
10.5
20.2
1.2
2.5
4.8
9.9
14.8
28.5
0.79
—
—
0.52
1.1
1.9
3.0
6.2
10.9
17.5
26.0
36.8
0.38
0.8
1.5
3.2
4.7
9.1
2.91
0.6
1.1
2.9
5.8
10.1
16.0
33.1
58.3
92.9
137.8
194.3
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
1.15
1.6
2.22
—
—
0.40
0.32
0.51
0.76
0.86
1.3
2.0
1.7
2.7
4.0
3.1
4.7
7.0
4.8
7.5
11.1
10.0
15.6
23.1
17.8
27.5
40.8
28.4
44.0
65.0
42.3
65.4
96.6
59.6
92.2
136.3
–40
—
0.50
0.95
2.0
3.0
5.7
40
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–20
0
20
1.5
3.3
6.1
12.6
19.0
36.6
–40
0.75
1.4
3.7
7.5
13.1
20.7
42.8
75.4
120.2
178.4
251.1
1.7
3.7
6.9
14.3
21.5
41.4
40
0.85
1.6
4.2
8.5
14.8
23.4
48.5
85.4
136.2
202.1
284.4
Saturated Suction
Temperature, °F
Discharge Lines
( t = 1°F,  p = 3.05 psi)
IPS
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
1/2
5/8
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
Steel
SCH
80
80
80
80
80
40
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
3.8
6.9
11.5
20.6
28.3
53.8
2.3
3.7
7.8
13.2
20.2
28.5
49.6
76.5
109.2
147.8
192.1
Vel. =
100 fpm
5.7
12.8
25.2
54.1
82.6
192.0
p = 3.05
3.6
6.7
18.2
37.0
64.7
102.5
213.0
376.9
601.5
895.7
1263.2
t = 1°F
Liquid Lines
See notes a and b
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–40
Suction Lines ( t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–20
0
20
Corresponding  p, psi/100 ft
1.15
1.6
2.22
2.91
40
Sizing shown is recommended where any gas generated in receiver must return up condensate line to condenser without restricting condensate flow. Water-cooled condensers, where receiver ambient temperature
may be higher than refrigerant condensing temperature, fall into this category.
 Actual L e  Actual capacity 1.8
 -----------------------  -------------------------------------
 Table L e  Table capacity
Refrigerants
a
t = Table t
3. Saturation temperature t for other capacities and equivalent lengths Le
IPS
SCH
2 1/2
40
9.2
14.6
22.1
32.2
45.4
3
40
16.2
25.7
39.0
56.8
80.1
4
40
33.1
52.5
79.5
115.9
163.2
Notes:
1. Table capacities are in tons of refrigeration.
p = pressure drop from line friction, psi per 100 ft of equivalent line length
t = corresponding change in saturation temperature, °F per 100 ft
2. Line capacity for other saturation temperatures t and equivalent lengths Le
0.55
 Table L e Actual t
Line capacity = Table capacity  -----------------------  -----------------------
 Actual L e Table t 
Steel
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
40
Steel
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Vel. =
100 fpm
p = 3.05
t = 1°F
Liquid Lines
See notes a and b
b
1.11
1.07
1.03
0.97
0.90
0.86
0.80
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
0.79
0.88
0.95
1.04
1.10
1.18
1.26
Discharge Line
Line pressure drop p is conservative; if subcooling is substantial or line is short, a smaller
size line may be used. Applications with very little subcooling or very long lines may
require a larger line.
Suction Line
Condensing
Temperature, °F
IPS
SCH
58.1
65.9
2 1/2
40
76.7
305.8
102.8
116.4
3
40
118.5
540.3
209.5
237.3
4
40
204.2
1101.2
4. Values based on 105°F condensing temperature. Multiply table capacities
by the following factors for other condensing temperatures.
–40
Saturated Suction
Temperature, °F
Discharge Lines
( t = 1°F,  p = 3.05 psi)
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1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1/2
5/8
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
5 1/8
6 1/8
Steel
SCH
80
80
80
40
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Table 9.20
0.35
0.79
1.56
4.09
0.43
0.98
1.92
5.03
0.53
1.19
2.33
6.12
1.00
0.14
0.27
0.71
1.45
2.53
4.02
8.34
14.80
23.70
35.10
49.60
88.90
143.00
0.28
0.64
1.25
3.30
1.93
0.35
0.66
1.75
3.54
6.17
9.77
20.20
35.80
57.10
84.80
119.43
213.00
342.00
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
1.19
1.41
1.66
0.18
0.23
0.29
0.34
0.43
0.54
0.91
1.14
1.42
1.84
2.32
2.88
3.22
4.04
5.02
5.10
6.39
7.94
10.60
13.30
16.50
18.80
23.50
29.10
30.00
37.50
46.40
44.60
55.80
69.10
62.90
78.70
97.40
113.00
141.00
174.00
181.00
226.00
280.00
0
0.22
0.51
1.00
2.62
40
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
10
20
30
0.79
1.79
3.51
9.20
0
0.54
1.01
2.67
5.40
9.42
14.90
30.80
54.40
86.70
129.00
181.00
323.00
518.00
0.84
1.88
3.69
9.68
20
0.57
1.07
2.81
5.68
9.91
15.70
32.40
57.20
91.20
135.00
191.00
340.00
545.00
0.88
1.97
3.86
10.10
40
0.59
1.12
2.94
5.95
10.40
16.40
34.00
59.90
95.50
142.00
200.00
356.00
571.00
Saturated Suction
Temperature, °F
Discharge Lines
(t = 1°F, p = 2.2 psi/100 ft)
IPS
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1/2
5/8
7/8
1 1/8
1 3/8
1 5/8
2 1/8
2 5/8
3 1/8
3 5/8
4 1/8
—
—
Steel
SCH
80
80
80
80
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
3.43
6.34
10.50
18.80
4.38
9.91
19.50
41.80
Velocity = t = 1°F
100 fpm
p = 2.2
2.13
2.79
3.42
5.27
7.09
14.00
12.10
28.40
18.40
50.00
26.10
78.60
45.30
163.00
69.90
290.00
100.00
462.00
135.00
688.00
175.00
971.00
—
—
—
—
Liquid Lines
See notes a and b
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e
1.00
0
Suction Lines (t = 2°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
10
20
30
Corresponding p, psi/100 ft
1.19
1.41
1.66
1.93
40
Sizing shown is recommended where any gas generated in receiver must return up condensate line
to the condenser without restricting condensate flow. Water-cooled condensers, where receiver
ambient temperature may be higher than refrigerant condensing temperature, fall into this category.
Refrigerants
a
20
40
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Velocity = t = 1°F
100 fpm
p = 2.2
Liquid Lines
See notes a and b
b
1.158
1.095
1.032
0.968
0.902
0.834
80
90
100
110
120
130
0.804
0.882
0.961
1.026
1.078
1.156
Discharge Line
Line pressure drop p is conservative; if subcooling is substantial or line is short, a smaller size line
may be used. Applications with very little subcooling or very long lines may require a larger line.
Suction Line
Condensing
Temperature, °F
Steel
IPS
SCH
13.80
14.50
15.20
1 1/2
80
25.90
63.70
26.60
28.00
29.30
2
40
49.20
148.00
42.40
44.60
46.70
2 1/2
40
70.10
236.00
75.00
78.80
82.50
3
40
108.00
419.00
153.00
160.00
168.00
4
40
187.00
853.00
4. Values based on 105°F condensing temperature. Multiply table capacities by the
following factors for other condensing temperatures.
0
Saturated Suction
Temperature, °F
Discharge Lines
(t = 1°F, p = 2.2 psi/100 ft)
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IPS
SCH
1 1/2
40
3.94
4.95
6.14
7.54
9.18
2
40
7.60
9.56
11.90
14.60
17.70
2 1/2
40
12.10
15.20
18.90
23.10
28.20
3
40
21.40
26.90
33.40
41.00
49.80
4
40
43.80
54.90
68.00
83.50
101.60
Notes:
1. Table capacities are in tons of refrigeration.
p = pressure drop from line friction, psi per 100 ft of equivalent line length
t = corresponding change in saturation temperature, °F per 100 ft
2. Line capacity for other saturation temperatures t and equivalent lengths Le
0.55
 Table L e Actual t
Line capacity = Table capacity  -----------------------  -----------------------
 Actual L e Table t 
3. Saturation temperature t for other capacities and equivalent lengths Le
 Actual L e  Actual capacity 1.8
- ------------------------------------t = Table t  --------------------- Table L   Table capacity 
Steel
Type L
Copper,
OD
Line Size
Table 9.20
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Refrigerant
40.0
20.0
0.0
–20.0
Saturate
d
Suction
Temp.,
°F
–40.0
0.165
0.165
70.0
90.0
0.296
0.296
0.119
0.117
0.118
0.156
0.153
0.154
0.199
0.194
0.195
0.244
0.242
0.242
0.300
0.233
0.146
0.067
0.065
0.066
0.087
0.085
0.086
0.111
0.108
0.109
0.136
0.135
0.135
0.167
5/8
1/2
–30.0
–10.0
10.0
–10.0
10.0
30.0
10.0
30.0
50.0
30.0
50.0
70.0
50.0
Suction
Gas
Temp.,
°F
0.488
0.488
0.197
0.194
0.195
0.258
0.253
0.254
0.328
0.320
0.322
0.403
0.399
0.400
0.495
0.348
3/4
0.737
0.738
0.298
0.292
0.295
0.389
0.362
0.383
0.496
0.484
0.486
0.608
0.603
0.605
0.748
0.484
7/8
1.44
1.44
0.580
0.570
0.575
0.758
0.744
0.747
0.986
0.942
0.946
1.18
1.17
1.18
1.46
0.825
1 1/8
2.43
2.43
0.981
0.963
0.972
1.28
1.26
1.26
1.63
1.59
1.60
2.00
1.99
1.99
2.46
1.256
3.75
3.76
1.52
1.49
1.50
1.98
1.95
1.95
2.53
2.46
2.47
3.10
3.07
3.08
3.81
1.780
Pipe OD, in.
1 3/8
1 5/8
Area, in2
7.49
7.50
3.03
2.97
3.00
3.96
3.88
3.90
5.04
4.92
4.94
6.18
6.13
6.15
7.60
3.094
2 1/8
12.9
12.9
5.20
5.11
5.15
6.80
6.67
6.69
8.66
8.45
8.48
10.6
10.5
10.6
13.1
4.770
2 5/8
20.1
20.1
8.12
7.97
8.04
10.6
10.4
10.4
13.5
13.2
13.2
16.6
16.4
16.5
20.4
6.812
3 1/8
29.3
29.3
11.8
11.6
11.7
15.5
15.2
15.2
19.7
19.2
19.3
24.2
24.0
24.0
29.7
9.213
3 5/8
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40.7
16.4
16.1
16.3
21.5
21.1
21.1
27.4
26.7
26.8
33.5
33.3
33.3
41.3
11.970
4 1/8
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30.0
20.0
10.0
Saturate
d
Suction
Temp.,
°F
0.0
10.0
30.0
50.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
30.0
50.0
70.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
50.0
70.0
90.0
Suction
Gas
Temp.,
°F
0.161
0.135
0.130
0.182
0.152
0.147
0.205
0.172
0.166
0.207
0.193
0.187
0.232
0.212
0.206
0.233
0.146
0.089
0.075
0.072
0.101
0.084
0.081
0.113
0.095
0.092
0.115
0.107
0.103
0.128
0.117
0.114
5/8
1/2
Refrigerants
Notes:
1. Refrigeration capacity in tons is based on 90°F liquid temperature and superheat as indicated by listed temperature. For other
liquid line temperatures, use correction factors in table at right.
2. Values computed using ISO 32 mineral oil for R-22. R-134a
computed using ISO 32 ester-based oil.
134a
Refrigerant
22
134a
Refrigerant
0.259
0.218
0.209
0.294
0.246
0.237
0.331
0.277
0.268
0.335
0.311
0.301
0.374
0.342
0.332
0.348
3/4
50
1.17
1.26
0.400
0.336
0.323
0.453
0.379
0.366
0.510
0.427
0.413
0.517
0.480
0.465
0.577
0.528
0.512
0.484
7/8
60
1.14
1.20
0.78
0.66
0.63
0.88
0.74
0.71
0.99
0.83
0.81
1.01
0.94
0.91
1.12
1.03
1.00
0.825
1 1/8
70
1.10
1.13
1.32
1.11
1.07
1.49
1.25
1.21
1.68
1.41
1.36
1.70
1.58
1.53
1.90
1.74
1.69
1.256
4.06
3.42
3.28
4.61
3.86
3.73
5.19
4.34
4.20
5.25
4.88
4.72
5.87
5.37
5.21
3.094
2 1/8
7.0
5.9
5.6
7.9
6.6
6.4
8.9
7.5
7.2
9.0
8.4
8.1
10.1
9.2
8.9
4.770
2 5/8
Liquid Temperature, °F
80
100
110
1.06
0.98
0.94
1.07
0.94
0.87
2.03
1.71
1.64
2.31
1.93
1.87
2.60
2.17
2.10
2.63
2.44
2.37
2.94
2.69
2.61
1.780
Pipe OD, in.
1 3/8
1 5/8
Area, in2
120
0.89
0.80
10.9
9.2
8.8
12.4
10.3
10.0
13.9
11.6
11.3
14.1
13.1
12.7
15.7
14.4
14.0
6.812
3 1/8
130
0.85
0.74
15.9
13.4
12.8
18.0
15.1
14.6
20.3
17.0
16.4
20.5
19.1
18.5
22.9
21.0
20.4
9.213
3 5/8
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0.80
0.67
22.1
18.5
17.8
25.0
20.9
20.2
28.2
23.6
22.8
28.5
26.5
25.6
31.8
29.1
28.3
11.970
4 1/8
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22
120.0
110.0
100.0
90.0
Saturated
Temp.,
°F
Refrigerant
110.0
140.0
170.0
120.0
150.0
180.0
130.0
160.0
190.0
140.0
170.0
200.0
150.0
180.0
210.0
Discharge
Gas
Temp.,
°F
5/8
0.233
0.421
0.399
0.385
0.433
0.406
0.387
0.442
0.414
0.394
0.451
0.421
0.399
0.460
0.428
0.404
1/2
0.146
0.235
0.223
0.215
0.242
0.226
0.216
0.247
0.231
0.220
0.251
0.235
0.222
0.257
0.239
0.225
0.348
0.695
0.659
0.635
0.716
0.671
0.540
0.730
0.884
0.650
0.744
0.693
0.658
0.760
0.707
0.666
3/4
0.484
1.05
0.996
0.960
1.06
1.01
0.956
1.10
1.03
0.982
1.12
1.05
0.994
1.15
1.07
1.01
7/8
0.825
2.03
1.94
1.87
2.11
1.97
1.88
2.15
2.01
1.91
2.19
2.05
1.94
2.24
2.08
1.96
1 1/8
1.256
3.46
3.28
3.16
3.56
3.34
3.18
3.83
3.40
3.24
3.70
3.46
3.28
3.78
3.51
3.31
1.780
5.35
5.07
4.89
5.50
5.16
4.92
5.62
5.26
3.00
5.73
3.35
5.06
5.85
5.44
5.12
Pipe OD, in.
1 3/8
1 5/8
Area, in2
3.094
10.7
10.1
9.76
11.0
10.3
9.82
11.2
10.5
9.96
11.4
10.7
10.1
11.7
10.8
10.2
2 1/8
4.770
18.3
17.4
16.8
18.9
17.7
16.9
19.3
18.0
17.2
19.6
18.3
17.4
20.0
18.6
17.6
2 5/8
6.812
28.6
27.1
26.2
29.5
27.6
26.3
30.1
28.2
26.8
30.6
28.6
27.1
31.3
29.1
27.4
3 1/8
9.213
41.8
39.6
38.2
43.0
40.3
38.4
43.9
41.1
39.1
44.7
41.8
39.5
45.7
42.4
40.0
3 5/8
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57.9
54.9
52.9
59.6
55.9
53.3
60.8
57.0
54.2
62.0
57.9
54.8
63.3
58.9
55.5
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134a
110.0
140.0
170.0
120.0
150.0
180.0
130.0
160.0
190.0
140.0
170.0
200.0
150.0
180.0
210.0
Discharge
Gas
Temp.,
°F
5/8
0.233
0.360
0.331
0.318
0.364
0.333
0.320
0.372
0.340
0.326
0.378
0.346
0.331
0.383
0.351
0.334
1/2
0.146
0.199
0.183
0.176
0.201
0.184
0.177
0.206
0.188
0.180
0.209
0.191
0.183
0.212
0.194
0.184
Refrigerants
0.348
0.581
0.535
0.512
0.587
0.538
0.516
0.600
0.549
0.526
0.610
0.558
0.534
0.618
0.566
0.538
3/4
0.484
0.897
0.825
0.791
0.906
0.830
0.796
0.926
0.848
0.811
0.942
0.861
0.824
0.953
0.873
0.830
7/8
0.825
1.75
1.61
1.54
1.76
1.62
1.55
1.80
1.65
1.58
1.83
1.68
1.61
1.86
1.70
1.62
1 1/8
3.094
9.12
8.39
8.04
9.21
8.44
8.09
9.42
8.62
8.25
9.57
8.76
8.38
9.69
8.88
8.44
2 1/8
22
134a
Refrigerant
Pipe OD, in.
1 3/8
1 5/8
Area, in2
1.256
1.780
2.96
4.56
2.72
4.20
2.61
4.02
2.99
4.61
2.74
4.22
2.62
4.05
3.05
4.71
2.79
4.31
2.67
4.13
3.10
4.79
2.84
4.38
2.72
4.19
3.14
4.85
2.88
4.44
2.74
4.23
Notes:
1. Refrigeration capacity in tons based on saturated suction temperature of 20°F with 15°F superheat at indicated saturated
condensing temperature with 15°F subcooling. For other saturated suction temperatures with 15°F superheat, use correction factors in the table at right.
2. Table computed using ISO 32 mineral oil for R-22, and ISO 32 ester-based oil for R-134a.
120.0
110.0
100.0
90.0
Saturated
Temp.,
°F
Refrigerant
6.812
24.4
22.5
21.6
24.7
22.6
21.7
25.2
23.1
22.1
25.7
23.5
22.5
26.0
23.8
22.6
3 1/8
9.213
35.7
32.8
31.4
36.0
33.0
31.6
36.8
33.7
32.2
37.4
34.2
32.8
37.9
34.7
33.0
3 5/8
11.970
49.5
45.6
43.6
50.0
45.8
43.9
51.1
46.8
44.8
52.0
47.5
45.5
52.6
48.2
45.8
4 1/8
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–40
–20
0
+40
0.92
0.95
0.97
1.02
—
—
0.96
1.04
4.770
15.7
14.4
13.8
15.8
14.5
13.9
16.2
14.8
14.2
16.5
15.0
14.4
16.7
15.3
14.5
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t = Table t
 Actual L e  Actual capacity 1.8
 -----------------------  -------------------------------------
 Table L e  Table capacity
 Table L e Actual t
Line capacity = Table capacity  -----------------------  -----------------------
 Actual L e Table t 
3. Saturation temperature t for other capacities and equivalent lengths Le
0.55
Suction Lines (t = 1°F)
Saturated Suction Temperature, °F
–20
0
20
p = 0.49
p = 0.73
p = 1.06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.6
2.1
3.4
5.2
5.6
8.9
13.6
8.4
13.4
20.5
16.2
26.0
39.6
25.9
41.5
63.2
46.1
73.5
111.9
94.2
150.1
228.7
170.4
271.1
412.4
276.4
439.2
667.5
566.8
901.1
1366.6
1027.2
1634.3
2474.5
1644.5
2612.4
3963.5
1.00
1.00
100
0.98
1.11
5. Discharge and liquid line capacities based on 20°F suction. Evaporator temperature is
0°F. The capacity is affected less than 3% when applied from –40 to +40°F
extremes.
90
Discharge
Steel
Liquid Lines
Lines
Line Size
–40
40
t = 1°F
Velocity =
p =2.0 psi
IPS
SCH
IPS
SCH
p = 0.31
p = 1.46
p = 2.95
100 fpm
t = 0.7°F
3/8
80
—
—
—
3/8
80
8.6
12.1
1/2
80
—
—
3.1
1/2
80
14.2
24.0
3/4
80
—
3.8
7.1
3/4
80
26.3
54.2
1
80
—
7.6
13.9
1
80
43.8
106.4
1 1/4
40
3.2
19.9
36.5
1 1/4
80
78.1
228.6
1 1/2
40
4.9
29.9
54.8
1 1/2
80
107.5
349.2
2
40
9.5
57.8
105.7
2
40
204.2
811.4
2 1/2
40
15.3
92.1
168.5
2 1/2
40
291.1
1292.6
3
40
27.1
163.0
297.6
3
40
449.6
2287.8
4
40
55.7
333.0
606.2
4
40
774.7
4662.1
5
40
101.1
600.9
1095.2
5
40
—
—
6
40
164.0
971.6
1771.2
6
40
—
—
8
40
337.2
1989.4
3623.0
8
40
—
—
10
40
611.6
3598.0
—
10
40
—
—
12
ID*
981.6
5764.6
—
12
ID*
—
—
Notes:
4. Values based on 90°F condensing temperature. Multiply table capacities by the
1. Table capacities are in tons of refrigeration.
following factors for other condensing temperatures:
p = pressure drop due to line friction, psi per 100 ft of equivalent line length Condensing Temperature, °F
Suction Lines
Discharge Lines
t = corresponding change in saturation temperature, °F per 100 ft
70
1.05
0.78
2. Line capacity for other saturation temperatures t and equivalent lengths Le
80
1.02
0.89
Steel
Line Size
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513
1175
1875
2700
4800
—
—
—
4:1
387
879
1407
2026
3600
—
—
—
5:1
308
703
1125
1620
2880
—
—
—
Pumped Liquid Overfeed Ratio
1544
3573
5683
10 150
—
—
—
—
High-Pressure
Liquid
at 21 kPaa
106
176
324
570
1154
2089
3411
—
Hot-Gas
Defrosta
791
1055
1759
3517
7034
—
—
—
Equalizer
High Sideb
Thermosiphon Lubricant Cooling Lines
Gravity Flowc
Supply
Return
Vent
59
35
60
138
88
106
249
155
187
385
255
323
663
413
586
1041
649
1062
1504
938
1869
2600
1622
3400
Liquid Ammonia Line Capacities in Kilowatts [2010R, Ch 2, Tbl 3]
b
a
Refrigerants
Source: Wile (1977).
Rating for hot-gas branch lines under 30 m with minimum inlet pressure of 724 kPa (gage), defrost pressure of 483 kPa (gage), and –29°C evaporators designed for a 5.6 K temperature differential.
Line sizes based on experience using total system evaporator kilowatts.
c
From Frick Co. (1995). Values for line sizes above 100 mm are extrapolated.
40
50
65
80
100
125
150
200
Nominal
Size, mm
Table 9.24
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Lubricants In Refrigerant Systems
Oil in refrigerant compressors lubricates, acts as coolant, and seals the suction from the discharge side. Oil mixes well with hydrocarbon refrigerants at higher temperatures; miscibility is
reduced as temperature lowers. Oil leaves the compressor and dissolves into the refrigerant in the
condenser, and passes through the liquid line to the evaporator where it separates. In higher temperature systems, it returns by gravity or is dragged by the returning vapor. Low temperature halocarbon systems need an oil separator at the compressor discharge. Oil return up vertical piping
requires significant refrigerant velocity. Lubricants are generally not miscible with ammonia and
separate easily out of the liquid. Oil separators at the discharge of compressors are essential. Oil
must be periodically or continuously removed and returned to the compressor.
There is no ideal lubricant. For halocarbon refrigerants, there are mineral lubricants, both
naphthenic and paraffinic, and synthetic lubricants, ester and glycol. Viscosity grades required
vary with the temperature and the solubility of the refrigerant in the lubricant. Additives are used
to enhance lubricant properties or impact new characteristics. They may be polar compounds,
polymers, or compounds containing active elements such as sulfur or phosphorus. Lubricants
should be dry; normally almost all hydrocarbon lubricants have a moisture content of about 30
ppm. Synthetic lubricants polyalkylene glycols (PAGs) are used commonly in automobile R-134a
systems; polyalphaolefins (PAOs) are mainly used an immiscible oil in ammonia systems; polyol
esters are used with HFC refrigerants in all types of compressors. Low pour point is essential for
oils in ammonia systems.
Table 9.25
Secondary Coolant Performance Comparisons [2010R, Ch 13, Tbl 1]
Secondary Coolant
Propylene glycol
Ethylene glycol
Methanol
Sodium chloride
Calcium chloride
Aqua ammonia
Trichloroethylene
d-Limonene
Methylene chloride
R-11
Concentration
(by Weight),
%
39
38
26
23
22
14
100
100
100
100
Freeze
Point,
°F
–5.1
–6.9
–5.3
–5.1
–7.8
–7.0
–123
–142
–142
–168
gpm/tona
2.56
2.76
2.61
2.56
2.79
2.48
7.44
6.47
6.39
7.61
Pressure Heat Transfer
Drop,b Coefficientc hi,
psi
Btu/h·ft2 ·°F
2.91
205
2.38
406
2.05
473
2.30
558
2.42
566
2.44
541
2.11
432
1.48
321
1.86
58
2.08
428
Refrigerants
a
Based
b
on inlet secondary coolant temperature at pump of 25°F.
Based on one length of 16 ft tube with 1.06 in. ID and use of Moody Chart (1944) for an average velocity of 7 fps.
Input/output losses equal one Vel. HD (V 2/2g) for 7 fps velocity. Evaluations are at a bulk temperature of 20°F
and a temperature range of 10°F.
c
Based on curve fit equation for Kern’s (1950) adaptation of Sieder and Tate’s (1936) heat transfer equation using
16 ft tube for L/D = 181 and film temperature of 5°F lower than average bulk temperature with 7 fps velocity.
Table 9.26
Relative Pumping Energy Required* [2010R, Ch 13, Tbl 3]
Secondary Coolant
Aqua ammonia
Methanol
Propylene glycol
Ethylene glycol
Sodium chloride
Calcium chloride
d-Limonene
Methylene chloride
Trichloroethylene
Aqua ammonia
Methanol
R-11
Energy Factor
1.000
1.078
1.142
1.250
1.295
1.447
2.406
3.735
4.787
1.000
1.078
5.022
* Based on same pump pressure, refrigeration load, 20°F average temperature, 10°F range, and freezing
point (for water-based secondary coolants) 20 to 23°F below lowest secondary coolant temperature.
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10.
REFRIGERANT SAFETY
Figure 10.1 Refrigerant Safety Group Classification [Std 34-2010, Fig 1]
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b
a
chlorodifluoromethane
2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane
1,1-difluoroethane
propane
ammonia
carbon dioxide
2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene
Chemical Namea,b
CHClF2
CHCl2CF3
CH2FCF3
CH3CClF2
CH3CHF2
CH3CH2CH3
NH3
CO2
CF3CF=CH2
Chemical
Formulaa
Al
B1
A1
A2
A2
A3
B2
A1
A2
Safety
Group
(ppm v/v)
59,000
9100
50,000
20,000
12,000
5300
320
40,000
16,000
Table 10.1 Refrigerant Data and Safety Classifications [Std 34-2010, Tbl 1, Abridged]
RCLc
(g/m3)
210
57
210
83
32
9.5
0.22
72
75
(lb/1000 ft3)
13
3.5
13
5.1
2.0
0.56
0.014
4.5
4.7
The chemical name and chemical formula are not part of this standard. Chemical names conform to IUPAC nomenclature14,15 except where shortened unambiguous names are used following ASHRAE Standard 34 convention.
The preferred chemical name is followed by the popular name in parentheses.
Data taken from J.M. Calm, “ARTI Refrigerant Database,” Air- Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI), Arlington, VA, July 2001; J.M. Calm, “Toxicity Data to Determine Refrigerant Concentration Limits,” Report DE/CE 23810-110, Air- Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI), Arlington, VA, September 2000; J.M. Calm, “The
Toxicity of Refrigerants,” Proceedings of the 1996 International Refrigeration Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, pp. 157–62, 1996; D.P. Wilson and R.G. Richard, “Determination of Refrigerant Lower Flammability Limits (LFLs) in Compliance with Proposed Addendum p to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-1992 (1073-RP),” ASHRAE Transactions 2002,
108(2); D.W. Coombs, “HFC-32 Assessment of Anesthetic Potency in Mice by Inhalation,” Huntingdon Life Sciences Ltd., Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, February 2004 and
amendment February 2006; D.W. Coombs, “HFC-22 An Inhalation Study to Investigate the Cardiac Sensitization Potential in the Beagle Dog,” Huntingdon Life Sciences Ltd., Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire, England, August 2005; and other toxicity studies.
22
123
134a
142b
152a
290
717
744
1234yf
Refrigerant
Number
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R-125/143a/134a (44.0/52.0/4.0)
R-32/125/134a (23.0/25.0/52.0)
R-32/125 (50.0/50.0)
R-125/143a (50.0/50.0)
Composition (Mass %)
(±2.0/±1.0/±2.0)
(±2.0/±2.0/±2.0)
(+0.5, –1.5/+1.5, –0.5)
Composition
Tolerances
A1
A1
A1
A1
Safety
Group
(ppm v/v)
130,000
76,000
130,000
130,000
RCLa
(g/m3)
500
270
390
520
Table 10.2 Data and Safety Classifications for Refrigerant Blends [Std 34-2010, Tbl 2, Abridged]
(lb/1000 ft3)
31
17
25
32
Data taken from J.M. Calm, “ARTI Refrigerant Database,” Air- Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI), Arlington, VA, July 2001; J.M. Calm, “Toxicity Data to Determine Refrigerant Concentration Limits,” Report DE/CE 23810-110, Air- Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI), Arlington, VA, September 2000; J.M. Calm, “The
Toxicity of Refrigerants,” Proceedings of the 1996 International Refrigeration Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, pp. 157–62, 1996; D.P. Wilson and R.G. Richard,
“Determination of Refrigerant Lower Flammability Limits (LFLs) in Compliance with Proposed Addendum p to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-1992 (1073-RP),” ASHRAE Transactions
2002, 108(2); D.W. Coombs, “HFC-32 Assessment of Anesthetic Potency in Mice by Inhalation,” Huntingdon Life Sciences Ltd., Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, February 2004
and amendment February 2006; D.W. Coombs, “HFC-22 An Inhalation Study to Investigate the Cardiac Sensitization Potential in the Beagle Dog,” Huntingdon Life Sciences Ltd.,
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, August 2005; and other toxicity studies.
d
R-507, R-508, and R-509 are allowed alternative designations for R-507A, R-508A, and R-509A due to a change in designations after assignment of R-500 through R-509. Corresponding
changes were not made for R-500 through R-506.
h
At locations with altitudes higher than 4920 ft, the ODL and RCL shall be 69,100 ppm.
j
At locations with altitudes higher than 3300 ft but below or equal to 4920 ft, the ODL and RCL shall be 112,000 ppm, and at altitudes higher than 4920 ft, the ODL and RCL shall be
69,100 ppm.
a
404Aj
407Ch
410Aj
507Ad,j
Refrigerant
Number
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ASHRAE Standard 15-2010, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
(See complete standard for detailed guidance.)
7.
RESTRICTIONS ON REFRIGERANT USE
7.1 General. The occupancy, refrigerating system, and refrigerant safety classifications cited in
this section shall be determined in accordance with Sections 4, 5, and 6, respectively.
7.2 Refrigerant Concentration Limits. The concentration of refrigerant in a complete discharge
of each independent circuit of high-probability systems shall not exceed the amounts shown in
Table 1 or 2 of ASHRAE Standard 34,1 except as provided in Sections 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 of this standard. The volume of occupied space shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
Exceptions:
a. Listed equipment containing not more than 6.6 lb (3 kg) of refrigerant, regardless of its
refrigerant safety classification, is exempt from Section 7.2 provided the equipment is
installed in accordance with the listing and with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
b. Listed equipment for use in laboratories with more than 100 ft2 (9.3 m2) of space per person, regardless of the refrigerant safety classification, is exempt from Section 7.2 provided
that the equipment is installed in accordance with the listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
7.2.1 Institutional Occupancies. The amounts shown in Table 1 or 2 of ASHRAE Standard
341 shall be reduced by 50% for all areas of institutional occupancies. Also, the total of all Group
A2, B2, A3, and B3 refrigerants shall not exceed 550 lb (250 kg) in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.
7.2.2 Industrial Occupancies and Refrigerated Rooms. Section 7.2 does not apply in
industrial occupancies and refrigerated rooms where the following seven conditions are met:
1. The space(s) containing the machinery is (are) separated from other occupancies by tight
construction with tight-fitting doors.
2. Access is restricted to authorized personnel.
3. The floor area per occupant is not less than 100 ft2 (9.3 m2).
4.
5.
6.
Refrigerant Safety
7.
Exception: The minimum floor area shall not apply where the space is provided with egress
directly to the outdoors or into approved building exits.
Refrigerant detectors are installed with the sensing location and alarm level as required in refrigerating machinery rooms in accordance with Section 8.11.2.1.
Open flames and surfaces exceeding 800°F (426.7°C) are not permitted where any Group A2,
B2, A3, or B3 refrigerant other than R-717 (ammonia) is used.
All electrical equipment conforms to Class 1, Division 2, of NFPA 705 where the quantity of any
Group A2, B2, A3, or B3 refrigerant other than R-717 (ammonia) in an independent circuit
would exceed 25% of the lower flammability limit (LFL) upon release to the space based on the
volume determined by Section 7.3.
All refrigerant-containing parts in systems exceeding 100 hp (74.6 kW) compressor drive
power, except evaporators used for refrigeration or dehumidification, condensers used for heating, control and pressure-relief valves for either, and connecting piping, are located either in a
machinery room or outdoors.
7.3 Volume Calculations. The volume used to convert from refrigerant concentration limits to
refrigerating system quantity limits for refrigerants in Section 7.2 shall be based on the volume of
space to which refrigerant disperses in the event of a refrigerant leak.
7.3.1 Nonconnecting Spaces. Where a refrigerating system or a part thereof is located in one
or more enclosed occupied spaces that do not connect through permanent openings or HVAC ducts,
the volume of the smallest occupied space shall be used to determine the refrigerant quantity limit
in the system. Where different stories and floor levels connect through an open atrium or mezzanine
arrangement, the volume to be used in calculating the refrigerant quantity limit shall be determined
by multiplying the floor area of the lowest space by 8.2 ft (2.5 m).
7.3.2 Ventilated Spaces. Where a refrigerating system or a part thereof is located within an
air handler, in an air distribution duct system, or in an occupied space served by a mechanical ventilation system, the entire air distribution system shall be analyzed to determine the worst-case distribution of leaked refrigerant. The worst case or the smallest volume in which the leaked refrigerant
disperses shall be used to determine the refrigerant quantity limit in the system, subject to the following criteria.
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7.3.2.1 Closures. Closures in the air distribution system shall be considered. If one or more
spaces of several arranged in parallel can be closed off from the source of the refrigerant leak, their
volume(s) shall not be used in the calculation.
Exceptions: The following closure devices are not considered:
a. smoke dampers, fire dampers, and combination smoke/fire dampers that close only in an
emergency not associated with a refrigerant leak; and
b. dampers, such as variable-air-volume (VAV) boxes, that provide limited closure where airflow is not reduced below 10% of its maximum (with the fan running).
7.3.2.2 Plenums. The space above a suspended ceiling shall not be included in calculating the
refrigerant quantity limit in the system unless such space is part of the air supply or return system.
7.3.2.3 Supply and Return Ducts. The volume of the supply and return ducts and plenums
shall be included when calculating the refrigerant quantity limit in the system.
7.4 Location in a Machinery Room or Outdoors. All components containing refrigerant shall
be located either in a machinery room or outdoors, where
a.
b.
the quantity of refrigerant needed exceeds the limits defined by Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 or
direct-fired absorption equipment, other than sealed absorption systems not exceeding the
refrigerant quantity limits indicated in Table 1 of this standard, is used.
7.4.1 Nonflammable Refrigerants. Machinery rooms required by Section 7.4 shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with Section 8.11 for Group A1 and B1 refrigerants.
7.4.2 Flammable Refrigerants. Machinery rooms required by Section 7.4 shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with Sections 8.11 and 8.12 for Group A2, B2, A3, and B3
refrigerants.
7.5 Additional Restrictions
7.5.1 All Occupancies. Sections 7.5.1.1 through 7.5.1.8 apply to all occupancies.
7.5.1.1 Flammable Refrigerants. The total of all Group A2, B2, A3, and B3 refrigerants
other than R-717 (ammonia) shall not exceed 1100 lb (500 kg) without approval by the AHJ.
7.5.1.2 Corridors and Lobbies. Refrigerating systems installed in a public corridor or
lobby shall be limited to either
a.
b.
unit systems containing not more than the quantities of Group A1 or B1 refrigerant indicated
in Table 1 or 2 of ASHRAE Standard 341 or
sealed absorption and unit systems having refrigerant quantities less than or equal to those
indicated in Table 1 of this standard.
7.5.1.3 Refrigerant Type and Purity. Refrigerants shall be of a type specified by the equipment manufacturer unless converted in accordance with Section 7.5.1.8. Refrigerants used in new
equipment shall conform to ARI 7003 in purity unless otherwise specified by the equipment manufacturer.
7.5.1.4 Recovered Refrigerants. Recovered refrigerants shall not be reused except in the
system from which they were removed or as provided in Sections 7.5.1.5 or 7.5.1.6. When contamination is evident by discoloration, odor, acid test results, or system history, recovered refrigerants
shall be reclaimed in accordance with Section 7.5.1.6 before reuse.
Table 1 Special Quantity Limits for Sealed Ammonia/Water
Absorption and Self-Contained Systems
Maximum lb (kg) for Various Occupancies
Institutional
Public/Large
Mercantile
Residential
Commercial
3.3 (1.5)
Sealed Ammonia/Water Absorption System
In public hallways or lobbies
0 (0)
0 (0)
3.3 (1.5)
In adjacent outdoor locations
0 (0)
0 (0)
22 (10)
22 (10)
In other than public hallways or lobbies
0 (0)
6.6 (3)
6.6 (3)
22 (10)
0 (0)
0 (0)
6.6 (3)
22 (10)
Refrigerant Safety
Type of
Refrigeration System
Unit Systems
In other than public hallways or lobbies
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7.5.1.5 Recycled Refrigerants. Recycled refrigerants shall not be reused except in systems
using the same refrigerant and lubricant designation and belonging to the same owner as the systems from which they were removed. When contamination is evident by discoloration, odor, acid
test results, or system history, recycled refrigerants shall be reclaimed in accordance with Section
7.5.1.6.
Exceptions: Drying is not required in order to use recycled refrigerants where water is the
refrigerant, is used as an absorbent, or is a deliberate additive.
7.5.1.6 Reclaimed Refrigerants. Used refrigerants shall not be reused in a different owner’s
equipment unless tested and found to meet the requirements of AHRI 700.3 Contaminated refrigerants shall not be used unless reclaimed and found to meet the requirements of AHRI 700.
7.5.1.7 Mixing. Refrigerants, including refrigerant blends, with different designations in
ASHRAE Standard 341 shall not be mixed in a system.
Exceptions: Addition of a second refrigerant is allowed where specified by the equipment
manufacturer to improve oil return at low temperatures. The refrigerant and amount added
shall follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
7.5.1.8 Refrigerant or Lubricant Conversion. The type of refrigerant or lubricant in a system shall not be changed without evaluation for suitability, notification to the AHJ and the user, due
observance of safety requirements, and replacement or addition of signs and identification as
required in Section 11.2.3.
7.5.2 Applications for Human Comfort. Group A2, A3, B1, B2, and B3 refrigerants shall
not be used in high-probability systems for human comfort.
Exceptions:
a. This restriction does not apply to sealed absorption and unit systems having refrigerant
quantities less than or equal to those indicated in Table 1 of this standard.
b. This restriction does not apply to industrial occupancies.
7.5.3 Higher Flammability Refrigerants. Group A3 and B3 refrigerants shall not be used
except where approved by the AHJ.
Exceptions:
a. This restriction does not apply to laboratories with more than 100 ft2 (9.3 m2) of space per
person.
b. This restriction does not apply to industrial occupancies.
c. This restriction does not apply to listed portable-unit systems containing no more than
0.331 lb (150 g) of Group A3 refrigerant, provided that the equipment is installed in accordance with the listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
8.
INSTALLATION RESTRICTIONS
8.1 Foundations. Foundations and supports for condensing units or compressor units shall be of
noncombustible construction and capable of supporting loads imposed by such units. Isolation
materials such as rubber are permissible between the foundation and condensing or compressor
units.
8.2 Guards. Moving machinery shall be guarded in accordance with approved safety standards.4
Refrigerant Safety
8.3 Safe Access. A clear and unobstructed approach and space shall be provided for inspection,
service, and emergency shutdown of condensing units, compressor units, condensers, stop valves,
and other serviceable components of refrigerating machinery. Permanent ladders, platforms, or portable access equipment shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the AHJ.
8.4 Water Connections. Water supply and discharge connections shall be made in accordance
with the requirements of the AHJ.
8.5 Electrical Safety. Electrical equipment and wiring shall be installed in accordance with the
National Electrical Code5 and the requirements of the AHJ.
8.6 Gas Fuel Equipment. Gas fuel devices and equipment used with refrigerating systems shall
be installed in accordance with approved safety standards and the requirements of the AHJ.
8.7 Air Duct Installation. Air duct systems of air-conditioning equipment for human comfort
using mechanical refrigeration shall be installed in accordance with approved safety standards, the
requirements of the AHJ, and the requirements of Section 8.11.7.
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8.8 Refrigerant Parts in Air Duct. Joints and all refrigerant-containing parts of a refrigerating
system located in an air duct carrying conditioned air to and from an occupied space shall be constructed to withstand a temperature of 700°F (371.1°C) without leakage into the airstream.
8.9 Refrigerant Pipe Joint Inspection. Refrigerant pipe joints erected on the premises shall be
exposed to view for visual inspection prior to being covered or enclosed.
8.10 Location of Refrigerant Piping
8.10.1 Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords passageway in any building shall
not be less than 7.25 ft (2.2 m) above the floor unless the piping is located against the ceiling of such
space and is permitted by the AHJ.
8.10.2 Passages shall not be obstructed by refrigerant piping. Refrigerant piping shall not be
placed in any elevator, dumbwaiter, or other shaft containing a moving object or in any shaft that has
openings to living quarters or to means of egress. Refrigerant piping shall not be installed in an
enclosed public stairway, stair landing, or means of egress.
8.10.3 Refrigerant piping shall not penetrate floors, ceilings, or roofs.
Exceptions:
a. Penetrations connecting the basement and the first floor.
b. Penetrations connecting the top floor and a machinery penthouse or roof installation.
c. Penetrations connecting adjacent floors served by the refrigeration system.
d. Penetrations of a direct system where the refrigerant concentration does not exceed that
listed in Table 1 or 2 of ASHRAE Standard 341 for the smallest occupied space through
which the refrigerant piping passes.
e. In other than industrial occupancies and where the refrigerant concentration exceeds that
listed in Table 1 or 2 of ASHRAE Standard 34 for the smallest occupied space, penetrations
that connect separate pieces of equipment that are
1. enclosed by an approved gas-tight, fire-resistive duct or shaft with openings to those
floors served by the refrigerating system or
2. located on the exterior wall of a building when vented to the outdoors or to the space
served by the system and not used as an air shaft, closed court, or similar space.
8.10.4 Refrigerant piping installed in concrete floors shall be encased in pipe duct. Refrigerant
piping shall be properly isolated and supported to prevent damaging vibration, stress, or corrosion.
Refrigerant Safety
8.11 Refrigerating Machinery Room, General Requirements. When a refrigerating system is
located indoors and a machinery room is required by Section 7.4, the machinery room shall be in
accordance with the following provisions.
8.11.1 Machinery rooms are not prohibited from housing other mechanical equipment unless
specifically prohibited elsewhere in this standard. A machinery room shall be so dimensioned that
parts are accessible with space for service, maintenance, and operations. There shall be clear head
room of not less than 7.25 ft (2.2 m) below equipment situated over passageways.
8.11.2 Each refrigerating machinery room shall have a tight-fitting door or doors opening outward,
self-closing if they open into the building and adequate in number to ensure freedom for persons to
escape in an emergency. With the exception of access doors and panels in air ducts and air-handling units
conforming to Section 8.11.7, there shall be no openings that will permit passage of escaping refrigerant
to other parts of the building.
8.11.2.1 Each refrigerating machinery room shall contain a detector, located in an area where
refrigerant from a leak will concentrate, that actuates an alarm and mechanical ventilation in accordance with Section 8.11.4 at a value not greater than the corresponding TLV-TWA (or toxicity measure consistent therewith). The alarm shall annunciate visual and audible alarms inside the
refrigerating machinery room and outside each entrance to the refrigerating machinery room. The
alarms required in this section shall be of the manual reset type with the reset located inside the
refrigerating machinery room.
Alarms set at other levels (such as IDLH) and automatic reset alarms are permitted in addition to those required by this section. The meaning of each alarm shall be clearly marked by signage near the annunciators.
Exceptions:
a. For ammonia, refer to Section 8.12(h).
b. Detectors are not required when only systems using R-718 (water) are located in the refrigerating machinery room.
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8.11.3 Machinery rooms shall be vented to the outdoors, utilizing mechanical ventilation in
accordance with Sections 8.11.4 and 8.11.5.
8.11.4 Mechanical ventilation referred to in Section 8.11.3 shall be by one or more powerdriven fans capable of exhausting air from the machinery room at least in the amount given in the
formula in Section 8.11.5. To obtain a reduced airflow for normal ventilation, multiple fans or multispeed fans shall be used. Provision shall be made for inlet air to replace that being exhausted.
Openings for inlet air shall be positioned to avoid recirculation. Air supply and exhaust ducts to the
machinery room shall serve no other area. The discharge of the air shall be to the outdoors in such
a manner as not to cause a nuisance or danger.
8.11.5 The mechanical ventilation required to exhaust an accumulation of refrigerant due to
leaks or a rupture of the system shall be capable of removing air from the machinery room in not
less than the following quantity:
Q = 100  G 0.5
where
Q
=
G
=
Q = 70  G 0.5
(I-P)
(SI)
airflow, cfm (L/s)
mass of refrigerant in the largest system, any part of which is located in the
machinery room, lb (kg)
A part of the refrigerating machinery room mechanical ventilation shall be
operated, when occupied, to supply at least 0.5 cfm/ft2 (2.54 L/s/m2) of machinery room
area or 20 cfm (9.44 L/s) per person and
b.
operable, when occupied at a volume required to not exceed the higher of a temperature rise
of 18°F (10°C) above inlet air temperature or a maximum temperature of 122°F (50°C).
When a refrigerating system is located outdoors more than 20 ft (6.1 m) from building openings
and is enclosed by a penthouse, lean-to, or other open structure, natural or mechanical ventilation
shall be provided. The requirements for such natural ventilation are as follows:
a.
a.
The free-aperture cross section for the ventilation of a machinery room shall be at least
F = G 0.5
where
F =
G =
b.
F = 0.138G 0.5
(I-P)
(SI)
2
the free opening area, ft2 (m2 )
the mass of refrigerant in the largest system, any part of which is located in the
machinery room, lb (kg)
Locations of the gravity ventilation openings shall be based on the relative density of the
refrigerant to air.
8.11.6 No open flames that use combustion air from the machinery room shall be installed
where any refrigerant is used. Combustion equipment shall not be installed in the same machinery
room with refrigerant-containing equipment except under one of the following conditions:
a.
Refrigerant Safety
b.
combustion air is ducted from outside the machinery room and sealed in such a manner as to
prevent any refrigerant leakage from entering the combustion chamber or
a refrigerant detector, conforming to Section 8.11.2.1, is employed to automatically shut
down the combustion process in the event of refrigerant leakage.
Exceptions:
a. Machinery rooms where only carbon dioxide (R-744) or water (R-718) is the refrigerant.
b. Machinery rooms where only ammonia (R-717) is the refrigerant and internal combustion
engines are used as the prime mover for the compressors.
8.11.7 There shall be no airflow to or from an occupied space through a machinery room unless
the air is ducted and sealed in such a manner as to prevent any refrigerant leakage from entering the
airstream. Access doors and panels in ductwork and air-handling units shall be gasketed and tight
fitting.
8.11.8 Access. Access to the refrigerating machinery room shall be restricted to authorized
personnel. Doors shall be clearly marked or permanent signs shall be posted at each entrance to
indicate this restriction.
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8.12 Machinery Room, Special Requirements. In cases specified in the rules of Section 7.4, a
refrigerating machinery room shall meet the following special requirements in addition to those in
Section 8.11:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
There shall be no flame-producing device or continuously operating hot surface over 800°F
(427°C) permanently installed in the room.
Doors communicating with the building shall be approved, self-closing, tight-fitting fire
doors.
Walls, floor, and ceiling shall be tight and of noncombustible construction. Walls, floor, and
ceiling separating the refrigerating machinery room from other occupied spaces shall be of
at least one-hour fire-resistive construction.
The refrigerating machinery room shall have a door that opens directly to the outdoors or
through a vestibule equipped with self-closing, tight-fitting doors.
Exterior openings, if present, shall not be under any fire escape or any open stairway.
All pipes piercing the interior walls, ceiling, or floor of such rooms shall be tightly sealed to
the walls, ceiling, or floor through which they pass.
When refrigerants of Groups A2, A3, B2, and B3 are used, the machinery room shall conform to Class 1, Division 2, of the National Electrical Code.5 When refrigerant Groups A1
and B1 are used, the machinery room is not required to meet Class 1, Division 2, of the
National Electrical Code.
Exceptions:
When ammonia is used, the requirements of Class 1, Division 2, of the
National Electrical Code shall not apply providing the requirements of
Section 8.12(h) are met.
When ammonia (R-717) is used, the machinery room is not required to meet Class 1, Division 2, of the National Electrical Code,5 providing (1) the mechanical ventilation system in
the machinery room is run continuously and failure of the mechanical ventilation system
actuates an alarm or (2) the machinery room is equipped with a detector, conforming to Section 8.11.2.1, except the detector shall alarm at 1000 ppm.
Remote control of the mechanical equipment in the refrigerating machinery room shall be
provided immediately outside the machinery room door solely for the purpose of shutting
down the equipment in an emergency. Ventilation fans shall be on a separate electrical circuit
and have a control switch located immediately outside the machinery room door.
8.13 Manual Emergency Discharge of Ammonia Refrigerant. When required by the AHJ,
manual emergency discharge or diffusion arrangements for ammonia refrigerants shall be provided.
8.14 Purge Discharge. The discharge from purge systems shall be governed by the same rules as
pressure-relief devices and fusible plugs (see Section 9.7.8) and shall be piped in conjunction with
these devices.
Exceptions: When R-718 (water) is the refrigerant.
9.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
9.7.8 For systems in which one or more of the following conditions apply, pressure-relief
devices and fusible plugs shall discharge to the atmosphere at a location not less than 15 ft (4.57 m)
above the adjoining ground level and not less than 20 ft (6.1 m) from any window, ventilation opening, or exit in any building.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Any system containing a Group A3 or B3 refrigerant.
Any system containing more than 6.6 lb (3 kg) of a Group A2, B1, or B2 refrigerant.
Any system containing more than 110 lb (50 kg) of a Group A1 refrigerant.
Any system for which a machinery room is required by the provisions of Section 7.4.
Refrigerant Safety
The discharge shall be terminated in a manner that will prevent both the discharged refrigerant from being sprayed directly on personnel in the vicinity and foreign material or debris from
entering the discharge piping. Discharge piping connected to the discharge side of a fusible plug
or rupture member shall have provisions to prevent plugging the pipe in the event the fusible plug
or rupture member functions.
Exceptions: When R-718 (water) is the only refrigerant, discharge to a floor drain is also
acceptable if all of the following three conditions are met:
1. the pressure relief device set pressure does not exceed 15 psig,
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2. the floor drain is sized to handle no less than the flow rate from a single broken tube in
any refrigerant-containing heat exchanger, and
3. either:
a. the AHJ finds it acceptable that the working fluid, corrosion inhibitor, and other
additives used in this type of refrigeration system may infrequently be discharged
to the sewer system, or
b. a catch tank, sized to handle the expected discharge, is installed and equipped with
a normally closed drain valve and an overflow line to drain.
9.7.8.1 The application of pressure-relief valves that discharge from a higher-pressure vessel
into a lower-pressure vessel of the system shall comply with (a) through (c) as follows:
a.
b.
c.
The pressure-relief valve that protects the higher-pressure vessel shall be selected to deliver
capacity in accordance with Section 9.7.5 without exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure of the higher-pressure vessel accounting for the change in mass flow capacity
due to the elevated back pressure.
The capacity of the pressure-relief valve protecting the part of the system receiving a discharge from a pressure-relief valve protecting a higher-pressure vessel shall be at least the
sum of the capacity required in Section 9.7.5 plus the mass flow capacity of the pressurerelief valve discharging into that part of the system.
The design pressure of the body of the relief valve used on the higher-pressure vessel shall be
rated for operation at the design pressure of the higher-pressure vessel in both pressure-containing areas of the valve.
9.7.8.2 Ammonia Discharge. Ammonia from pressure-relief valves shall be discharged into
one or more of the following:
a.
b.
Refrigerant Safety
c.
The atmosphere, per Section 9.7.8.
A tank containing one gallon of water for each pound of ammonia (8.3 liters of water for
each kilogram of ammonia) that will be released in one hour from the largest relief device
connected to the discharge pipe. The water shall be prevented from freezing. The discharge
pipe from the pressure-relief device shall distribute ammonia in the bottom of the tank but
no lower than 33 ft (10 m) below the maximum liquid level. The tank shall contain the volume of water and ammonia without overflowing.
Other treatment systems that meet the requirements of the AHJ.
9.7.8.3 Optional Sulfur Dioxide Discharge. When sulfur dioxide is used, the discharge
shall be into a tank of absorptive solution that shall be used for no other purpose except sulfur dioxide absorption. The absorptive solution shall be one gallon of standard dichromate solution
(2.5 pounds of sodium dichromate per gallon of water [300 grams of sodium dichromate per liter
of water]) for each pound of sulfur dioxide in the system (8.3 liters of standard dichromate solution
for each kilogram of sulfur dioxide in the system). Solutions made with caustic soda or soda ash
shall not be used in place of sodium dichromate unless the quantity and strength have the equivalent
sulfur-dioxide-absorbing power. The tank shall be constructed of not less than 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) or
No. 11 US gage iron or steel. The tank shall have a hinged cover or, if of the enclosed type, shall
have a vent hole at the top. All pipe connections shall be through the top of the tank only. The discharge pipe from the pressure-relief valve shall discharge the sulfur dioxide in the center of the tank
near the bottom.
9.7.8.4 The size of the discharge pipe from a pressure-relief device or fusible plug shall not
be less than the outlet size of the pressure-relief device or fusible plug. Where outlets of two or more
relief devices or fusible plugs are connected to a common line or header, the effect of back pressure
that will be developed when more than one relief device or fusible plug operates shall be considered.
The sizing of the common discharge header downstream from each of the two or more relief devices
or fusible plugs that are expected to operate simultaneously shall be based on the sum of their outlet
areas with due allowance for the pressure drop in all downstream sections.
The maximum length of the discharge piping installed on the outlets of pressure-relief
devices and fusible plugs discharging to the atmosphere shall be determined by the method in
Normative Appendix E. See Table 3 for the flow capacity of various equivalent lengths of discharge piping for conventional relief valves.
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11.
REFRIGERATION LOAD
The overall coefficient of heat transfer U of the wall, floor, or ceiling of a refrigerated space
can be derived from:
1
U = ---------------------------------------------------------------------1  fi + x1  k1 + x2  k2 + 1  fo
where
U
x
k
fi
fo
=
=
=
=
=
Refrigeration Load
Transmission Load
overall heat transfer coefficient, Btu/hft2°F
wall thickness, in.
thermal conductivity of wall material, Btuin/hft2°F
inside film or surface conductance, Btu/hft2°F
outside film or surface conductance, Btu/hft2°F
1.65 Btu/hft2°F for fi and fo is frequently used for still air. If the outer surface is exposed to
15 mph wind, fo is increased to 6 Btu/hft2°F.
With thick walls and low conductivity, the resistance x/k makes U so small that l/fp have little
effect and can be omitted from the calculation.
After establishing U, the heat gain is given by the basic equation:
q = UAt
where
q
=
A
=
t
=
heat leakage, Btu/h
outside area of section, ft2
difference between outside air temperature and air temperature of the refrigerated
space, °F
Latent heat gain due to moisture transmission through walls, floors, and ceilings of modernconstruction refrigerated facilities is negligible.
Table 11.1 Thermal Conductivity of Insulation for Walls, Floor, and Ceiling,
Btuin/hft2°F
Polyurethane
(Expanded)
k = 0.16
Polyurethane
(Board)
k = 0.18
Polystyrene
(Extruded)
k = 0.20
Glass Fiber and Polystyrene
(Molded Beads)
k = 0.33
Cellular
Glass
k = 0.28
Table 11.2 Minimum Insulation Thickness
Storage Temperature
°F
50
25
15
Expanded Polyurethane Thickness
in.
2
3
5
Table 11.3 Sun Effect
Typical Surface Types
Dark colored surfaces
Medium colored surfaces
Light colored surfaces
East Wall
°F
8
6
4
South Wall
°F
5
4
2
West Wall
°F
8
6
4
Flat Roof
°F
20
15
9
Note: Add °F to the normal temperature difference for heat leakage calculations to compensate for sun effect—do
not use for air-conditioning design.
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Product Load
Refrigeration Load
1. Heat removal in cooling from the initial temperature to a freezing point of the product:
Q1 = mc1(t1 – t2)
2. Heat removal to freeze the product:
Q2 = mhif
3. Heat removal in cooling from the freezing point to the final temperature below the freezing point:
Q3 = mc2 (tf – t2)
where
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
m
c1
t1
t2
tf
hif
c2
t3
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
heat removal, Btu
weight of the product, lb
specific heat of the product above freezing, Btu/lb°F
initial temperature of the product above freezing, °F
lower temperature of the product above freezing, °F
freezing temperature of the product, °F
latent heat of fusion of the product, Btu/lb
specific heat of the product below freezing, Btu/lb°F
final temperature of the product below freezing, °F
Specific heats above and below freezing for many products are given in Table 3 of Chapter 19
in 2010 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration.
Refrigeration system capacity for products brought into refrigerated spaces is determined
from the time allotted for heat removal and assumes that the product is properly exposed to
remove the heat in that time. The calculation is:
Q1 + Q2 + Q3
q = --------------------------------n
where
q
=
n
=
product cooling load, Btu/h
allotted time period, h
A product’s latent heat of fusion is related to its water content and can be estimated by multiplying the product’s percent of water (expressed as a decimal) by the water’s latent heat of fusion,
144 Btu/lb. Most food products freeze in the range of 26 to 31°F. When the exact freezing temperature is not known, assume that it is 28°F.
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Internal Load
Heat Equivalent of Electric Motors
Connected Load
Outside
Refrigerated Space
Btu/hph
Btu/hph
Btu/hph
1/8 to 1/3
4600
2550
2100
1/2 to 3
3800
2550
1300
5 to 20
3300
2550
800
Approximate Heat Equivalent of Occupancy Per Person
qp = 1295 – 11.5t
where
qp = heat gain per person, Btu/h
t
= refrigerated space temperature, °F
Motor hp
Connected Load in
Refrigerated Space
Motor Losses Outside
Refrigerated Space
Refrigeration Load
Table 11.4
Infiltration Air Load
Heat gain through doorways from air exchange is:
qt = qDt Df (1 – E)
where
qt
q
Dt
Df
E
=
=
=
=
=
average heat gain for the 24-h or other period, Btu/h
sensible and latent refrigeration load for fully established flow, Btu/h
doorway open-time factor
doorway flow factor
effectiveness of doorway protective device
q = 3790 WH1.5 (Qs/A)(1/Rs )
where
Qs/A =
W
H
Rs
=
=
=
sensible heat load of infiltration air per square foot of doorway opening as read
from Figure 11.1, ton/ft2
doorway width, ft
doorway height, ft
sensible heat ratio of the infiltration air heat gain, from a psychrometric chart
Doorway open-time factor Dt can be calculated as follows:
 P p + 60o 
D t = -------------------------------3600 d
where
Dt
P
p
o
d
=
=
=
=
=
decimal portion of time doorway is open
number of doorway passages
door open-close time, seconds per passage
time door simply stands open, min
the daily (or other) time period, h
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Figure 11.1
Sensible Heat Gain by Air Exchange for Continuously Open Door
with Fully Established Flow [2010R, Ch 24, Fig 5]
Equipment-Related Load
Equipment-related load consists essentially of fan heat where forced air circulation is used,
reheat where humidity control is provided, defrosting heat gain where defrosting occurs, and
moisture evaporation where the defrosting process is exposed to refrigerated air. To accurately
select heat-extracting equipment, a distinction should be made between those equipment heat
loads that are felt within the refrigerated space and those that are introduced directly to the refrigerating fluid.
Equipment heat gain is usually minor at space temperatures above approximately 30°F, but
may be up to 15%.
Safety Factor
Generally, a 10% safety factor is applied to the calculated load to allow for possible discrepancies between the design criteria and actual operation. Refrigeration system capacity should be
sufficient to handle the load with the actual running time, allowing for defrost cycles.
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Forced-Circulation Air Coolers
Figure 11.2
Refrigeration Load
Cooling coil and motor-driven fan are the basic components and coil defrosting means are
added for low-temperature operations where coil frosting might impede performance. Blowthrough direct-drive propeller fans are most common, but for long throws, draw-through configuration is preferred. For loads above 32°F, coil spacing is usually 6 to 8 fins per inch; below 32°F a
maximum of 4 fins per inch is preferred. Even distribution of halocarbon refrigerant is usually
attained in direct-expansion coils by refrigerant distributors. Units in larger refrigeration systems
are often liquid-pumped recirculating types with orifice disks.
Defrost for coils and drain pans of low-temperature units may be hot-gas, electric, or water.
Usually defrosting is done with the fan off. Control of defrost is usually by microprocessor, with a
thermostat mounted within the coil. Usually a rise to 45°F returns the unit to the operating cycle.
Drain lines should be well-pitched, insulated, and trapped outside the refrigerated space.
Capacities of air coolers are usually based on the temperature difference between inlet air and
refrigerant in the coil. The higher the TD, the lower the space relative humidity. Between 8°F and
16°F TD is usual, except for packaged products and workrooms where TD of 25°F is common.
Low-temperature units generally have TD below 15°F for system economics and limiting defrost
frequency.
Most frequent control of refrigerant flow is an expansion valve, most frequently thermostatic
type. Electric expansion valves, requiring a valve, controller, and control sensor, are also available.
Large refrigerating systems more frequently have flooded evaporators, most often low-side
float valves. Refrigerant valves opening or closing flow are usually solenoid valves. Larger flows
may require pilot-operated solenoid valves. When it is desired to limit compressor motor load during pulldown, an evaporator pressure regulating valve may be used to limit compressor suction
pressure.
Low-Profile Cooler
Figure 11.3 Liquid Overfeed Type Unit Cooler
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12.
AIR-CONDITIONING LOAD DATA
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Cooling Loads
Obtain appropriate weather data and select design conditions. In addition to the conventional
dry-bulb with mean coincident wet-bulb, also consider dew-point with mean coincident dry-bulb,
particularly with spaces requiring large amounts of outdoor air or close control of moisture. Select
indoor dry-bulb, wet-bulb, and ventilation rate, including permissible variations and control limits. Consider proposed schedules of occupancy, lighting, and processes that contribute to the internal load. Several different times of day and months must frequently be analyzed to determine the
peak load time.
ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 183-2007 sets the minimum standards for nonresidential
load calculations.
Currently there are two ASHRAE cooling load calculation methods. The first is the Heat Balance (HB) method, whose equations are coded in a generic computer program linked to a user interface program. The source code for these programs is in the ASHRAE Load Calculation Toolkit.
The second method is the Radiant Time Series (RTS) method, a simplification of the heat balance method, still requiring a complex computer program for a multiroom building.
Due to the variation in heat transfer coefficients, precision of construction, and manner of
actual building operation, a cooling load calculation can never be more than a good estimate of the
actual load.
For preliminary estimation of the cooling load, the figures herein are a very rough guide. The
approximate cooling load calculation methods presented here are useful to the experienced
designer.
To design and size components of central air-conditioning systems, more than the cooling
load is needed. Type of system, fan energy and location, direct heat loss and gain, duct leakage,
heat extracted from lights, and type of return system must all be considered.
Heating Loads
Similar calculations to cooling load are made, but temperatures outside conditioned spaces are
usually lower than space temperatures maintained. Solar heat gains, and internal heat gains are not
included and thermal storage of building structure or content is usually ignored. This is usually sufficient to cope with a worst-case situation. There is very often need for cooling in cold months, for
perimeter spaces with high solar heat gain and interior spaces with significant heat gain.
Previous Cooling Load Calculation Methods
Procedures described in Chapters 17 and 18 of the 2013 ASHRAE Handbook–Fundamentals
are the most current and scientifically derived means for estimating cooling load for a defined
building space, but methods in earlier editions of the ASHRAE Handbook are valid for many
applications. These earlier procedures are simplifications of the Heat Balance principles, and their
use requires experience to deal with atypical or unusual circumstances. In fact, any cooling or
heating load estimate is no better than the assumptions used to define conditions and parameters
such as physical makeup of the various envelope surfaces, conditions of occupancy and use, and
ambient weather conditions. Experience of the practitioner can never be ignored.
The primary difference between the HB and RTS methods and the older methods is the newer
methods’ direct approach, compared to the simplifications necessitated by the limited computer
capability available previously.
The transfer function method (TFM), for example, required many calculation steps. It was
originally designed for energy analysis with emphasis on daily, monthly, and annual energy use,
and thus was more oriented to average hourly cooling loads than peak design loads.
The total equivalent temperature differential method with time averaging (TETD/TA)
has been a highly reliable (if subjective) method of load estimating since its initial presentation in
the 1967 Handbook of Fundamentals. Originally intended as a manual method of calculation, it
proved suitable only as a computer application because of the need to calculate an extended profile of hourly heat gain values, from which radiant components had to be averaged over a time representative of the general mass of the building involved. Because perception of thermal storage
characteristics of a given building is almost entirely subjective, with little specific information for
the user to judge variations, the TETD/TA method’s primary usefulness has always been to the
experienced engineer.
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Air-Conditioning Load Data
The cooling load temperature differential method with solar cooling load factors
(CLTD/CLF) attempted to simplify the two-step TFM and TETD/TA methods into a single-step
technique that proceeded directly from raw data to cooling load without intermediate conversion
of radiant heat gain to cooling load. A series of factors were taken from cooling load calculation
results (produced by more sophisticated methods) as “cooling load temperature differences” and
“cooling load factors” for use in traditional conduction (q = UAt) equations. The results are
approximate cooling load values rather than simple heat gain values. The simplifications and
assumptions used in the original work to derive those factors limit this method’s applicability to
those building types and conditions for which the CLTD/CLF factors were derived; the method
should not be used beyond the range of applicability.
The TFM, TETD/TA, and CLTD/CLF procedures have not been invalidated or discredited.
Experienced engineers have successfully used them in millions of buildings around the world. The
accuracy of cooling load calculations in practice depends primarily on the availability of accurate
information and the design engineer’s judgment in the assumptions made in interpreting the available data. Those factors have much greater influence on a project’s success than does the choice of
a particular cooling load calculation method.
The primary benefit of HB and RTS calculations is their somewhat reduced dependency on
purely subjective input (e.g., determining a proper time-averaging period for TETD/TA; ascertaining appropriate safety factors to add to the rounded-off TFM results; determining whether CLTD/
CLF factors are applicable to a specific unique application). However, using the most up-to-date
techniques in real-world design still requires judgment on the part of the design engineer and care
in choosing appropriate assumptions, just as in applying older calculation methods.
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Lights and Other
Electrical W/ft2
Lo
Av
Hi
Refrigeration
ft2/ton†
Lo
Av
Hi
Supply Air Rate
East-South-West
Lo
Av
Hi
Lo
Table 12.1 Cooling Load Check Figures
Air-Conditioning Load Data
North
Av
Hi
—
3.0
1.9
5.5
3.8
6.5
1.3
1.1
—
1.1
1.2
1.4
2.0
—
—
1.4
1.3
2.0
2.5
—
2.0
1.2
3.6
2.5
4.0
1.0
1.0
—
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.3
—
—
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.8
cfm/ft2
Internal
Lo
Av
Hi
Apartment, High Rise
325
175
100
0.7
0.9
1.1
450
400
350
0.8
1.2
1.7
0.5
0.8
1.3
—
Auditoriums, Churches, Theaters
15
11
6
0.5
0.7
0.9
400
250
90
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.0
Educational Facilities
30
25
20
0.75
1.0
1.1
240
185
150
1.0
1.6
2.2
0.9
1.3
2.0
0.8
Schools, Colleges, Universities
Factories Assembly Areas
50
35
23
2.5†
4.0†
5.5† 240
150
90
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.0
Light Manufacturing
200
150
100
7.5†
9†
11†
200
150
100
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
Heavy Manufacturing*
200
250
300 12†
25†
30†
100
80
60
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.5
Hospitals
Patient Rooms
70
50
25
0.5
0.75
1.0
275
220
165
1.0
1.5
2.0
0.8
1.2
1.4
0.7
Public Areas
100
80
50
0.5
0.75
1.0
175
140
110
1.0
1.25
1.45
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.95
Hotels, Motels, Dormitories
200
150
100
0.5
0.75
1.0
350
300
220
1.0
1.40
1.5
0.9
1.2
1.4
—
Libraries and Museums
80
60
40
0.5
0.75
1.0
340
280
200
1.0
1.6
2.1
0.9
1.1
1.3
0.9
Office Buildings (General)
130
110
80
2†
2.5†
4†
360
280
190
1.0
1.6
2.2
0.9
1.3
2.0
0.8
Private Offices
150
125
100
0.5
0.75
1.0
—
—
—
1.2
1.8
2.4
1.1
1.5
1.8
0.8
Stenographic Department
100
85
70
1.0
1.25
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
Residential
Large
600
400
200
0.5
1.0
1.5
600
500
380
0.8
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.8
1.3
—
Medium
600
360
200
0.5
1.0
1.5
700
550
400
0.7
1.1
1.4
0.5
0.7
1.2
—
Restaurants
Large
17
15
13
0.5
1.0
1.5
135
100
80
1.8
2.4
3.7
1.2
1.6
2.1
0.9
Medium
150
120
100
1.5
2.0
3.0
1.1
1.4
1.8
0.9
Shopping Centers, Department Stores and
Specialty Shops
Beauty and Barber Shops
45
40
25
3.0†
5.0†
9.0† 240
160
105
1.5
2.6
4.2
1.1
1.7
2.6
0.9
Malls
100
75
50
1.0
1.5
2.0
365
230
160
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
Refrigeration for Central Heating and
Cooling Plant
Urban Districts
475
380
285
College Campuses
400
320
240
Commercial Centers
330
265
200
Residential Centers
625
500
375
Refrigeration and air quantities for applications listed in this table of cooling load check figures are based on all-air system and normal outdoor air quantities for ventilation except as noted.
†Refrigeration loads are for entire application
*Air quantities for heavy manufacturing areas are based on supplementary means to remove excessive heat.
Classifications
Occupancy
ft2/Person
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Table 12.2 Summary of Load Sources and Equations for
Estimating Space Design Cooling Load
Equation
Reference, Table, Description
q = UA(CLTD)
Walls
q = UA(CLTD)
Design heat transmission coefficients, pp. 179–84
Areas calculated from plans CLTD, pp. 185–86
Design heat transmission coefficients, pp. 179–84
Areas calculated from plans CLTD, pp. 187–89
Glass area calculated from plans
U-factors p. 174
CLTD for conduction load through glass, p. 174
Solar Cooling Load factors, pp. 190–91
Net glass area from plans
Shading coefficients for combination of glass and
internal shading, p. 192
Compute shaded area from building projections
Externally shaded glass: use north orientation
data
Glass Conduction q = UA(CLTD)
Glass Solar
q = A(SC)SCL
Partitions,
Ceilings,
Floors
q = UA(TD)
Design heat transmission coefficients, pp. 179–84
Area calculated from plans
Internal
Lights
q = INPUT
Input rating from electrical plans or lighting
fixture data, pp. 194–96
People
Sensible
qs = No. (Sens. H.G.)
ql = No. (Lat. H.G.)
qs = HEAT GAIN
Number of people in space
Sensible heat gain from occupants, p. 193
Latent heat gain from occupants
Recommended rate of heat gain, pp. 197–210
q = HEAT GAIN
pp. 198–99
qs = 1.10 (CFM) t
ql = 4840 (CFM) W
Inside-outside air temperature difference, °F
Inside-outside air humidity ratio difference,
grains/lbda
Inside-outside air enthalpy difference, Btu/lbda
Latent
Equipment and
Appliances
Power
Infiltration Air
Sensible
Latent
Total
q = 4.5 (CFM) h
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Load Source
External
Roof
CAUTION: Approximate data—Use for preliminary computations only. See ASHRAE Cooling and Heating Load
Calculation Applications Manual (Spitler 2008), and ASHRAE Load Calculation Toolkit.
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Heat Flow Q Through Building Materials
(In addition to heat flow through building materials the resistance of surfaces and air spaces
must be included in calculating U-factors.)
Q (Btu/h) = U  Area (ft2)  temperature difference (°F)
where U = overall coefficient of heat transmission, Btu/hft2°F, of materials + interior and exterior resistances:
1/U = R (resistance of components)
For multiple layers of homogeneous materials, R values are added in series:
Air-Conditioning Load Data
1/U = Rcold surface + R1 + R2 + Rn... + Rwarm surface
For wood stud walls, studs 16 in. on center (series and parallel):
1/U = Rcold surface +
 + 0.25 R stud 
 -----------------------------------------------  + Rwarm surface
 + 0.75 R stud space 
(Plus, in series, Rinsulation, Rsiding, Rwallboard, etc.)
For metal framed construction, heat flow through the metal causes thermal bridging, increasing the U-factor significantly.
Conductive Heat Flow Through Glazing
Solar radiation gain through glazing is usually more significant in cooling load calculations
than conductive heat gain. Solar heat gain is neglected in heating load calculations.
Conductive heat flow through glazing including surface resistance (approximate data)
Single glazing
U = 1.1
Double glazing
U = 0.55
Triple glazing
U = 0.33
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a,b,c
2
Table 12.3
Effective Thermal Resistance of Plane Air Spaces,
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 3]
Effective Emittance effd,e
0.75 in. Air Spacec
0.5 in. Air Spacec
0.03 0.05 0.2
0.5 0.82 0.03 0.05 0.2
0.5 0.82
2.13
1.62
2.13
1.73
2.10
1.69
2.04
2.47
2.57
2.66
2.82
2.93
2.90
3.20
2.48
2.66
2.67
2.94
2.96
3.25
3.28
0.99
0.96
1.11
1.12
1.27
1.23
1.40
1.06
1.23
1.24
1.50
1.53
1.76
1.87
1.06
1.24
1.25
1.53
1.53
1.89
1.90
1.04
0.99
1.16
1.16
1.31
1.27
1.46
1.22
1.30
1.43
1.58
1.73
1.77
2.04
1.22
1.44
1.45
1.81
1.82
2.28
2.30
2.03
1.57
2.05
1.70
2.04
1.66
2.00
2.34
2.46
2.54
2.72
2.82
2.82
3.10
2.34
2.54
2.55
2.83
2.85
3.15
3.18
1.51
1.29
1.60
1.45
1.70
1.49
1.75
1.67
1.84
1.88
2.14
2.20
2.35
2.54
1.67
1.88
1.89
2.20
2.22
2.58
2.60
0.73
0.75
0.84
0.91
1.00
1.04
1.16
0.77
0.90
0.91
1.13
1.15
1.39
1.46
0.77
0.91
0.92
1.15
1.16
1.47
1.47
2.34
1.71
2.30
1.83
2.23
1.77
2.16
3.50
2.91
3.70
3.14
3.77
2.90
3.72
3.55
3.77
3.84
4.18
4.25
4.60
4.71
2.22
1.66
2.21
1.79
2.16
1.74
2.11
3.24
2.77
3.46
3.02
3.59
2.83
3.60
3.29
3.52
3.59
3.96
4.02
4.41
4.51
1.61
1.35
1.70
1.52
1.78
1.55
1.84
2.08
2.01
2.35
2.32
2.64
2.36
2.87
2.10
2.38
2.41
2.83
2.87
3.36
3.42
0.75
0.77
0.87
0.93
1.02
1.07
1.20
0.84
0.94
1.01
1.18
1.26
1.39
1.56
0.85
1.02
1.02
1.30
1.31
1.69
1.71
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Air Space
Direction
of
Mean Temp.
Heat
Temp.d, Diff.,d
Flow
°F
°F
90
10
50
30
Up
50
10
Horiz.
0
20
0
10
50
20
50
10
90
10
50
30
Horiz.
50
10
Vertical
0
20
0
10
50
20
50
10
90
10
50
30
Down
50
10
Horiz.
0
20
0
10
50
20
50
10
Position
of Air
Space
h·ft ·°F/Btu
a
See Chapter 25 of ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals (2013). Thermal resistance values were determined from
R = 1/C, where C = hc + eff hr , hc is conduction/convection coefficient, eff hr is radiation coefficient  0.0068eff
[(tm + 460)/100]3, and tm is mean temperature of air space.
b
Values apply for ideal conditions (i.e., air spaces of uniform thickness bounded by plane, smooth, parallel surfaces
with no air leakage to or from the space). This table should not be used for hollow siding or profiled cladding.
c
A single resistance value cannot account for multiple air spaces; each air space requires a separate resistance calculation that applies only for established boundary conditions. Resistances of horizontal spaces with heat flow downward are substantially independent of temperature difference.
d
Interpolation is permissible for other values of mean temperature, temperature difference, and effective emittance
eff. Interpolation and moderate extrapolation for air spaces greater than 3.5 in. are also permissible.
e
Effective emittance eff of air space is given by 1/eff = 1/1 + 1/2  1, where 1 and 2 are emittances of surfaces of
air space (see Table 2). Also, oxidation, corrosion, and accumulation of dust and dirt can dramatically
increase surface emittance. Emittance values of 0.05 should only be used where the highly reflective surface
can be maintained over the service life of the assembly.
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Table 12.4
Surface Film Coefficients/Resistances [2013, Ch 26, Tbl 10]
Direction
of
Heat Flow
Position of Surface
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Reflective
 = 0.20
 = 0.05
hi
Ri
hi
Ri
hi
Ri
Upward
1.63
0.61
0.91
1.10
0.76
1.32
Indoor
Horizontal
Surface Emittance, 
Nonreflective
 = 0.90
Sloping at 45°
Upward
1.60
0.62
0.88
1.14
0.73
1.37
Vertical
Horizontal
1.46
0.68
0.74
1.35
0.59
1.70
Sloping at 45°
Downward
1.32
0.76
0.60
1.67
0.45
2.22
Horizontal
Downward
1.08
0.92
0.37
2.70
0.22
4.55
ho
Ro
Outdoor (any position)
15 mph wind
(for winter)
Any
6.00
0.17
—
—
—
—
7.5 mph wind
(for summer)
Any
4.00
0.25
—
—
—
—
Notes:
1. Surface conductance hi and ho measured in Btu/h·ft2 ·°F; resistance Ri and Ro in h·ft2 ·°F/Btu.
2. No surface has both an air space resistance value and a surface resistance value.
3. Conductances are for surfaces of the stated emittance facing virtual blackbody surroundings at same temperature as
ambient air. Values based on surface/air temperature difference of 10°F and surface temperatures of 70°F.
4. See Chapter 4 for more detailed information.
5. Condensate can have significant effect on surface emittance (see Table 2). Also, oxidation, corrosion, and accumulation of dust and dirt can dramatically increase surface emittance. Emittance values of 0.05 should only be used
where highly reflective surface can be maintained over the service life of the assembly.
Table 12.5
European Surface Film Coefficients/Resistances [2013, Ch 26, Tbl 11]
Position of Surface
Indoors
Horizontal, sloping to 45°
Vertical, sloping beyond 45°
Outdoors
Direction of
Heat Flow
Upward
Downward
Any direction
h,
Btu/h·ft2 · °F
R,
h·ft2 · °F/Btu
1.76
1.06
1.36
4.4
0.57
0.97
0.74
0.23
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Table 12.6
Emissivity of Various Surfaces and Effective Emittances of
Facing Air Spacesa [2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 2]
Surface
Effective Emittance eff of Air
Space
One Surface’s
Both Surfaces’
Emittance ;
Emittance 
Other, 0.9
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.30b
0.29
—
b
0.65
—
0.12
0.20
0.04
0.74
0.04
0.2
0.58
0.27
0.06
0.03
0.25
0.05
0.50
0.12
0.20
0.038
0.41
0.038
0.16
0.35
0.21
0.056
0.029
0.24
0.047
0.47
0.06
0.11
0.02
0.59
0.02
0.11
0.41
0.16
0.03
0.015
0.15
0.026
0.35
0.90
0.82
0.82
0.84
0.77
0.72
0.70
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Aluminum foil, bright
Aluminum foil, with condensate just visible
(>0.7 g/ft2)
Aluminum foil, with condensate clearly visible
(>2.9 g/ft2)
Aluminum sheet
Aluminum-coated paper, polished
Brass, nonoxidized
Copper, black oxidized
Copper, polished
Iron and steel, polished
Iron and steel, oxidized
Lead, oxidized
Nickel, nonoxidized
Silver, polished
Steel, galvanized, bright
Tin, nonoxidized
Aluminum paint
Building materials: wood, paper, masonry,
nonmetallic paints
Regular glass
Average
Emissivity

Values apply in 4 to 40 m range of electromagnetic spectrum. Also, oxidation, corrosion, and accumulation of dust
and dirt can dramatically increase surface emittance. Emittance values of 0.05 should only be used where the
highly reflective surface can be maintained over the service life of the assembly. Except as noted, data from VDI
(1999).
b
Values based on data in Bassett and Trethowen (1984).
a
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Table 12.7
Effective Thermal Resistance of Ventilated Attics (Summer Condition)
80
120
140
160
Natural
Power Ventilationc
Ventilation
Ventilation Rate, cfm/ft2
0
0.1
0.5
1.0
1.5
Ceiling Resistance Rd, °F·ft2 ·h/Btu
10
20
10
20
10
20
10
20
10
20
Part A. Nonreflective Surfaces
1.9
1.9
2.8
3.4
6.3 9.3 9.6
16
11
20
1.9
1.9
2.8
3.5
6.5
10
9.8
17
12
21
1.9
1.9
2.8
3.6
6.7
11
10
18
13
22
100
120
140
160
1.9
1.9
1.9
80
120
140
160
100
120
140
160
Not
Ventilationb
e
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Ventilation Sol-Air
Air Temp., Temp.,
°F
°F
4.0
5.8
7.2
6.0
8.7
11
4.1
6.5
8.3
6.9
10
13
6.5
6.5
6.5
1.9
2.2
2.3
3.3 4.4
1.9
2.4
2.7
4.2 6.1
1.9
2.6
3.2
5.0 7.6
Part B. Reflective Surfacesf
6.5
8.1
8.8
13
17
6.5
8.2
9.0
14
18
6.5
8.3
9.2
15
18
17
18
19
25
26
27
19
20
21
30
31
32
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
8.5
11
13
12
15
18
8.8
12
15
12
16
20
7.0
7.3
7.6
7.4
7.8
8.2
8.0
10
11
10
12
14
a
Although the term effective resistance is commonly used when there is attic ventilation, this table includes values for
situations with no ventilation. The effective resistance of the attic added to the resistance (1/U) of the ceiling yields
the effective resistance of this combination based on sol-air and room temperatures. These values apply to wood
frame construction with a roof deck and roofing that has a conductance of 1.0 Btu/h·ft2·°F.
b
This condition cannot be achieved in the field unless extreme measures are taken to tightly seal the attic.
c
Based on air discharging outward from attic.
d
When determining ceiling resistance, do not add the effect of a reflective surface facing the attic, as it is accounted
for in part B of this table.
e
Roof surface temperature rather than sol-air temperature can be used if 0.25 is subtracted from the attic resistance
shown.
f
Surfaces with effective emittance eff = 0.05 between ceiling joists facing attic space.
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Table 12.8
Building and Insulating Materials: Design Values
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 1]
Description
Density,
lb/ft3
Resistance R,
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Specific Heat cp,
Btu/lb·°F
0.32 to 0.33
0.28 to 0.30
0.26 to 0.27
0.23
—
0.25 to 0.26
0.23 to 0.24
0.28
0.24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
Insulating Materials
Blanket and batt c,d
Glass-fiber batts ..............................................
0.47 to 0.51
0.61 to 0.75
0.79 to 0.85
1.4
Rock and slag wool batts. ...............................
—
2 to 2.3
2.8
Mineral wool, felted .......................................
1 to 3
1 to 8
Board and slabs
Cellular glass ..................................................
Cement fiber slabs, shredded wood with
Portland cement binder ................................
with magnesia oxysulfide binder .................
Glass fiber board.............................................
Expanded rubber (rigid)..................................
Extruded polystyrene, smooth skin ................
aged per Can/ULC Standard S770-2003 .....
aged 180 days ..............................................
European product.........................................
aged 5 years at 75°F.....................................
blown with low global warming potential
(GWP) (<5) blowing agent .......................
Expanded polystyrene, molded beads ............
Mineral fiberboard, wet felted ........................
Rock wool board.............................................
floors and walls............................................
roofing..........................................................
Acoustical tilee ................................................
Perlite board....................................................
Polyisocyanurate.............................................
unfaced, aged per Can/ULC Standard S7702003...........................................................
with foil facers, aged 180 days ....................
Phenolic foam board with facers, aged...........
Loose fill
Cellulose fiber, loose fill ................................
attic application up to 4 in. .........................
attic application > 4 in. ...............................
wall application, densely packed .................
Perlite, expanded ............................................
Glass fiberd
attics, ~4 to 12 in..........................................
attics, ~12 to 22 in........................................
closed attic or wall cavities..........................
Rock and slag woold
attics, ~3.5 to 4.5 in......................................
attics, ~5 to 17 in..........................................
closed attic or wall cavities .........................
Vermiculite, exfoliated ...................................
Spray applied
Cellulose, sprayed into open wall cavities ..
Glass fiber, sprayed into open wall or attic
cavities ......................................................
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Conductivityb k,
Btu·in/h·ft2 ·°F
7.5
0.29
—
0.20
25 to 27
22
—
1.5 to 6.0
4
—
1.4 to 3.6
1.4 to 3.6
1.9
2 to 2.2
0.50 to 0.53
0.57
—
0.23 to 0.24
0.2
—
0.18 to 0.20
0.20
0.21
0.21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.31
0.2
—
0.4
0.35
—
—
—
—
1.0 to 1.5
1.8
10
—
4.0 to 8.0
10. to 11.
21 to 23
9
—
0.24 to 0.25
—
0.24 to 0.26
0.23
0.26
—
0.23 to 0.25
0.27 to 0.29
0.36 to 0.37
0.36
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.35
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
0.2
0.14 to 0.19
—
0.35
1.6 to 2.3
—
—
0.16 to 0.17
0.15 to 0.16
0.14 to 0.16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.0 to 1.2
1.2 to 1.6
3.5
2 to 4
4 to 7.5
7.5 to 11
—
0.31 to 0.32
0.27 to 0.28
0.27 – 0.28
0.27 to 0.31
0.31 to 0.36
0.36 to 0.42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.33
—
—
—
0.26
—
—
0.4 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.3
0.36 to 0.38
0.34 to 0.36
0.24 to 0.25
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.5 to 1.6
1.5 to 1.8
4.0
7.0 to 8.2
4.0 to 6.0
0.34
0.32 to 0.33
0.27 to 0.29
0.47
0.44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.32
—
1.6 to 2.6
0.27 to 0.28
—
—
0.27 to 0.29
0.23 to 0.26
—
0.26 to 0.29
0.14 to 0.20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.35
—
—
1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Polyurethane foam .........................................
—
low density, open cell ................................. 0.45 to 0.65
medium density, closed cell, aged 180 days 1.9 to 3.2
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Table 12.8
Building and Insulating Materials: Design Values
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 1] (Continued)
Description
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Building Board and Siding
Board
Asbestos/cement board ..................................
Cement board .................................................
Fiber/cement board ........................................
Gypsum or plaster board ................................
Oriented strand board (OSB) ............ 7/16 in.
............................................................. 1/2 in.
Plywood (douglas fir).......................... 1/2 in.
............................................................. 5/8 in.
Plywood/wood panels ......................... 3/4 in.
Vegetable fiber board
sheathing, regular density................. 1/2 in.
intermediate density ...................... 1/2 in.
nail-based sheathing ......................... 1/2 in.
shingle backer................................... 3/8 in.
sound-deadening board ..................... 1/2 in.
tile and lay-in panels, plain or acoustic.......
laminated paperboard ..................................
homogeneous board from repulped paper...
Hardboard
medium density ...........................................
high density, service-tempered and service
grades .......................................................
high density, standard-tempered grade .......
Particleboard
low density ..................................................
medium density ...........................................
high density .................................................
underlayment.................................... 5/8 in.
Waferboard.....................................................
Shingles
Asbestos/cement..........................................
Wood, 16 in., 7 1/2 in. exposure .................
Wood, double, 16 in., 12 in. exposure ........
Wood, plus ins. backer board......... 5/16 in.
Density,
lb/ft3
Conductivityb k,
Btu·in/h·ft2 ·°F
Resistance R,
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Specific Heat cp,
Btu/lb·°F
120
71
88
61
26
20
40
41
41
29
34
28
4
1.7
1.7
1.3
0.5
0.4
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.62
0.68
0.79
0.85
1.08
0.24
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.45
0.45
0.21
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
18
22
25
18
15
18
30
30
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.5
0.5
1.32
1.09
1.06
0.94
1.35
—
—
—
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.3
0.3
0.14
0.33
0.28
50
0.73
—
0.31
55
63
0.82
1.0
—
—
0.32
0.32
37
50
62
44
37
0.71
0.94
1.18
0.73
0.63
—
—
0.85
0.82
0.21
0.31
0.31
—
0.29
0.45
120
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.21
0.87
1.19
1.4
—
0.31
0.28
0.31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.21
0.15
0.21
0.15
0.79
0.24
0.35
0.24
0.35
0.28
Siding
Asbestos/cement, lapped .................. 1/4 in.
Asphalt roll siding .......................................
Asphalt insulating siding (1/2 in. bed) ........
Hardboard siding............................ 7/16 in.
Wood, drop, 8 in.................................. 1 in.
Wood, bevel
8 in., lapped .................................... 1/2 in.
10 in., lapped .................................. 3/4 in.
Wood, plywood, 3/8 in., lapped ..................
Aluminum, steel, or vinyl,h, i over sheathing
hollow-backed ..........................................
insulating-board-backed ................ 3/8 in.
foil-backed..................................... 3/8 in.
Architectural (soda-lime float) glass ...........
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.81
1.05
0.59
—
—
—
158
—
—
—
6.9
0.62
1.82
2.96
—
0.28
0.28
0.29
—
0.29i
0.32
—
0.21
Building Membrane
Vapor-permeable felt .....................................
Vapor: seal, 2 layers of mopped 15 lb felt .....
Vapor: seal, plastic film .................................
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.06
0.12
Negligible
—
—
—
Finish Flooring Materials
Carpet and rebounded urethane pad.... 3/4 in.
Carpet and rubber pad (one-piece)...... 3/8 in.
Pile carpet with rubber pad ....... 3/8 to 1/2 in.
Linoleum/cork tile............................... 1/4 in.
PVC/rubber floor covering.............................
rubber tile ......................................... 1.0 in.
terrazzo............................................. 1.0 in.
7
20
18
29
—
119
—
—
—
—
—
2.8
—
—
2.38
0.68
1.59
0.51
—
0.34
0.08
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.19
Metals (See Chapter 33, Table 3 in 2013 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals)
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Table 12.8
Building and Insulating Materials: Design Values
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 1] (Continued)
Description
Roofing
Asbestos/cement shingles ...............................
Asphalt (bitumen with inert fill) .....................
Plastering Materials
Cement plaster, sand aggregate ......................
Sand aggregate.................................... 3/8 in.
......................................................... 3/4 in.
Gypsum plaster ...............................................
Lightweight aggregate ........................ 1/2 in.
......................................................... 5/8 in.
on metal lath .................................... 3/4 in.
Perlite aggregate .............................................
Sand aggregate................................................
on metal lath .................................... 3/4 in.
Vermiculite aggregate.....................................
Perlite plaster ..................................................
Pulpboard or paper plaster ..............................
Sand/cement plaster, conditioned ...................
Sand/cement/lime plaster, conditioned...........
Sand/gypsum (3:1) plaster, conditioned .........
Masonry Materials
Masonry units
Brick, fired clay ..............................................
Clay tile, hollow
1 cell deep ............................................ 3 in.
........................................................... 4 in.
2 cells deep .......................................... 6 in.
........................................................... 8 in.
......................................................... 10 in.
3 cells deep ........................................ 12 in.
Lightweight brick ...........................................
Concrete blocksf, g
Limestone aggregate
8 in., 36 lb, 138 lb/ft3 concrete, 2 cores .......
with perlite-filled cores................................
12 in., 55 lb, 138 lb/ft3 concrete, 2 cores .....
with perlite-filled cores................................
Conductivityb k,
Btu·in/h·ft2 ·°F
Resistance R,
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Specific Heat cp,
Btu/lb·°F
120
100
119
144
70
70
70
59
17
141
—
15
—
—
2.98
4.0
7.97
—
—
—
1.32
0.62
8.32
—
0.49
—
0.21
—
—
—
0.15
0.44
0.33
—
—
—
0.05
—
0.94
0.24
—
—
—
0.36
0.3
0.35
—
—
—
0.3
—
0.31
116
—
—
70
80
45
45
—
45
105
—
30
40
45
50
60
25
38
38
98
90
97
5.0
—
—
2.63
3.19
—
—
—
1.5
5.6
—
1.0
1.39
1.7
1.8
2.08
0.55
1.32
0.48
4.4
3.33
4.5
—
0.08
0.15
—
—
0.32
0.39
0.47
—
—
0.13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.32
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
8.4 to 10.2
7.4 to 9.0
6.4 to 7.8
5.6 to 6.8
4.9 to 5.9
4.2 to 5.1
3.6 to 4.3
3.0 to 3.7
2.5 to 3.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.19
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
50
48
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.39
1.51
0.80
1.11
1.52
1.85
2.22
2.50
—
—
0.21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.1
—
3.7
—
—
—
—
—
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Asphalt roll roofing ........................................
Asphalt shingles..............................................
Built-up roofing .................................. 3/8 in.
Mastic asphalt (heavy, 20% grit) ....................
Reed thatch .....................................................
Roofing felt.....................................................
Slate .................................................... 1/2 in.
Straw thatch ....................................................
Wood shingles, plain and plastic-film-faced ..
Density,
lb/ft3
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Table 12.8
Building and Insulating Materials: Design Values
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 1] (Continued)
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Description
Density,
lb/ft3
Conductivityb k,
Btu·in/h·ft2 ·°F
Normal-weight aggregate (sand and gravel)
8 in., 33 to 36 lb, 126 to 136 lb/ft3 concrete,
2 or 3 cores ...............................................
—
—
with perlite-filled cores ...............................
—
—
with vermiculite-filled cores .......................
—
—
12 in., 50 lb, 125 lb/ft3 concrete, 2 cores ....
—
—
Medium-weight aggregate (combinations of normal and lightweight aggregate)
8 in., 26 to 29 lb, 97 to 112 lb/ft3 concrete,
2 or 3 cores ...............................................
—
—
with perlite-filled cores ...............................
—
—
with vermiculite-filled cores .......................
—
—
with molded-EPS-filled (beads) cores ........
—
—
with molded EPS inserts in cores................
—
—
Lightweight aggregate (expanded shale, clay, slate or slag, pumice)
3
6 in., 16 to 17 lb, 85 to 87 lb/ft concrete,
2 or 3 cores ...............................................
—
—
with perlite-filled cores ...............................
—
—
with vermiculite-filled cores ....................
—
—
8 in., 19 to 22 lb, 72 to 86 lb/ft3 concrete....
—
—
with perlite-filled cores ...............................
—
—
with vermiculite-filled cores .......................
—
—
with molded-EPS-filled (beads) cores ........
—
—
with UF foam-filled cores ...........................
—
—
with molded EPS inserts in cores................
—
—
3
12 in., 32 to 36 lb, 80 to 90 lb/ft , concrete,
2 or 3 cores ...............................................
—
—
with perlite-filled cores ...............................
—
—
with vermiculite-filled cores .......................
—
—
Stone, lime, or sand........................................
180
72
Quartzitic and sandstone ................................
160
43
140
24
120
13
Calcitic, dolomitic, limestone, marble, and
granite..........................................................
180
30
160
22
140
16
120
11
100
8
Gypsum partition tile
3 by 12 by 30 in., solid................................
—
—
4 cells ..........................................................
—
—
4 by 12 by 30 in., 3 cells .............................
—
—
Limestone.......................................................
150
3.95
163
6.45
Concretesi
Sand and gravel or stone aggregate concretes
(concretes with >50% quartz or quartzite
sand have conductivities in higher end of
range)
Lightweight aggregate or limestone concretes
expanded shale, clay, or slate; expanded
slags; cinders;
pumice (with density up to 100 lb/ft3);
scoria (sanded
concretes have conductivities in higher end
of range)
Gypsum/fiber concrete (87.5% gypsum,
12.5% wood chips)......................................
Cement/lime, mortar, and stucco ...................
Resistance R,
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Specific Heat cp,
Btu/lb·°F
1.11 to 0.97
2.0
1.92 to 1.37
1.23
0.22
—
—
0.22
1.71 to 1.28
3.7 to 2.3
3.3
3.2
2.7
—
—
—
—
—
1.93 to 1.65
4.2
3.0
3.2 to 1.90
6.8 to 4.4
5.3 to 3.9
4.8
4.5
3.5
—
—
—
0.21
—
—
—
—
—
2.6 to 2.3
9.2 to 6.3
5.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.19
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.19
—
1.26
1.35
1.67
—
—
0.19
—
—
0.2
0.2
150
140
10.0 to 20.0
9.0 to 18.0
—
—
—
0.19 to 0.24
130
120
7.0 to 13.0
6.4 to 9.1
—
—
—
—
100
4.7 to 6.2
—
0.2
80
60
40
3.3 to 4.1
2.1 to 2.5
1.3
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
51
120
100
80
1.66
9.7
6.7
4.5
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
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Table 12.8
Building and Insulating Materials: Design Values
[2013F, Ch 26, Tbl 1] (Continued)
Description
Perlite, vermiculite, and polystyrene beads ....
Foam concretes ...............................................
Foam concretes and cellular concretes ...........
Polymer cement ..............................................
Slag concrete...................................................
Woods (12% moisture content)j
Hardwoods
Oak...............................................................
Birch ............................................................
Maple ...........................................................
Ash ...............................................................
Softwoods
Southern pine ...............................................
Southern yellow pine ...................................
Eastern white pine........................................
Douglas fir/larch ..........................................
Southern cypress ..........................................
Hem/fir, spruce/pine/fir ...............................
Spruce ..........................................................
Western red cedar ........................................
West coast woods, cedars ............................
Eastern white cedar......................................
California redwood ......................................
Pine (oven-dried) .........................................
Spruce (oven-dried) .....................................
Conductivityb k,
Btu·in/h·ft2 ·°F
Resistance R,
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Specific Heat cp,
Btu/lb·°F
50
40
30
20
120
100
80
70
60
40
20
27 to 50
16 to 50
122
138
117
60
80
100
125
1.8 to 1.9
1.4 to 1.5
1.1
0.8
5.4
4.1
3.0
2.5
2.1
1.4
0.8
1.4
2.54
11.4
7.14
5.39
1.5
2.25
3
8.53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.15 to 0.23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41 to 47
43 to 45
40 to 44
38 to 42
—
36 to 41
31
25
34 to 36
31 to 32
24 to 31
25
22
22 to 31
23
24 to 28
23
25
—
1.12 to 1.25
1.16 to 1.22
1.09 to 1.19
1.06 to 1.14
—
1.00 to 1.12
1.06 to 1.16
0.85 to 0.94
0.95 to 1.01
0.90 to 0.92
0.74 to 0.90
0.74 to 0.85
0.83 to 0.86
0.68 to 0.90
0.82 to 0.89
0.74 to 0.82
0.64
0.69
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.39k
—
—
—
—
0.39 k
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.45
0.45
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Aerated concrete (oven-dried) ........................
Polystyrene concrete (oven-dried)..................
Polymer concrete ............................................
Density,
lb/ft3
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Notes for Table 12.8
Air-Conditioning Load Data
a
Values are for mean temperature of 75°F. Representative values for dry materials are intended as design (not specification) values for materials in normal use. Thermal values of insulating materials may differ from design values
depending on in-situ properties (e.g., density and moisture content, orientation, etc.) and manufacturing variability.
For properties of specific product, use values supplied by manufacturer or unbiased tests.
b
Symbol  also used to represent thermal conductivity.
c
Does not include paper backing and facing, if any. Where insulation forms boundary (reflective or otherwise) of airspace, see Tables 2 and 3 for insulating value of airspace with appropriate effective emittance and temperature conditions of space.
d
Conductivity varies with fiber diameter (see Chapter 25). Batt, blanket, and loose-fill mineral fiber insulations are
manufactured to achieve specified R-values, the most common of which are listed in the table. Because of differences in manufacturing processes and materials, the product thicknesses, densities, and thermal conductivities vary
over considerable ranges for a specified R-value.
e
Insulating values of acoustical tile vary, depending on density of board and on type, size, and depth of perforations.
f
Values for fully grouted block may be approximated using values for concrete with similar unit density.
g
Values for concrete block and concrete are at moisture contents representative of normal use.
h
Values for metal or vinyl siding applied over flat surfaces vary widely, depending on ventilation of the airspace
beneath the siding; whether airspace is reflective or nonreflective; and on thickness, type, and application of insulating backing-board used. Values are averages for use as design guides, and were obtained from several guarded
hot box tests (ASTM Standard C1363) on hollow-backed types and types made using backing of wood fiber,
foamed plastic, and glass fiber. Departures of ±50% or more from these values may occur.
i
Vinyl specific heat = 0.25 Btu/lb·°F.
j
See Adams (1971), MacLean (1941), and Wilkes (1979). Conductivity values listed are for heat transfer across the
grain. Thermal conductivity of wood varies linearly with density, and density ranges listed are those normally
found for wood species given. If density of wood species is not known, use mean conductivity value. For extrapolation to other moisture contents, the following empirical equation developed by Wilkes (1979) may be used:
–2
–4
 1.874  10 + 5.753  10 M 
k = 0.1791 + ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 + 0.01M
where  is density of moist wood in lb/ft3, and M is moisture content in percent.
k
From Wilkes (1979), an empirical equation for specific heat of moist wood at 75°F is as follows:
 0.299 + 0.01 M 
c p = ----------------------------------------- + c p
 1 + 0.01 M 
where cp accounts for heat of sorption and is denoted by
c p = M  1.921  10
–3
–5
– 3.168  10 M 
where M is moisture content in percent by mass.
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Cooling Load Temperature Differences (CLTDs)
Table 12.9
Roof
No
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
13
14
4
–5
–4
2
3
8
17
16
22
25
27
6
–6
–6
–2
–2
3
11
9
15
20
23
Table 12.10
Roof
No.
2
–2
0
8
11
16
25
26
32
31
32
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
13
14
4
–5
–4
2
3
8
17
16
23
25
28
6
–6
–6
–2
–1
3
12
9
15
20
23
Table 12.11
Roof
No.
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
13
14
2
–2
0
8
12
16
24
26
31
30
32
4
–5
–4
2
3
8
17
16
22
25
27
6
–5
–5
–1
–1
3
11
9
15
20
23
8
9
1
3
–4
1
9
4
9
16
19
10
44
30
22
5
10
14
5
8
16
19
Solar time, h
12
14
76
92
64
86
47
68
27
55
30
52
27
43
17
36
16
30
23
33
24
32
16
86
89
77
75
68
54
54
45
43
40
18
58
70
68
80
70
58
65
56
49
45
20
23
36
47
67
59
52
63
59
49
45
22
8
14
29
43
41
42
51
52
43
42
24
2
5
16
23
27
32
37
41
37
37
22
9
15
30
45
42
43
52
52
44
42
24
2
5
17
24
27
33
38
42
37
37
22
9
16
30
45
42
42
51
51
43
41
24
2
5
17
25
27
32
38
41
37
36
CLTDs for Flat Roofs—36°N Latitude, July
8
12
4
4
–3
2
9
4
10
16
20
10
45
32
24
7
12
15
7
9
17
20
Solar time, h
12
14
75
90
63
84
47
67
29
55
31
52
28
42
19
37
17
30
24
33
25
32
16
84
87
75
74
67
54
54
45
43
40
18
60
70
68
79
70
58
64
56
49
45
20
26
39
48
67
59
53
63
58
49
46
Air-Conditioning Load Data
2
–2
0
8
11
16
24
25
31
31
32
CLTDs for Flat Roofs—24°N Latitude, July
CLTDs for Flat Roofs—48°N Latitude, July
8
15
6
6
–2
3
10
5
10
16
20
10
44
32
24
8
13
16
8
10
18
20
Solar time, h
12
14
69
83
60
78
45
63
29
52
31
49
27
40
19
35
17
29
24
32
24
31
16
79
81
71
69
63
51
51
43
41
38
18
59
68
65
74
66
55
60
53
47
43
20
29
41
48
65
58
51
61
56
47
44
CAUTION: Approximate data—Use for preliminary computations only. Also, see notes on next page.
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Notes for CLTD Data for Flat Roofs
1. Data apply directly to (1) dark surface, (2) indoor temperature is 78°F, (3) outdoor maximum temperature of 95°F with mean temperature of 85°F and daily range of 21°F, (4)
solar radiation typical of clear day on 21st day of month, (5) outside surface film resistance of 0.333 h·ft2 ·°F/Btu, and (6) inside surface resistance of 0.685 h·ft2 ·°F/Btu.
2. Adjustments to design temperatures
Corr. CLTD = CLTD + (78  tr) + (tm  85)
Air-Conditioning Load Data
where tr = inside temperature and tm = mean outdoor temperature, or tm = maximum outdoor temperature  (daily range)/2.
No adjustment recommended for color or for ventilation of air space above a ceiling.
For design purposes, the data suffice for plus or minus 2 weeks from the 21st day of given
month.
Table 12.12
Mass
Location
Roof Classifications for Use with CLTD Tables for Flat Roofs
Suspended
R,
Ceiling
h·ft2 ·°F/Btu
Without
Mass
inside insul.
With
Without
Mass
evenly
placed
With
Without
Mass
outside
insul.
With
0 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 25
0 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 25
0 to 5
5 to 15
15 to 25
0 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 15
15 to 20
20 to 25
0 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 15
15 to 25
0 to 10
10 to 15
15 to 20
Wood
1 in.
2 in.
(Heavyweight)
Concrete
Steel
Deck
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
2
4
*
4
5
9
10
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
2
4
5
5
8
13
14
2
*
*
3
*
*
*
*
2
3
4
5
3
4
5
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Attic
Ceiling
Comb.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
2
2
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*Denotes roof that is not possible with the chosen parameters
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Table 12.13
Approximate CLTDs for Sunlit Walls—24°N Latitude, July
Solar time, h
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6
Wall
Facing 6
Low Mass, Low R-Value Wall
–2
0
0
–2
–3
–3
–3
–3
13
39
44
25
3
3
3
3
18
53
63
44
12
13
13
13
22
39
48
42
24
22
22
22
28
30
32
32
31
40
42
37
32
30
30
30
30
58
73
62
34
24
24
24
23
52
75
67
17
13
13
13
13
20
27
25
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
3 3 7 12 16 21 25 27
3 6 20 31 33 32 31 27
4 6 22 36 39 36 33 29
3 4 14 25 30 30 30 26
3 1 3 7 14 20 23 22
5 3 4 8 14 26 38 40
7 4 4 8 15 28 45 51
6 3 4 8 14 25 40 46
Low Mass, Medium R-Value Wall
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
3
3
1
–1
–1
0
0
6
20
22
13
1
1
2
2
13
36
43
28
7
7
7
7
18
39
46
35
16
15
15
15
23
35
40
35
24
29
30
27
28
32
34
32
27
43
52
45
30
27
28
27
25
47
61
54
Solar time, h
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Low Mass, High R-Value Wall
–2
–2
–2
–2
–2
–2
–1
–1
2
9
10
4
–1
–1
–1
–1
12
36
42
26
4
5
5
5
18
46
55
40
13
13
13
13
23
38
44
38
24
24
23
22
28
32
35
33
29
42
46
40
32
29
30
29
28
54
69
60
29
22
23
22
22
44
61
55
High Mass, Low R-Value Wall High Mass, Medium R-Value Wall High Mass, High R-Value Wall
10
11
12
10
8
13
17
15
8
9
10
8
6
10
13
12
8
14
15
11
5
9
11
10
10
21
24
17
6
9
11
10
12
25
29
21
10
11
13
12
15
26
30
24
14
17
18
17
18
27
30
25
17
24
28
25
21
26
29
25
18
30
36
32
12
13
14
13
10
17
21
19
9
10
11
10
8
13
16
14
8
10
11
9
6
10
12
11
8
15
17
12
5
8
10
9
10
21
24
17
7
9
11
10
13
24
28
21
10
12
13
12
16
27
30
24
14
18
20
18
19
27
31
25
17
25
30
26
Air-Conditioning Load Data
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Solar time, h
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6
CAUTION: Approximate data—Use for preliminary computations only.
Table 12.14
Approximate CLTDs for Sunlit Walls—36°N Latitude, July
Solar time, h
Solar time, h
Solar time, h
Wall
Facing 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Low Mass, Low R-Value Wall
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
–1
1
1
–1
–3
–2
–2
–2
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
3
3
4
4
3
6
7
6
12
41
49
31
4
4
4
4
14
46
64
52
18
13
13
13
21
30
48
52
39
23
21
21
28
29
31
36
47
50
42
29
29
29
30
30
40
67
73
53
30
24
24
24
25
59
78
65
17
14
14
14
14
23
31
28
Low Mass, Medium R-Value Wall
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
4
4
2
–1
0
0
0
5
21
26
16
2
2
2
2
10
33
45
34
11
8
8
8
16
33
47
44
25
17
15
15
22
31
40
41
36
34
30
24
26
30
34
35
38
51
52
39
27
27
29
29
32
54
63
51
Low Mass, High R-Value Wall
–2
–2
–2
–2
–2
–1
–1
–2
3
12
14
7
–1
–1
–1
–1
9
36
46
31
6
5
5
5
15
39
56
48
21
13
13
13
21
32
45
47
37
28
23
21
27
30
34
37
44
50
46
33
28
28
30
31
37
62
69
53
27
23
23
23
25
51
65
55
High Mass, Low R-Value Wall High Mass, Medium R-Value Wall High Mass, High R-Value Wall
3
7
8
5
2
3
4
3
6
20
25
17
4
4
5
4
10
28
38
30
11
8
9
8
15
29
40
37
22
16
15
14
20
29
37
36
31
31
28
22
23
29
34
33
33
44
46
35
25
26
29
29
29
46
54
43
9
10
12
12
10
15
17
14
7
9
11
10
8
12
14
11
8
14
17
13
7
10
12
10
9
20
25
20
9
10
11
10
11
23
30
26
14
13
13
12
14
24
31
29
20
19
18
15
17
25
31
29
24
28
28
22
19
25
30
28
25
34
37
30
11
13
15
14
13
19
22
18
9
10
11
11
10
15
17
14
7
10
12
10
7
11
13
11
7
15
18
14
7
10
11
9
9
19
25
20
10
10
11
10
11
22
30
26
15
14
14
12
14
24
31
29
21
21
20
17
17
25
31
30
24
29
30
24
CAUTION: Approximate data—Use for preliminary computations only.
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Table 12.15 Approximate CLTDs for Sunlit Walls—48°N Latitude, July
CAUTION: Approximate data—Use for preliminary computations only.
Solar time, h
Solar time, h
Solar time, h
Wall
Facing 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Low Mass, Low R-Value Wall
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
3
10
10
4
–2
–1
–1
–2
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
3
4
4
4
5
7
8
6
10
42
54
36
5
5
5
5
13
38
64
59
28
12
13
12
21
26
47
61
52
29
21
21
27
28
31
45
62
59
41
27
28
29
29
31
51
75
72
45
27
24
25
25
29
65
80
62
21
15
15
15
15
29
41
37
Low Mass, Medium R-Value Wall
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
7
8
4
0
0
0
0
6
23
30
20
3
3
3
2
10
31
47
40
16
8
8
8
16
30
48
51
34
20
15
14
21
29
40
49
48
40
29
22
25
28
34
40
50
58
51
34
26
26
29
32
40
61
64
47
Low Mass, High R-Value Wall
–1
0
0
–1
–1
–1
–1
–1
5
18
20
11
0
0
0
0
9
36
49
36
9
6
6
5
14
34
57
55
30
14
13
13
21
28
44
56
50
33
22
20
26
28
34
43
57
58
45
29
27
28
29
33
47
69
69
46
27
23
23
24
30
57
69
54
High Mass, Low R-Value Wall High Mass, Medium R-Value Wall High Mass, High R-Value Wall
4
10
11
7
3
4
5
4
6
22
28
20
6
5
6
5
10
26
40
35
16
9
9
8
14
26
40
43
31
19
15
14
19
27
37
42
41
36
27
20
22
27
34
38
43
50
45
31
24
25
29
32
37
52
55
41
9
10
12
13
13
18
19
14
8
10
12
12
10
14
15
11
8
15
19
15
9
12
12
10
9
20
27
23
12
12
12
10
11
22
32
30
19
15
14
12
14
23
32
34
27
23
19
15
17
24
32
34
32
32
28
20
19
24
30
32
33
39
38
28
12
13
15
16
16
22
23
18
9
10
12
12
12
17
18
14
8
12
14
12
10
13
14
11
8
16
20
17
10
11
12
9
9
19
27
24
14
12
12
10
11
22
31
30
21
16
14
12
14
23
32
34
28
24
20
16
17
24
32
34
32
33
30
22
Note 1. Apply data directly to (1) dark surface, (2) indoor temperature of 78°F, (3) outdoor maximum temperature of
95°F with mean temperature of 85°F and daily range of 21°F, (4) outside surface film resistance of 0.333
(h·ft2·°F)/Btu, and (5) inside surface resistance of 0.685 (h·ft2·°F)/Btu.
Note 2. Adjustments to design temperatures:
Corr. CLTD = CLTD + (78  tr) + (tm  85)
where tr = inside temperature and tm = mean outdoor temperature, or tm = maximum outdoor temperature  (daily
range)/2
Note 3. Adjustments to months other than July: For design purposes, the data suffice for plus or minus 2 weeks from
the 21st day of given month.
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Table 12.16 Solar Cooling Load for Sunlit Glass (SCL)
Tables do not consider zone type and are conservative. Use for preliminary computations only.
Glass
Facing 5
6
7
8
9
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
54
57
26
5
5
5
5
10
35
124
139
74
15
15
15
15
55
36
150
177
104
23
23
23
23
113
36
144
180
114
30
30
30
30
170
38
115
154
106
35
35
35
35
218
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
79
86
42
8
8
8
8
20
29
129
153
90
17
17
17
17
66
28
139
184
125
24
24
24
24
120
32
120
182
142
36
30
30
30
171
36
84
155
140
53
35
35
35
215
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hor
14
32
31
11
3
3
3
3
5
28
101
112
58
11
11
11
11
32
24
130
165
106
18
18
18
18
73
27
126
188
143
30
24
24
24
120
31
95
182
164
58
30
30
30
163
34
61
153
168
90
34
34
34
200
16
17
18
19 20 21 22
39
32
33
32
32
118
186
151
176
43
25
25
25
24
105
184
158
115
32
14
14
14
14
62
118
106
54
11
6
6
6
6
24
44
39
24
6 3 1
3 1 1
3 1 1
3 1 1
3 1 1
12 6 3
21 11 5
19 9 5
12 6 3
32
32
33
34
38
144
188
129
178
33
26
26
27
29
127
191
148
124
36
17
17
17
18
85
149
127
66
12
7
7
7
7
32
53
43
28
6 3 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
15 8 4
25 12 6
21 10 5
13 7 3
31
31
32
35
56
166
186
106
170
27
26
27
28
37
146
193
134
125
34
19
19
20
24
106
167
134
76
25
10
10
10
12
50
89
76
35
9 4 2
4 2 1
4 2 1
4 2 1
5 3 1
22 11 5
36 17 9
30 14 7
16 8 4
Air-Conditioning Load Data
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hor
Solar time, h
11 12 13 14 15
24°N Latitude, July
40 42 42 40 38
78 58 49 44 38
107 68 54 46 40
83 59 50 44 38
40 43 43 40 37
39 42 61 88 110
39 41 67 116 160
39 41 51 83 122
253 271 273 258 225
36°N Latitude, July
39 40 41 39 36
58 50 45 41 37
107 67 54 45 39
119 86 58 48 40
70 80 79 68 52
38 57 90 122 141
38 40 66 115 159
38 40 40 56 93
246 263 265 251 221
48°N Latitude, July
37 38 38 37 35
49 44 41 38 35
104 65 51 43 38
152 119 77 54 43
116 130 130 116 88
46 82 122 152 168
36 38 64 112 156
36 38 38 40 67
226 241 242 230 205
Tables do not consider zone type and are conservation. Data apply directly to: (1) standard double strength glass with
no inside shade, and (2) clear sky, 21st day of month.
Adjustments to table data:
• Latitudes other than 24, 36 and 48°N
Linear interpolation is acceptable.
• Months other than July
For design purposes, data will suffice for plus or minus 2 weeks from the 21st day of given month.
• Other types of glass and internal shade
Use shading coefficients as multiplier.
• Externally shaded glass
Use north orientation.
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Table 12.17
Shading Coefficients for Single Glass with Indoor Shading by
Venetian Blinds or Roller Shades
Type of Glass
Clear
Nominal
Thickness,a
in.
3/32c
Type of Shading
Roller Shade
TransOpaque
lucent
Medium Light Dark White Light
Solar
Transmit- Venetian Blinds
tanceb
0.87 to
0.80
0.74d
Air-Conditioning Load Data
(0.63)
Clear
1/4 to 1/2
Clear pattern
1/8 to 1/2
Heat-absorbing pattern
Tinted
Heat-absorbingf
Heat-absorbing pattern
Tinted
Heat-absorbing or
pattern
1/8
3/16, 7/32
3/16, 1/4
3/16, 1/4
1/8, 7/32
Heat-absorbingf
Heat-absorbing or
pattern
—
3/8
—
Reflective coated glass S.C. = 0.30g
= 0.40
= 0.50
= 0.60
0.80 to
0.71
0.87 to
0.79
—
0.74, 0.71
0.46
—
0.59, 0.45
0.44 to
0.30
0.34
0.29 to
0.15
0.24
e
0.67d
0.81
0.39
0.44
(0.58)e
0.57
0.53
0.45
0.30
0.36
0.54
0.52
0.40
0.28
0.32
0.42
0.25
0.33
0.42
0.50
0.40
0.23
0.29
0.38
0.44
0.36
0.28
0.31
a
Refer to manufacturers’ literature for values.
For vertical blinds with opaque white and beige louvers in the tightly closed position, SC is 0.25 and 0.29 when used
with glass of 0.71 to 0.80 transmittance.
Typical residential glass thickness.
d
From Van Dyck and Konen (1982), for 45° open venetian blinds, 35° solar incidence, and 35° profile angle.
e
Values for closed venetian blinds. Use these values only when operation is automated for solar gain reduction (as
opposed to daylight use).
f
Refers to gray, bronze, and green tinted heat-absorbing glass.
g
SC for glass with no shading device.
b
c
*
Note: Shading Coefficient (SC) has been superseded by solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) including the effect
of incident angle of solar radiation on the glass, and the effect of type of framing. This shading coefficient table
is sufficiently accurate for the approximate cooling load calculations of this publication. For the glazing portion
of single-pane clear and tinted fenestration, SC = SHGC/0.87. This does not include frame effects.
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Theater, night
Offices, hotels, apartments
Offices, hotels, apartments
Department store; retail store
Drug store, bank
Restaurantc
Factory
Dance hall
Factory
Bowling alley
Factory
Factory
Gymnasium
Theater, matinee
Location
Total Heat, Btu/h
Adult
Adjusted,
Male
M/F a
390
330
390
350
450
400
475
450
550
450
550
500
490
550
800
750
900
850
1000
1000
1500
1450
1500
1450
1600
1600
2000
1800
245
245
250
250
250
275
275
305
375
580
580
635
710
225
Sensible
Heat,
Btu/h
105
155
200
200
250
275
475
545
625
870
870
965
1090
105
Latent Heat,
Btu/h
Air-Conditioning Load Data
27
38
35
19
60
58
49
54
% Sensible Heat
that is Radiantb
Low V
High V
Notes:
1. Tabulated values are based on 75°F room dry-bulb temperature. For 80°F room dry bulb, total heat remains the same, but sensible heat values should be decreased by approximately 20%, and latent heat
values increased accordingly.
2. Also see Table 4, Chapter 9, for additional rates of metabolic heat generation.
3. All values are rounded to nearest 5 Btu/h.
a
Adjusted heat gain is based on normal percentage of men, women, and children for the application listed, and assumes that gain from an adult female is 85% of that for an adult male, and gain from a child
is 75% of that for an adult male.
b
Values approximated from data in Table 6, Chapter 9, where V is air velocity with limits shown in that table.
c
Adjusted heat gain includes 60 Btu/h for food per individual (30 Btu/h sensible and 30 Btu/h latent).
d
Figure one person per alley actually bowling, and all others as sitting (400 Btu/h) or standing or walking slowly (550 Btu/h).
Seated at theater
Seated at theater, night
Seated, very light work
Moderately active office work
Standing, light work; walking
Walking, standing
Sedentary work
Light bench work
Moderate dancing
Walking 3 mph; light machine work
Bowlingd
Heavy work
Heavy machine work; lifting
Athletics
Degree of Activity
Table 12.18 Representative Rates at Which Heat and Moisture are
Given Off by Human Beings in Different States of Activity [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 1]
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Heat Gain from Lighting
The energy absorbed by the structure and contents contributes to space cooling load only
after a time lag, some still reradiating after the heat sources have been switched off. This may
make load lower than instantaneous heat gain, thus affecting the peak load.
Instantaneous rate of heat gain from lights, qel Btu/h:
qel = 3.41 WFulFsa
Air-Conditioning Load Data
where
W
Ful
Fsa
3.41
=
=
=
=
total lights wattage installed
lighting use factor (proportion in use)
lighting special allowance factor
conversion factor
The total light wattage is obtained from the ratings of all lamps installed, both for general
illumination and for display use. Ballasts are not included, but are addressed by a separate factor.
Wattages of magnetic ballasts are significant; the energy consumption of high-efficiency electronic ballasts might be insignificant compared to that of the lamps.
The lighting use factor is the ratio of wattage in use, for the conditions under which the load
estimate is being made, to total installed wattage. For commercial applications such as stores, the
use factor is generally 1.0.
The special allowance factor is the ratio of the lighting fixtures’ power consumption, including lamps and ballast, to the nominal power consumption of the lamps. For incandescent lights,
this factor is 1. For fluorescent lights, it accounts for power consumed by the ballast as well as the
ballast’s effect on lamp power consumption. The special allowance factor can be less than 1 for
electronic ballasts that lower electricity consumption below the lamp’s rated power consumption.
Use manufacturers’ values for system (lamps + ballast) power, when available.
For high-intensity-discharge lamps (e.g. metal halide, mercury vapor, high- and low-pressure
sodium vapor lamps), the actual lighting system power consumption should be available from the
manufacturer of the fixture or ballast. Ballasts available for metal halide and high pressure sodium
vapor lamps may have special allowance factors from about 1.3 (for low-wattage lamps) down to
1.1 (for high-wattage lamps).
An alternative procedure is to estimate the lighting heat gain on a per square foot basis. Such
an approach may be required when final lighting plans are not available. Table 12.19 shows the
maximum lighting power density (LPD) (lighting heat gain per square foot) allowed by ASHRAE
Standard 90.1-2010 for a range of space types.
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Table 12.19
Lighting Power Densities Using Space-by-Space Method
[Std 90.1-2010, Tbl 9.6.1]
Common Space Types*
LPD,
Building-Specific Space Types
W/ft2
1.1 Gymnasium/exercise center
1.1
Playing Area
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.1
3.3
1.1
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.7
1.7
0.4
2.6
1.2
0.5
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.8
0.9
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
2.1
1.2
1.4
0.9
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.3
0.8
1.5
1.9
1.7
Exercise Area
Courthouse/police station/penitentiary
Courtroom
Confinement cells
Judges’ chambers
Fire Stations
Engine room
Sleeping quarters
Post office—sorting area
Convention center—exhibit space
Library
Card file and cataloging
Stacks
Reading area
Hospital
Emergency
Recovery
Nurses’ station
Exam/treatment
Pharmacy
Patient room
Operating room
Nursery
Medical supply
Physical therapy
Radiology
Laundry—washing
Automotive—service/repair
Manufacturing
Low bay (<25 ft floor to ceiling height)
High bay (25 ft floor to ceiling height)
Detailed manufacturing
Equipment room
Control room
Hotel/motel guest rooms
Dormitory—living quarters
Museum
General exhibition
Restoration
Bank/office—banking activity area
Religious buildings
Worship pulpit, choir
Fellowship hall
Retail
LPD,
W/ft2
1.4
0.9
1.9
0.9
1.3
0.8
0.3
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.7
1.2
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Office—enclosed
Office—open plan
Conference/meeting/
multipurpose
Classroom/lecture/training
For penitentiary
Lobby
For hotel
For performing arts theater
For motion picture theater
Audience/seating area
For gymnasium
For exercise center
For convention center
For penitentiary
For religious buildings
For sports arena
For performing arts theater
For motion picture theater
For transportation
Atrium—first three floors
Atrium—each additional floor
Lounge/recreation
For hospital
Dining Area
For penitentiary
For hotel
For motel
For bar lounge/leisure
dining
For family dining
Food preparation
Laboratory
Restrooms
Dressing/locker/fitting room
Corridor/transition
For hospital
For manufacturing facility
Stairs—active
Active storage
For hospital
Inactive storage
For museum
Electrical/mechanical
Workshop
Sales area [for accent lighting,
see Section 9.6.2(B) of
ASHRAE Standard 90.1]
2.7
0.8
1.0
1.5
1.2
0.7
2.2
0.6
1.4
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.7
1.2
1.7
2.1
1.2
0.5
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.7
1.5
2.4
0.9
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Table 12.19
Lighting Power Densities Using Space-by-Space Method
[Std 90.1-2010, Tbl 9.6.1] (Continued)
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Common Space Types*
LPD,
W/ft2
Building-Specific Space Types
Sales area [for accent lighting, see Section
9.6.3(C) of ASHRAE Standard 90.1]
Mall concourse
Sports arena
Ring sports area
Court sports area
Indoor playing field area
Warehouse
Fine material storage
Medium/bulky material storage
Parking garage—garage area
Transportation
Airport—concourse
Air/train/bus—baggage area
Terminal—ticket counter
LPD,
W/ft2
1.7
1.7
2.7
2.3
1.4
1.4
0.9
0.2
0.6
1.0
1.5
*In cases where both a common space type and a building-specific type are listed, the building-specific space type
applies.
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Table 12.20 provides a range of design data under typical operating conditions: airflow
1 cfm/ft2, supply air between 59°F and 62°F, room temperature between 72°F and 75°F, and lighting heat input in a range from 0.9 to 2.6 W/ft2. For a fluorescent luminaire without lens,
Figure 12.1 gives more precise data. The data should be used with judgment.
Table 12.20 Lighting Heat Gain Parameters for Typical Operating Conditions
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 3]
Luminaire Category
Space
Fraction
0.64 to 0.74
Recessed fluorescent
luminaire with lens
0.40 to 0.50
Downlight compact
fluorescent luminaire
0.12 to 0.24
Downlight
0.70 to 0.80
incandescent luminaire
Non-in-ceiling
fluorescent luminaire
1.0
Notes
• Use middle values in most situations
• May use higher space fraction, and
lower radiative fraction for luminaire
with side-slot returns
0.48 to 0.68
• May use lower values of both fractions
for direct/indirect luminaire
• May use higher values of both fractions
for ducted returns
• May adjust values in the same way as
0.61 to 0.73
for recessed fluorescent luminaire
without lens
• Use middle or high values if detailed
features are unknown
0.95 to 1.0 • Use low value for space fraction and
high value for radiative fraction if there
are large holes in luminaire’s reflector
• Use middle values if lamp type is
unknown
• Use low value for space fraction if
0.95 to 1.0
standard lamp (i.e. A-lamp) is used
• Use high value for space fraction if
reflector lamp (i.e. BR-lamp) is used
• Use lower value for radiative fraction
for surface-mounted luminaire
0.5 to 0.57
• Use higher value for radiative fraction
for pendant luminaire
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Recessed fluorescent
luminaire without lens
Radiative
Fraction
Source: Fisher and Chantrasrisalai (2006).
Figure 12.1
Lighting Heat Gain Parameters for Recessed Fluorescent Luminaire Without Lens
[2013F, Ch 18, Fig 3]
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Heat Gain from Motors and their Loads
Instantaneous rate of heat gain from equipment operated by electric motors within a conditioned space.
qem = 2545 (P/EM) FUM FLM
Air-Conditioning Load Data
where
qem
P
EM
FUM
FLM
=
=
=
=
=
heat equivalent of equipment operation, Btu/h
motor power rating, hp
motor efficiency, decimal fraction < 1.0
motor use factor 1.0 or <1.0 (proportion operating)
motor load factor 1.0 or <1.0
When motor is outside the conditioned space, but load is inside,
qem = 2545 P FUM FLM
When motor is inside the conditioned space, but load is outside,
 1.0 – E 
M
- FUM FLM
qem = 2545 P  ---------------------

EM

Heat output of a motor is generally proportional to motor load, within rated overload limits.
Because of typically high no-load motor current, fixed losses, and other reasons, FLM is generally
assumed to be unity, and no adjustment should be made for underloading or overloading unless
the situation is fixed and can be accurately established, and reduced-load efficiency data can be
obtained from the motor manufacturer.
Unless the manufacturer’s technical literature indicates otherwise, motor heat gain normally
should be equally divided between radiant and convective components for the subsequent cooling
load calculations.
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Table 12.21 Minimum Nominal Full-Load Efficiency for 60 HZ NEMA General Purpose
Electric Motors (Subtype I) Rated 600 Volts or Less (Random Wound)*
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 4]
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Minimum Nominal Full Load Efficiency (%)
for Motors Manufactured on or after December 19, 2010
Totally Enclosed
Open Drip-Proof Motors
Fan-Cooled Motors
Number of Poles 
2
4
6
2
4
6
Synchronous Speed (RPM) 
3600
1800
1200
3600
1800
1200
Motor Horsepower
1
77.0
85.5
82.5
77.0
85.5
82.5
1.5
84.0
86.5
86.5
84.0
86.5
87.5
2
85.5
86.5
87.5
85.5
86.5
88.5
3
85.5
89.5
88.5
86.5
89.5
89.5
5
86.5
89.5
89.5
88.5
89.5
89.5
7.5
88.5
91.0
90.2
89.5
91.7
91.0
10
89.5
91.7
91.7
90.2
91.7
91.0
15
90.2
93.0
91.7
91.0
92.4
91.7
20
91.0
93.0
92.4
91.0
93.0
91.7
25
91.7
93.6
93.0
91.7
93.6
93.0
30
91.7
94.1
93.6
91.7
93.6
93.0
40
92.4
94.1
94.1
92.4
94.1
94.1
50
93.0
94.5
94.1
93.0
94.5
94.1
60
93.6
95.0
94.5
93.6
95.0
94.5
75
93.6
95.0
94.5
93.6
95.4
94.5
100
93.6
95.4
95.0
94.1
95.4
95.0
125
94.1
95.4
95.0
95.0
95.4
95.0
150
94.1
95.8
95.4
95.0
95.8
95.8
200
95.0
95.8
95.4
95.4
96.2
95.8
250
95.0
95.8
95.4
95.8
96.2
95.8
300
95.4
95.8
95.4
95.8
96.2
95.8
350
95.4
95.8
95.4
95.8
96.2
95.8
400
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
96.2
95.8
450
95.8
96.2
96.2
95.8
96.2
95.8
500
95.8
96.2
96.2
95.8
96.2
95.8
Source: ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010
*Nominal efficiencies established in accordance with NEMA Standard MG1. Design A and Design B are National
Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) design class designations for fixed-frequency small and medium AC
squirrel-cage induction motors.
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Air-Conditioning Load Data
Cabinet: hot serving (large), insulated*
hot serving (large), uninsulated
proofing (large)*
proofing (small 15-shelf)
Coffee brewing urn
Drawer warmers, 2-drawer (moist holding)*
Egg cooker
Espresso machine*
Food warmer: steam table (2-well-type)
Freezer (small)
Hot dog roller*
Hot plate: single burner, high speed
Hot-food case (dry holding)*
Hot-food case (moist holding)*
Microwave oven: commercial (heavy duty)
Oven: countertop conveyorized bake/finishing*
Panini*
Popcorn popper*
Appliance
Energy Rate,
Btu/h
Rated
Standby
6,800
1,200
6,800
3,500
17,400
1,400
14,300
3,900
13,000
1,200
4,100
500
10,900
700
8,200
1,200
5,100
3,500
2,700
1,100
3,400
2,400
3,800
3,000
31,100
2,500
31,100
3,300
10,900
0
20,500
12,600
5,800
3,200
2,000
200
Sensible
Radiant
400
700
1,200
0
200
0
300
400
300
500
900
900
900
900
0
2,200
1,200
100
Rate of Heat Gain, Btu/h
Sensible
Latent
Convective
800
0
2,800
0
0
200
900
3,000
300
700
0
200
400
0
800
0
600
2,600
600
0
1,500
0
2,100
0
1,600
0
1,800
600
0
0
10,400
0
2,000
0
100
0
1,200
3,500
1,400
3,900
1,200
200
700
1,200
3,500
1,100
2,400
3,000
2,500
3,300
0
12,600
3,200
200
Total
Table 12.22 Recommended Rates of Radiant and Convective Heat Gain from Unhooded Electric Appliances
during Idle (Ready-to-Cook) Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5A]
Heat gain: qs = qinput FU FR, where FU is the usage factor and FR is the radiation factor.
Cooking Appliances
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0.18
0.51
0.08
0.27
0.09
0.12
0.06
0.15
0.69
0.41
0.71
0.79
0.08
0.11
0.00
0.61
0.55
0.10
Usage
Factor
FU
0.33
0.20
0.86
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.43
0.33
0.09
0.45
0.38
0.30
0.36
0.27
0.00
0.17
0.38
0.50
Radiation
Factor
FR
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Rapid-cook oven (quartz-halogen)*
Sensible
Radiant
0
1,000
300
600
600
200
2,700
3,000
400
800
Rate of Heat Gain, Btu/h
Sensible
Latent
Convective
0
0
3,100
0
900
0
300
0
100
0
1,400
1,000
2,600
0
7,300
0
3,300
0
400
0
*Items with an asterisk appear only in Swierczyna et al. (2009); all others appear in both Swierczyna et al. (2008) and (2009).
Rapid-cook oven (microwave/convection)*
Reach-in refrigerator*
Refrigerated prep table*
Steamer (bun)
Toaster: 4-slice pop up (large): cooking
contact (vertical)
conveyor (large)
small conveyor
Waffle iron
Energy Rate,
Btu/h
Rated
Standby
41,000
0
24,900
4,100
4,800
1,200
2,000
900
5,100
700
6,100
3,000
11,300
5,300
32,800
10,300
5,800
3,700
3,100
1,200
1,000
1,200
900
700
2,600
5,300
10,300
3,700
1,200
0
Total
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Appliance
Table 12.22 Recommended Rates of Radiant and Convective Heat Gain from Unhooded Electric Appliances
during Idle (Ready-to-Cook) Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5A] (Continued)
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0.16
0.25
0.45
0.14
0.49
0.47
0.31
0.64
0.39
0.00
Usage
Factor
FU
0.24
0.25
0.67
0.86
0.07
0.51
0.29
0.11
0.67
0.00
Radiation
Factor
FR
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Table 12.23
Recommended Rates of Radiant Heat Gain from Hooded Electric Appliances
during Idle (Ready-to-Cook) Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5B]
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Appliance
Broiler: underfired 3 ft
Cheesemelter*
Fryer: kettle
Fryer: open deep-fat, 1-vat
Fryer: pressure
Griddle: double sided 3 ft
(clamshell down)*
Griddle: double sided 3 ft
(clamshell up)*
Griddle: flat 3 ft
Griddle-small 3 ft*
Induction cooktop*
Induction wok*
Oven: combi: combi-mode*
Oven: combi: convection mode
Oven: convection full-size
Oven: convection half-size*
Pasta cooker*
Range top: top off/oven on*
Range top: 3 elements on/
oven off
Range top: 6 elements on/
oven off
Range top: 6 elements on/
oven on
Range: hot-top
Rotisserie*
Salamander*
Steam kettle: large (60 gal)
simmer lid down*
Steam kettle: small (40 gal)
simmer lid down*
Steamer: compartment:
atmospheric*
Tilting skillet/braising pan
Energy Rate,
Rate of Heat Gain,
Btu/h
Btu/h
Rated Standby Sensible Radiant
36,900 30,900
10,800
12,300 11,900
4,600
99,000
1,800
500
47,800
2,800
1,000
46,100
2,700
500
Usage
Radiation
Factor
Factor FR
FU
0.84
0.97
0.02
0.06
0.06
0.35
0.39
0.28
0.36
0.19
72,400
6,900
1,400
0.10
0.20
72,400
11,500
3,600
0.16
0.31
58,400
30,700
71,700
11,900
56,000
56,000
41,300
18,800
75,100
16,600
11,500
6,100
0
0
5,500
5,500
6,700
3,700
8,500
4,000
4,500
2,700
0
0
800
1,400
1,500
500
0
1,000
0.20
0.20
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
0.16
0.20
0.11
0.24
0.39
0.44
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.25
0.22
0.14
0.00
0.25
51,200
15,400
6,300
0.30
0.41
51,200
33,200
13,900
0.65
0.42
67,800
36,400
14,500
0.54
0.40
54,000
37,900
23,900
51,300
13,800
23,300
11,800
4,500
7,000
0.95
0.36
0.97
0.23
0.33
0.30
110,600
2,600
100
0.02
0.04
73,700
1,800
300
0.02
0.17
33,400
15,300
200
0.46
0.01
32,900
5,300
0
0.16
0.00
*Items with an asterisk appear only in Swierczyna et al. (2009); all others appear in both Swierczyna et al. (2008) and
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Rate of Heat Gain, Btu/h
Standby
Sensible
42,000
6200
49,600
7000
Dishwasher* (under-counter type, hot-water sanitizing) standby
Dishwasher* (under-counter type, chemical sanitizing) standby
Dishwasher (door-type, hot-water sanitizing) washing
Dishwasher (door-type, chemical sanitizing) washing
Dishwasher (conveyor type, hot-water sanitizing) standby
Standby/
Rated
Washing
5700/
46,800
43,600
5700/
46,800
N/A
1200/
18,400
13,300
1200/
18,400
13,300
1200/
26,600
18,700
1700/
26,600
19,700
130,000
0
Energy Rate, Btu/h
500
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
1040
2280
1980
1980
4750
4450
0
3010
4170
2790
2790
16970
13490
0
4850
6450
4770
4770
21720
17940
Rate of Heat Gain, Btu/h
Unhooded
Sensible Sensible
Latent
Total
Radiant Convective
*Items with an asterisk appear only in Swierczyna et al. (2009); all others appear in both Swierczyna et al. (2008) and (2009).
Note: Heat load values are prorated for 30% washing and 70% standby.
Booster heater*
N/A
N/A
Usage Factor FU
0.15
0.14
500
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.27
0.35
0.26
0.26
N/A
0.36
N/A
0.34
0.00
0
0
0
0
Radiation
Factor
FR
Radiation Factor FR
Usage
Hooded
Factor
Sensible
FU
Radiant
Recommended Rates of Radiant and Convective Heat Gain from Warewashing Equipment
during Idle (Standby) or Washing Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5E]
Dishwasher (conveyor type, chemical sanitizing)
Appliance
Table 12.25
*Items with an asterisk appear only in Swierczyna et al. (2009); all others appear in both Swierczyna et al. (2008) and (2009).
Broiler: solid fuel: charcoal
Broiler: solid fuel: wood (mesquite)*
Energy Rate, Btu/h
Rated
40 lb
40 lb
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Appliance
Table 12.24 Recommended Rates of Radiant Heat Gain from Hooded Solid Fuel Appliances
during Idle (Ready-to-Cook) Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5D]
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Table 12.26
Recommended Rates of Radiant Heat Gain from Hooded Gas Appliances
during Idle (Ready-to-Cook) Conditions [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 5C]
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Appliance
Broiler: batch*
Broiler: chain (conveyor)
Broiler: overfired (upright)*
Broiler: underfired 3 ft
Fryer: doughnut
Fryer: open deep-fat, 1 vat
Fryer: pressure
Griddle: double sided 3 ft
(clamshell down)*
Griddle: double sided 3 ft
(clamshell up)*
Griddle: flat 3 ft
Oven: combi: combi-mode*
Oven: combi: convection mode
Oven: convection full-size
Oven: conveyor (pizza)
Oven: deck
Oven: rack mini-rotating*
Pasta cooker*
Range top: top off/oven on*
Range top: 3 burners on/oven off
Range top: 6 burners on/oven off
Range top: 6 burners on/oven on
Range: wok*
Rethermalizer*
Rice cooker*
Salamander*
Steam kettle: large (60 gal)
simmer lid down*
Steam kettle: small (10 gal)
simmer lid down*
Steam kettle: small (40 gal)
simmer lid down
Steamer: compartment:
atmospheric*
Tilting skillet/braising pan
Rate of Heat Gain, Usage
Radiation
Btu/h
Factor
Factor FR
FU
Standby Sensible Radiant
69,200
8,100
0.73
0.12
96,700
13,200
0.73
0.14
87,900
2,500
0.88
0.03
73,900
9,000
0.77
0.12
12,400
2,900
0.28
0.23
4,700
1,100
0.06
0.23
9,000
800
0.11
0.09
Energy Rate, Btu/h
Rated
95,000
132,000
100,000
96,000
44,000
80,000
80,000
108,200
8,000
1,800
0.07
0.23
108,200
14,700
4,900
0.14
0.33
90,000
75,700
75,700
44,000
170,000
105,000
56,300
80,000
25,000
120,000
120,000
145,000
99,000
90,000
35,000
35,000
20,400
6,000
5,800
11,900
68,300
20,500
4,500
23,700
7,400
60,100
120,800
122,900
87,400
23,300
500
33,300
3,700
400
1,000
1,000
7,800
3,500
1,100
0
2,000
7,100
11,500
13,600
5,200
11,500
300
5,300
0.23
0.08
0.08
0.27
0.40
0.20
0.08
0.30
0.30
0.50
1.01
0.85
0.88
0.26
0.01
0.95
0.18
0.07
0.17
0.08
0.11
0.17
0.24
0.00
0.27
0.12
0.10
0.11
0.06
0.49
0.60
0.16
145,000
5,400
0
0.04
0.00
52,000
3,300
300
0.06
0.09
100,000
4,300
0
0.04
0.00
26,000
8,300
0
0.32
0.00
104,000
10,400
400
0.10
0.04
*Items with an asterisk appear only in Swierczyna et al. (2009); all others appear in both Swierczyna et al. (2008) and
(2009).
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Hospital and Laboratory Equipment
Heat gain varies significantly. In a laboratory, heat gain ranges from 15 to 70 Btuh/ft2. Medical
equipment is highly varied in type and application. Table 12.21 is relevant for portable and bench-type
equipment. For large equipment, such as MRI, obtain heat gain from the manufacturer.
Table 12.27
Recommended Heat Gain from Typical Medical Equipment
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 6]
Nameplate, W
250
500
180
360
1440
1000
1688
230
180
1200
330
72
N/A
1800
621
968
1725
2070
Peak, W
177
504
33
204
54
147
605
60
35
256
65
21
198
1063
337
534
Average, W
166
221
29
114
50
109
596
59
34
229
63
20
173
1050
302
82
480
18
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Equipment
Anesthesia system
Blanket warmer
Blood pressure meter
Blood warmer
ECG/RESP
Electrosurgery
Endoscope
Harmonical scalpel
Hysteroscopic pump
Laser sonics
Optical microscope
Pulse oximeter
Stress treadmill
Ultrasound system
Vacuum suction
X-ray system
Source: Hosni et al. (1999)
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Table 12.28 Recommended Heat Gain from Typical Laboratory Equipment
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 7]
Equipment
Analytical balance
Centrifuge
Electrochemical analyzer
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Flame photometer
Fluorescent microscope
Function generator
Incubator
Orbital shaker
Oscilloscope
Rotary evaporator
Spectronics
Spectrophotometer
Spectro fluorometer
Thermocycler
Tissue culture
Nameplate, W
7
138
288
5500
50
100
180
150
200
58
515
600
3125
100
72
345
75
94
36
575
200
N/A
340
1840
N/A
475
2346
Peak, W
7
89
136
1176
45
85
107
144
205
29
461
479
1335
16
38
99
74
29
31
106
122
127
405
965
233
132
1178
Average, W
7
87
132
730
44
84
105
143
178
29
451
264
1222
16
38
97
73
28
31
104
121
125
395
641
198
46
1146
Source: Hosni et al. (1999).
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Manufacturer A (model A); 2.8 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM
Manufacturer A (model B); 2.6 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM
Manufacturer B (model A); 3.0 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM
Manufacturer B (model B); 3.0 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM
Manufacturer A (model C); 2.3 GHz processor, 3 GB RAM
Manufacturer 1; 2.0 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 17 in. screen
Manufacturer 1; 1.8 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 17 in. screen
Manufacturer 1; 2.0 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 14 in. screen
Manufacturer 2; 2.13 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 14 in. screen, tablet PC
Manufacturer 2; 366 MHz processor, 130 MB RAM (4 in. screen)
Manufacturer 3; 900 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM (10.5 in. screen)
Manufacturer X (model A); 30 in. screen
Manufacturer X (model B); 22 in. screen
Manufacturer Y (model A); 19 in. screen
Manufacturer Y (model B); 17 in. screen
Manufacturer Z (model A); 17 in. screen
Manufacturer Z (model C); 15 in. screen
Description
Nameplate
Power, W
480
480
690
690
1200
130
90
90
90
70
50
383
360
288
240
240
240
Recommended Heat Gain from Typical Computer Equipment [2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 8]
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Average
Power, W
73
49
77
48
97
36
23
31
29
22
12
90
36
28
27
29
19
Radiant
Fraction
0.10a
0.10a
0.10a
0.10a
0.10a
0.25b
0.25b
0.25b
0.25b
0.25b
0.25b
0.40c
0.40c
0.40c
0.40c
0.40c
0.40c
Source: Hosni and Beck (2008).
a
Power consumption for newer desktop computers in operational mode varies from 50 to 100 W, but a conservative value of about 65 W may be used. Power consumption in sleep mode is negligible.
Because of cooling fan, approximately 90% of load is by convection and 10% is by radiation. Actual power consumption is about 10 to 15% of nameplate value.
b
Power consumption of laptop computers is relatively small: depending on processor speed and screen size, it varies from about 15 to 40 W. Thus, differentiating between radiative and convective parts of
the cooling load is unnecessary and the entire load may be classified as convective. Otherwise, a 75/25% split between convective and radiative components may be used. Actual power consumption for
laptops is about 25% of nameplate values.
c
Flat-panel monitors have replaced cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors in many workplaces, providing better resolution and being much lighter. Power consumption depends on size and resolution, and ranges
from about 20 W (for 15 in. size) to 90 W (for 30 in.). The most common sizes in workplaces are 19 and 22 in., for which an average 30 W power consumption value may be used. Use 60/40% split
between convective and radiative components. In idle mode, monitors have negligible power consumption. Nameplate values should not be used.
Flat-panel monitorc
Laptop computerb
Desktop computera
Equipment
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Air-Conditioning Load Data
Table 12.30
Recommended Heat Gain from Typical Laser Printers and Copiers
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 9]
Equipment
Description
Laser printer,
typical desktop,
small-office
typea
Printing speed up to 10 pages
per minute
Printing speed up to 35 pages
per minute
Printing speed up to 19 pages
per minute
Printing speed up to 17 pages
per minute
Printing speed up to 19 pages
per minute
Printing speed up to 24 page
per minute
Small, desktop type
Multifunction
(copy, print,
scan)b
Scannerb
Copy machinec
Medium, desktop type
Small, desktop type
Large, multiuser, office type
Nameplate
Power,
W
Average
Power, W
Radiant
Fraction
430
137
0.30a
890
74
0.30a
508
88
0.30a
508
98
0.30a
635
110
0.30a
1344
130
0.30a
600
40
700
19
30
15
135
16
800
(idle 260 W)
550
(idle 135 W)
1060
(idle 305 W)
90
20
250
140
d
d
d
d
d
(idle 0.00c)
d
(idle 0.00c)
d
(idle 0.00c)
d
d
d
d
1750
1440
1850
Fax machine
Plotter
Medium
Small
Manufacturer A
Manufacturer B
936
40
400
456
Source: Hosni and Beck (2008).
Various laser printers commercially available and commonly used in personal offices were tested for power consumption in print mode, which varied from 75 to 140 W, depending on model, print capacity, and speed. Average
power consumption of 110 W may be used. Split between convection and radiation is approximately 70/30%.
b
Small multifunction (copy, scan, print) systems use about 15 to 30 W; medium-sized ones use about 135 W. Power
consumption in idle mode is negligible. Nameplate values do not represent actual power consumption and should
not be used. Small, single-sheet scanners consume less than 20 W and do not contribute significantly to building
cooling load.
c
Power consumption for large copy machines in large offices and copy centers ranges from about 550 to 1100 W in
copy mode. Consumption in idle mode varies from about 130 to 300 W. Count idle-mode power consumption as
mostly convective in cooling load calculations.
d
Split between convective and radiant heat gain was not determined for these types of equipment.
a
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Table 12.31 Recommended Heat Gain from Miscellaneous Office Equipment
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 10]
Equipment
Coffee maker, 10 cups
Microfiche reader
Microfilm reader
Microfilm reader/printer
Microwave oven, 1 ft3
Paper shredder
Water cooler, 32 qt/h
Recommended Rate of
Heat Gain, W
125
600 to 3300
600 to 6600
230
80
390 to 2150
390 to 4300
150
72
1150 to 1920
1725
240 to 275
72
575 to 960
862
240 to 275
440
60
4800
370
48
2470
1050 W sensible,
1540 Btu/h latent
85
520
1150
400
200 to 2420
350
1500
85
520
1150
600
250 to 3000
700
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Mail-processing equipment
Folding machine
Inserting machine, 3600 to 6800 pieces/h
Labeling machine, 1500 to 30,000 pieces/h
Postage meter
Vending machines
Cigarette
Cold food/beverage
Hot beverage
Snack
Other
Bar code printer
Cash registers
Check processing workstation,12 pockets
Maximum Input
Rating, W
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Table 12.32
Recommended Load Factors for Various Types of Offices
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 11]
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Type of Use
Load
Factor,
W/ft2
Description
100% Laptop, light
0.25
167 ft2/workstation, all laptop use, 1 printer per 10,
speakers, misc.
medium
0.33
125 ft2/workstation, all laptop use, 1 printer per 10,
speakers, misc.
50% Laptop, light
0.40
167 ft2/workstation, 50% laptop / 50% desktop,
1 printer per 10, speakers, misc.
medium
0.50
125 ft2/workstation, 50% laptop / 50% desktop,
1 printer per 10, speakers, misc.
100% Desktop, light
0.60
167 ft2/workstation, all desktop use, 1 printer per
10, speakers, misc.
medium
0.80
125 ft2/workstation, all desktop use, 1 printer per
10, speakers, misc.
100% Desktop, two monitors
1.00
125 ft2/workstation, all desktop use, 2 monitors,
1 printer per 10, speakers, misc.
100% Desktop, heavy
1.50
85 ft2/workstation, all desktop use, 2 monitors,
1 printer per 8, speakers, misc.
100% Desktop, full on
2.00
85 ft2/workstation, all desktop use, 2 monitors,
1 printer per 8, speakers, misc., no diversity.
Source: Wilkins and Hosni (2011).
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Table 12.33
Recommended Diversity Factors for Office Equipment
[2013F, Ch 18, Tbl 12]
Device
Desktop computer
LCD monitor
Notebook computer
Recommended Diversity Factor
75%
60%
75%
Air-Conditioning Load Data
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Table 12.34
Refrigerating Effect Produced by Open Refrigerated Display Fixtures
Btu/hft of Fixture*
Air-Conditioning Load Data
Type of Display Fixture
Low temperature
Frozen Food
Single Deck
Single Deck, Double Island
2 Deck
3 Deck
4 or 5 Deck
Ice Cream
Single Deck
Single Deck, Double Island
Standard Temperature
Meats
Single Deck
Multideck
Dairy
Multideck
Produce
Single Deck
Multideck
Latent Heat
Sensible Heat
Total Refrigerating
Effect
38
70
144
322
400
207
400
576
1288
1600
245
470
720
1610
2000
64
70
366
400
430
470
52
219
298
876
350
1095
196
784
980
36
192
204
768
240
960
* These figures are general magnitudes for fixtures adjusted for average desired product temperatures and apply to
store ambients in front of the display cases of 72°F to 74°F with 50% to 55% rh. Raising the dry bulb only 3°F to
5°F and the humidity 5% to 10% can increase heat removal 25% or more. Equally lower temperatures and humidities as in winter, have an equally marked effect on lowering heat removal from the space.
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13.
VENTILATION
ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air
Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings
(See complete standard for detailed guidance.)
Low-rise residential ventilation for single and multiple family structures of three stories or
fewer above grade, including manufactured and modular houses.
Whole-house mechanical ventilation systems are required for each dwelling unit:
cfm = 0.01 (ft2 floor area) + 7.5 (number of bedrooms + 1)
Exceptions: (a) building has no mechanical cooling and is in zone 1 or 2 of the climate zone
map (see Figure 14.1), or (b) building is thermally conditioned for human occupancy for less than
876 hours per year and if the authority having jurisdiction determines that window ventilation is
sufficient.
Alternate means may be used to provide the required ventilation rate when approved by a
licensed design professional. In hot, humid climates, whole-house net mechanical exhaust shall
not exceed 7.5 cfm per 100 ft2. In severe cold climates, net supply systems shall not exceed
7.5 cfm per 100 ft2. (Climates are defined in Figure 14.1.)
Local mechanical exhaust rates are shown in Tables 13.1 and 13.2
Ventilation openings: not less than 4% of floor, nor less than 5 ft2 for habitable rooms; and
not less than 4% of floor space, nor less than 1.5 ft2 for toilets and utility rooms.
Supply ductwork for thermal conditioners except evaporative coolers, shall have a MERV 6
filter or better in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 52.2.
Airflows all refer to delivered airflow as tested, or the fans’ rating at 0.25 in. w.g. with duct
sizing meet the prescriptive sizing of Table 13.3.
Application Airflow Notes
Vented range hood (including appliance-range hood combinations)
Kitchen
100 cfm
required if exhaust fan flow rate is less than 5 kitchen air changes per hour.
Bathroom
50 cfm
Ventilation
Table 13.1 Intermittent Local Ventilation Exhaust Airflow Rates [Std 62.2-2010, Tbl 5.1]
Table 13.2 Continuous Local Ventilation Exhaust Airflow Rates
[Std 62.2-2010, Tbl 5.2]
Application
Kitchen
Bathroom
Airflow
5 ach
20 cfm
Notes
Based on kitchen volume.
Table 13.3 Prescriptive Duct Sizing [Std 62.2-2010, Tbl 5.3]
Duct Type
Fan Rating
cfm @ 0.25 in. w.g.
Diameter, in.
3
4
5
6
7 and above
Flex Duct
50
80
100
X
70
NL
NL
NL
X
3
70
NL
NL
X
X
35
135
NL
Smooth Duct
125
50
Maximum Length, ft
X
5
X
105
20
NL
95
NL
NL
NL
80
100
125
X
35
135
NL
NL
X
5
85
NL
NL
X
X
55
145
NL
This table assumes no elbows. Deduct 15 ft of allowable duct length for each elbow.
NL = no limit on duct length of this size
X = not allowed, any length of duct of this size with assumed turns and fitting will exceed the rated pressure drop
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ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, Ventilation for Acceptable
Indoor Air Quality
(See complete standard for detailed guidance.)
Ventilation
General
Use of natural ventilation systems is permitted in lieu of or in conjunction with mechanical
ventilation. Naturally ventilated spaces shall be permanently open to operable wall or roof openings to the outdoors; free openable area at least 4% of net occupiable floor area. If interior spaces
are ventilated through adjoining rooms, free area between rooms shall be permanently unobstructed and at least 8% of the area of the interior room, nor less than 25 ft2. Occupants must have
ready access to the openings.
All airstream surfaces shall be designed to resist mold growth and resist erosion. Ductwork
construction shall meet SMACNA standards. Fuel-burning appliances shall have sufficient air for
combustion and adequate removal of combustion products, which shall be vented directly outdoors. Filters or air cleaners with minimum MERV 6 by ASHRAE Standard 52.2 shall be provided upstream of all cooling coils or other devices with wetted surfaces through which air is
supplied to occupiable space. Relative humidity should be below 65% when system performance
is analyzed with outdoor at the design dew point and mean coincident dry bulb, sensible and latent
space interior loads at cooling design values, and space solar loads at zero. Drain pans slope minimum 1/8 in. per ft to outlet at lowest point, and drain line shall have P-trap or other seal when
drain pan is at negative static pressure relative to the outlet. Drain pan shall extend from leading
edge of the coil to a distance of half the vertical dimension of the coil.
Discharge from noncombustion equipment that captures contaminants generated by the
equipment shall be discharged directly outdoors.
Investigate outdoor air quality. Survey and document local outdoor air quality, with description of noticeable air problems and conditions regarding its acceptability. If unacceptable, treat it.
Cleaning for ozone is required only if in a high-ozone area (see Appendix E of the standard) and if
the minimum design outdoor airflow is 1.5 air changes or more.
Outdoor air intakes shall be located so the shortest distance from intake to any specific contaminant source shall equal or exceed Table 5-1 of ASHRAE Standard 62.1.
Design intakes to manage rain and snow entrainment and include bird screens.
Figure 13.1
Ventilation System [Std 62.1-2010, Fig 3.1]
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Table 13.4 Air Intake Minimum Separation Distance [Std 62.1-2010, Tbl 5-1]
Object
Class 2 air exhaust/relief outlet (Note 1)
Class 3 air exhaust/relief outlet (Note 1)
Class 4 air exhaust/relief outlet (Note 2)
Plumbing vents terminating less than 3 ft above the level of the outdoor air intake
Plumbing vents terminating at least 3 ft above the level of the outdoor air intake
Vents, chimneys, and flues from combustion appliances and equipment (Note 3)
Garage entry, automobile loading area, or drive-in queue (Note 4)
Truck loading area or dock, bus parking/idling area (Note 4)
Driveway, street, or parking place (Note 4)
Thoroughfare with high traffic volume
Roof, landscaped grade, or other surface directly below intake (Notes 5 and 6)
Garbage storage/pick-up area, dumpsters
Cooling tower intake or basin
Cooling tower exhaust
Minimum
Distance,
ft
10
15
30
10
3
15
15
25
5
25
1
15
15
25
Ventilation
Note 1: This requirements applies to the distance from the outdoor air intakes for one ventilation system to the
exhaust/relief outlets for any other ventilation system.
Note 2: Minimum distance listed does not apply to laboratory fume hood exhaust air outlets. Separation criteria for
fume hood exhaust shall be in compliance with NFPA 455 and ANSI/AIHA Z9.5.6 Information on separation criteria for industrial environments can be found in the ACGIH Industrial Ventilation Manual 7 and in the ASHRAE
Handbook—HVAC Applications.8
Note 3: Shorter separation distances shall be permitted when determined in accordance with (a) ANSI Z223.1/NFPA
549 for fuel gas burning appliances and equipment, (b) NFPA 3110 for oil burning appliances and equipment, or (c)
NFPA 21111 for other combustion appliances and equipment.
Note 4: Distance measured to closest place that vehicle exhaust is likely to be located.
Note 5: Shorter separation distance shall be permitted where outdoor surfaces are sloped more than 45 degrees from
horizontal or that are less than 1 in. wide.
Note 6: Where snow accumulation is expected, the surface of the snow at the expected average snow depth constitutes the “other surface directly below intake.”
Air classifications:
• Class 1: Air with low contaminant concentration, low sensory-irritation intensity, and
inoffensive odor.
• Class 2: Air with moderate contaminant concentration, mild sensory-irritation intensity,
or mildly offensive odors. Class 2 air also includes air that is not necessarily harmful or
objectionable but that is inappropriate for transfer or recirculation to spaces used for different purposes.
• Class 3: Air with significant contaminant concentration, significant sensory-irritation
intensity, or offensive odor.
• Class 4: Air with highly objectionable fumes or gases or with potentially dangerous particles, bioaerosols, or gases, at concentrations high enough to be considered harmful.
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Table 13.5 Airstreams [Std 62.1-2010, Tbl 5-2]
Description
Diazo printing equipment discharge
Commercial kitchen grease hoods
Commercial kitchen hoods other than grease
Laboratory hoods
Residential kitchen vented hoods
Hydraulic elevator machine room
Air Class
4
4
3
4
3
2
The Ventilation Rate Procedure, the Natural Ventilation Procedure, or the Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) Procedure shall be used to design ventilation systems. The IAQ procedure is based on analysis of contaminant sources, concentrations, and targets, and perceived acceptability targets. Use
design techniques that can be reliably demonstrated to result in indoor contaminant concentrations
equal to or lower than achieved by the ventilation rate procedure.
Procedures from ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010
6.2 Ventilation Rate Procedure. The outdoor air intake flow (Vot) for a ventilation system shall
be determined in accordance with Sections 6.2.1 through 6.2.7.
Note: Additional explanation of terms used below is contained in Appendix A, along with a
ventilation system schematic (Figure A-1).
Ventilation
6.2.1 Outdoor Air Treatment. If outdoor air is judged to be unacceptable in accordance with
Section 4.1, each ventilation system that provides outdoor air through a supply fan shall comply
with the following sections.
Exception:
Systems supplying air for enclosed parking garages, warehouses, storage rooms,
janitor’s closets, trash rooms, recycling areas, shipping/receiving/distribution areas.
Note: Occupied spaces ventilated with outdoor air that is judged to be unacceptable are subject to reduced air quality when outdoor air is not cleaned prior to introduction to the occupied
spaces.
6.2.1.1 Particulate Matter Smaller than 10 Micrometers (PM10). When the building is
located in an area where the national standard or guideline for PM101 is exceeded, particle filters
or air-cleaning devices shall be provided to clean the outdoor air at any location prior to its introduction to occupied spaces. Particulate matter filters or air cleaners shall have a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 6 or higher when rated in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE
Standard 52.2.15
Note: See Appendix E for resources regarding selected PM10 national standards and guidelines.
6.2.1.2 Particulate Matter Smaller than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5). When the building is
located in an area where the national standard or guideline for PM2.51 is exceeded, particle filters
or air cleaning devices shall be provided to clean the outdoor air at any location prior to its introduction to occupied spaces. Particulate matter filters or air cleaners shall have a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 11 or higher when rated in accordance with ASHRAE Standard
52.2.15
Note: See Appendix E for resources regarding selected PM2.5 national standards and guidelines.
6.2.1.3 Ozone. Air-cleaning devices for ozone shall be provided when the most recent threeyear average annual fourth-highest daily maximum eight-hour average ozone concentration
exceeds 0.107 ppm (209 g/m3).
Note: See Appendix E for a list of United States locations exceeding the most recent 3-year
average annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration of 0.107 ppm.
Such air-cleaning devices shall have a minimum volumetric ozone removal efficiency of 40%
when installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and
shall be approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Such devices shall be operated whenever
outdoor ozone levels are expected to exceed 0.107 ppm.
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Exceptions: Air cleaning for ozone is not required when:
a. The minimum system design outdoor air intake flow results in 1.5 ach or less.
b. Controls are provided that sense outdoor ozone level and reduce intake airflow to result in
1.5 ach or less while complying with the outdoor airflow requirements of Section 6.
c. Outdoor air is brought into the building and heated by direct-fired, makeup air units.
6.2.1.4 Other Outdoor Contaminants. When the building is located in an area where the
national standard for one or more contaminants not specifically addressed in Section 6.2.1 is
exceeded, any design assumptions and/or calculations related to the impact on indoor air quality
shall be included in the design documents.
6.2.2 Zone Calculations. Ventilation zone parameters shall be determined in accordance
with Sections 6.2.2.1 through 6.2.2.3 for each ventilation zone served by the ventilation system.
6.2.2.1 Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow. The outdoor airflow required in the breathing
zone of the occupiable space or spaces in a ventilation zone, i.e., the breathing zone outdoor airflow
(Vbz), shall be no less than the value determined in accordance with Equation 6-1.
Vbz = Rp · Pz + Ra · Az
where
Az
=
Pz
=
Rp
=
Ra
=
(6-1)
zone floor area: the net occupiable floor area of the ventilation zone ft2
zone population: the number of people in the ventilation zone during typical usage.
outdoor airflow rate required per person as determined from Table 6-1
Note: These values are based on adapted occupants.
outdoor airflow rate required per unit area as determined from Table 6-1
Ventilation
Note: Equation 6-1 accounts for people-related sources and area-related sources independently in the determination of the outdoor air rate required at the breathing zone. The use of Equation 6-1 in the context of this standard does not necessarily imply that simple addition of outdoor
airflow rates for different sources can be applied to any other aspect of indoor air quality.
6.2.2.1.1 Design Zone Population. Design zone population (Pz ) shall equal the largest (peak)
number of people expected to occupy the ventilation zone during typical usage.
Exceptions:
a. If the number of people expected to occupy the ventilation zone fluctuates, zone population
equal to the average number of people shall be permitted, provided such average is determined in accordance with Section 6.2.6.2.
b. If the largest or average number of people expected to occupy the ventilation zone cannot be
established for a specific design, an estimated value for zone population shall be permitted,
provided such value is the product of the net occupiable area of the ventilation zone and the
default occupant density listed in Table 6-1.
6.2.2.2 Zone Air Distribution Effectiveness. The zone air distribution effectiveness (Ez)
shall be no greater than the default value determined using Table 6-2.
Note: For some configurations, the default value depends upon space and supply air temperature.
6.2.2.3 Zone Outdoor Airflow. The zone outdoor airflow (Voz), i.e., the outdoor airflow rate
that must be provided to the ventilation zone by the supply air distribution system, shall be determined in accordance with Equation 6-2.
Voz = Vbz/Ez
(6-2)
6.2.3 Single-Zone Systems. For ventilation systems wherein one or more air handlers supply
a mixture of outdoor air and recirculated air to only one ventilation zone, the outdoor air intake
flow (Vot) shall be determined in accordance with Equation 6-3.
Vot = Voz
(6-3)
6.2.4 100% Outdoor Air Systems. For ventilation systems wherein one or more air handlers
supply only outdoor air to one or more ventilation zones, the outdoor air intake flow (Vot) shall be
determined in accordance with Equation 6-4.
Vot = all zonesVoz
(6-4)
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Table 6-1 Minimum Ventilation Rates In Breathing Zone
(This table is not valid in isolation; it must be used
in conjunction with the accompanying notes.)
Occupancy
Category
People
Outdoor
Air Rate
Rp
Area
Outdoor
Air Rate
Ra
Default Values
Notes
Occupant
Density
(see Note 4)
Combined
Outdoor
Air Rate
(see Note 5)
Air
Class
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
cfm/ft2
L/s·m2
#/1000 ft2
or #/100 m2
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
Cell
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
25
10
4.9
2
Dayroom
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
30
7
3.5
1
Guard stations
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
15
9
4.5
1
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
50
9
4.4
2
Correctional Facilities
Booking/waiting
Ventilation
Educational Facilities
Daycare (through age 4)
10
5
0.18
0.9
25
17
8.6
2
Daycare sickroom
10
5
0.18
0.9
25
17
8.6
3
Classrooms (ages 5–8)
10
5
0.12
0.6
25
15
7.4
1
Classrooms (age 9 plus)
10
5
0.12
0.6
35
13
6.7
1
Lecture classroom
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
65
8
4.3
1
Lecture hall (fixed seats)
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
150
8
4.0
1
Art classroom
10
5
0.18
0.9
20
19
9.5
2
Science laboratories
10
5
0.18
0.9
25
17
8.6
2
University/college laboratories
10
5
0.18
0.9
25
17
8.6
2
Wood/metal shop
10
5
0.18
0.9
20
19
9.5
2
Computer lab
10
5
0.12
0.6
25
15
7.4
1
Media center
10
5
0.12
0.6
25
15
7.4
1
Music/theater/dance
10
5
0.06
0.3
35
12
5.9
1
Multi-use assembly
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
100
8
4.1
1
Restaurant dining rooms
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
70
10
5.1
2
Cafeteria/fast-food dining
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
100
9
4.7
2
Bars, cocktail lounges
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
100
9
4.7
2
Kitchen (cooking)
7.5
3.8
0.12
0.6
20
14
7.0
2
Break rooms
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
25
7
3.5
1
Coffee stations
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
20
8
4
1
Conference/meeting
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
50
6
3.1
1
Corridors
–
–
0.06
0.3
–
Occupiable storage rooms for
liquids or gels
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
2
65
32.5
2
A
Food and Beverage Service
General
B
1
Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Dormitories
Bedroom/living room
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
10
11
5.5
1
Barracks sleeping areas
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
20
8
4.0
1
Laundry rooms, central
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
10
17
8.5
2
Laundry rooms within
dwelling units
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
10
17
8.5
1
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
30
10
4.8
1
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
120
6
2.8
1
Lobbies/prefunction
Multipurpose assembly
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Table 6-1 Minimum Ventilation Rates In Breathing Zone (Continued)
(This table is not valid in isolation; it must be used
in conjunction with the accompanying notes.)
Occupancy
Category
People
Outdoor
Air Rate
Rp
Area
Outdoor
Air Rate
Ra
Default Values
Notes
Occupant
Density
(see Note 4)
Combined
Outdoor
Air Rate
(see Note 5)
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
Air
Class
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
cfm/ft2
L/s·m2
#/1000 ft2
or #/100 m2
Breakrooms
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
50
7
3.5
1
Main entry lobbies
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
10
11
5.5
1
Occupiable storage rooms for
dry materials
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
2
35
17.5
1
Office space
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
5
17
8.5
1
Reception areas
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
30
7
3.5
1
Telephone/data entry
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
60
6
3.0
1
Office Buildings
Miscellaneous Spaces
Bank vaults/safe deposit
2.5
0.06
0.3
5
17
8.5
2
3.8
0.06
0.3
15
12
6.0
1
Computer (not printing)
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
4
20
10.0
1
General manufacturing
(excludes heavy industrial and
processes using chemicals)
10
5.0
0.18
0.9
7
36
18
3
Pharmacy (prep. area)
5
2.5
0.18
0.9
10
23
11.5
2
Photo studios
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
10
17
8.5
1
Shipping/receiving
10
5
0.12
0.6
2
70
35
2
Sorting, packing, light
assembly
7.5
3.8
0.12
0.6
7
25
12.5
–
–
0.00
0.0
–
Transportation waiting
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
Warehouses
10
5
0.06
0.3
Auditorium seating area
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
150
5
2.7
1
Places of religious
worship
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
120
6
2.8
1
Courtrooms
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
70
6
2.9
1
Legislative chambers
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
50
6
3.1
1
Libraries
5
2.5
0.12
0.6
10
17
8.5
1
Lobbies
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
150
5
2.7
1
Museums (children’s)
7.5
3.8
0.12
0.6
40
11
5.3
1
Museums/galleries
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
40
9
4.6
1
Dwelling unit
5
2.5
0.06
0.3
Common corridors
–
–
0.06
0.3
Sales (except as below)
7.5
3.8
0.12
0.6
15
16
7.8
2
Mall common areas
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
40
9
4.6
1
Barbershop
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
25
10
5.0
2
Beauty and nail salons
20
10
0.12
0.6
25
25
12.4
2
Telephone closets
B
100
B
Ventilation
5
7.5
Banks or bank lobbies
2
1
8
4.1
–
1
2
Public Assembly Spaces
Residential
F,G
F
1
1
Retail
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Table 6-1 Minimum Ventilation Rates In Breathing Zone (Continued)
(This table is not valid in isolation; it must be used
in conjunction with the accompanying notes.)
Occupancy
Category
People
Outdoor
Air Rate
Rp
Area
Outdoor
Air Rate
Ra
Default Values
Notes
Occupant
Density
(see Note 4)
Combined
Outdoor
Air Rate
(see Note 5)
Air
Class
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
cfm/ft2
L/s·m2
#/1000 ft2
or #/100 m2
cfm/
person
L/s·
person
Pet shops (animal areas)
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
10
26
12.8
Supermarket
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
8
15
7.6
1
Coin-operated laundries
7.5
3.8
0.12
0.6
20
14
7.0
2
2
Sports and Entertainment
Sports arena (play area)
–
–
0.30
1.5
Gym, stadium (play area)
–
–
0.30
1.5
30
7.5
3.8
0.06
0.3
150
Swimming (pool & deck)
–
–
0.48
2.4
Disco/dance floors
20
10
0.06
0.3
Health club/aerobics room
20
10
0.06
Health club/weight rooms
20
10
Bowling alley (seating)
10
Gambling casinos
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Spectator areas
E
–
1
2
8
4.0
100
21
10.3
2
0.3
40
22
10.8
2
0.06
0.3
10
26
13.0
2
5
0.12
0.6
40
13
6.5
1
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
120
9
4.6
1
Game arcades
7.5
3.8
0.18
0.9
20
17
8.3
1
Stages, studios
10
5
0.06
0.3
70
11
5.4
1
C
D
–
1
2
GENERAL NOTES FOR TABLE 6-1
1 Related requirements: The rates in this table are based on all other applicable requirements of this standard
being met.
2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke: This table applies to ETS-free areas. Refer to Section 5.17 for requirements for
buildings containing ETS areas and ETS-free areas.
3 Air density: Volumetric airflow rates are based on an air density of 0.075 lbda/ft3 (1.2 kgda/m3), which
corresponds to dry air at a barometric pressure of 1 atm (101.3 kPa) and an air temperature of 70°F (21°C). Rates
may be adjusted for actual density but such adjustment is not required for compliance with this standard.
4 Default occupant density: The default occupant density shall be used when actual occupant density is not
known.
5 Default combined outdoor air rate (per person): This rate is based on the default occupant density.
6 Unlisted occupancies: If the occupancy category for a proposed space or zone is not listed, the requirements for
the listed occupancy category that is most similar in terms of occupant density, activities and building
construction shall be used.
ITEM-SPECIFIC NOTES FOR TABLE 6-1
A For high school and college libraries, use values shown for Public Assembly Spaces—Libraries.
B Rate may not be sufficient when stored materials include those having potentially harmful emissions.
C Rate does not allow for humidity control. Additional ventilation or dehumidification may be required to remove
moisture. “Deck area” refers to the area surrounding the pool that would be expected to be wetted during normal
pool use, i.e., when the pool is occupied. Deck area that is not expected to be wetted shall be designated as a space
type (for example, “spectator area”).
D Rate does not include special exhaust for stage effects, e.g., dry ice vapors, smoke.
E When combustion equipment is intended to be used on the playing surface, additional dilution ventilation and/or
source control shall be provided.
F Default occupancy for dwelling units shall be two persons for studio and one-bedroom units, with one additional
person for each additional bedroom.
GAir from one residential dwelling shall not be recirculated or transferred to any other space outside of that
dwelling.
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Table 6-2 Zone Air Distribution Effectiveness
Air Distribution Configuration
Ez
Ceiling supply of cool air.
Ceiling supply of warm air and floor return.
Ceiling supply of warm air 15°F or more above space temperature and ceiling
return.
Ceiling supply of warm air less than 15°F above space temperature and ceiling
return provided that the 150 fpm supply air jet reaches to within 4.5 ft of floor
level. Note: For lower velocity supply air, Ez = 0.8.
Floor supply of cool air and ceiling return provided that the 150 fpm supply jet
reaches 4.5 ft or more above the floor. Note: Most underfloor air distribution
systems comply with this proviso.
Floor supply of cool air and ceiling return, provided low-velocity displacement
ventilation achieves unidirectional flow and thermal stratification.
Floor supply of warm air and floor return.
Floor supply of warm air and ceiling return.
Makeup supply drawn in on the opposite side of the room from the exhaust
and/or return.
Makeup supply drawn in near to the exhaust and/or return location.
1.0
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.5
6.2.5 Multiple-Zone Recirculating Systems. For ventilation systems wherein one or more air
handlers supply a mixture of outdoor air and recirculated air to more than one ventilation zone, the
outdoor air intake flow (Vot) shall be determined in accordance with Sections 6.2.5.1 through 6.2.5.4.
6.2.5.1 Primary Outdoor Air Fraction. Primary outdoor air fraction (Zpz) shall be determined for ventilation zones in accordance with Equation 6-5.
Zpz = Voz/Vpz
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1. “Cool air” is air cooler than space temperature.
2. “Warm air” is air warmer than space temperature.
3. “Ceiling” includes any point above the breathing zone.
4. “Floor” includes any point below the breathing zone.
5. As an alternative to using the above values, Ez may be regarded as equal to air change effectiveness determined in
accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 12917 for all air distribution configurations except unidirectional flow.
(6-5)
where Vpz is the zone primary airflow, i.e., the primary airflow rate to the ventilation zone from the
air handler, including outdoor air and recirculated air.
Note: For VAV-system design purposes, Vpz is the lowest zone primary airflow value expected
at the design condition analyzed.
Note: In some cases it is acceptable to determine these parameters for only selected zones as
outlined in Normative Appendix A.
6.2.5.2 System Ventilation Efficiency. The system ventilation efficiency (Ev) shall be determined in accordance with Table 6-3 or Normative Appendix A.
6.2.5.3 Uncorrected Outdoor Air Intake. The uncorrected outdoor air intake (Vou) flow
shall be determined in accordance with Equation 6-6.
Vou = Dall zones(Rp · Pz) + all zones(Ra · Az)
(6-6)
6.2.5.3.1 Occupant Diversity. The occupant diversity ratio (D) shall be determined in accordance with Equation 6-7 to account for variations in population within the ventilation zones served
by the system.
D = Ps / all zones Pz ,
(6-7)
where the system population (Ps) is the total population in the area served by the system.
Exception:
Alternative methods to account for occupant diversity shall be permitted, provided
that the resulting Vou value is no less than that determined using Equation 6-6.
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Table 6-3 System Ventilation Efficiency
Ev
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
Use Appendix A
Max (ZP)
0.15
0.25
0.35
0.45
0.55
>0.55
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1. “Max (Zpz)” refers to the largest value of Zpz, calculated using Equation 6-5, among all the ventilation zones served
by the system.
2. For values of Max (Zpz) between 0.15 and 0.55, the corresponding value of Ev may be determined by interpolating
the values in the table.
3. The values of Ev in this table are based on a 0.15 average outdoor air fraction for the system (i.e., the ratio of the
uncorrected outdoor air intake (Vou) to the total zone primary airflow for all the zones served by the air handler).
For systems with higher values of the average outdoor air fraction, this table may result in unrealistically low values of Ev and the use of Appendix A may yield more practical results.
Note: The uncorrected outdoor air intake (Vou) is adjusted for occupant diversity, but it is not
corrected for system ventilation efficiency.
6.2.5.3.2 Design System Population. Design system population (Ps) shall equal the largest
(peak) number of people expected to occupy all ventilation zones served by the ventilation system
during typical usage.
Note: Design system population is always equal to or less than the sum of design zone population for all zones in the area served by the system, since all zones may or may not be simultaneously occupied at design population.
6.2.5.4 Outdoor Air Intake. The design outdoor air intake flow (Vot) shall be determined in
accordance with Equation 6-8.
Vot = Vou/Ev
(6-8)
6.2.6 Design for Varying Operating Conditions
6.2.6.1 Variable Load Conditions. Ventilation systems shall be designed to be capable of
providing no less than the minimum ventilation rates required in the breathing zone whenever the
zones served by the system are occupied, including all full- and part-load conditions.
Note: The minimum outdoor air intake flow may be less than the design value at part-load
conditions.
6.2.6.2 Short-Term Conditions. If it is known that peak occupancy will be of short duration
and/or ventilation will be varied or interrupted for a short period of time, the design may be based
on the average conditions over a time period (T) determined by Equation 6-9a using I-P units (Equation 6-9b using SI units).
T = 3v/Vbz
where
T
=
v
=
Vbz
=
(6-9)
averaging time period, min
the volume of the ventilation zone for which averaging is being applied, ft3
the breathing zone outdoor airflow calculated using Equation 6-1 and the design
value of the zone population (Pz), cfm
Acceptable design adjustments based on this optional provision include the following:
a. Zones with fluctuating occupancy: the zone population (Pz) may be averaged over time
(T ).
b. Zones with intermittent interruption of supply air: the average outdoor airflow supplied to
the breathing zone over time (T) shall be no less than the breathing zone outdoor airflow
(Vbz) calculated using Equation 6-1.
c. Systems with intermittent closure of the outdoor air intake: the average outdoor air intake
over time (T ) shall be no less than the minimum outdoor air intake (Vot) calculated using
Equation 6-3, 6-4, or 6-8 as appropriate.
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6.2.7 Dynamic Reset. The system may be designed to reset the outdoor air intake flow (Vot)
and/or space or ventilation zone airflow (Voz) as operating conditions change.
6.2.7.1 Demand Control Ventilation (DCV)
6.2.7.1.1 DCV shall be permitted as an optional means of dynamic reset.
Exception:
CO2-based DCV shall not be applied in zones with indoor sources of CO2 other
than occupants or with CO2 removal mechanisms, such as gaseous air cleaners.
6.2.7.1.2 The breathing zone outdoor airflow (Vbz) shall be reset in response to current occupancy and shall be no less than the building component (Ra·Az) of the DCV zone.
Note: Examples of reset methods or devices include population counters, carbon dioxide
(CO2) sensors, timers, occupancy schedules or occupancy sensors.
6.2.7.1.3 The ventilation system shall be controlled such that at steady-state it provides each
zone with no less than the breathing zone outdoor airflow (Vbz) for the current zone population.
6.2.7.1.4 When the mechanical air-conditioning system is dehumidifying, the current total
outdoor air intake flow for the building shall be no less than the coincident total exhaust airflow.
6.2.7.1.5 Documentation. A written description of the equipment, methods, control
sequences, set points, and the intended operational functions shall be provided. A table shall be provided that shows the minimum and maximum outdoor intake airflow for each system.
6.2.7.2 Ventilation Efficiency. Variations in the efficiency with which outdoor air is distributed to the occupants under different ventilation system airflows and temperatures shall be permitted as an optional basis of dynamic reset.
6.2.7.3 Outdoor Air Fraction. A higher fraction of outdoor air in the air supply due to
intake of additional outdoor air for free cooling or exhaust air makeup shall be permitted as an
optional basis of dynamic reset.
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6.3 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Procedure. Breathing zone outdoor airflow (Vbz) and/or system
outdoor air intake flow (Vot) shall be determined in accordance with Sections 6.3.1 through 6.3.5.
6.3.1 Contaminant Sources. Contaminants or mixtures of concern for purposes of the
design shall be identified. For each contaminant or mixture of concern, indoor sources (occupants
and materials) and outdoor sources shall be identified, and the emission rate for each contaminant
of concern from each source shall be determined.
Note: Appendix B lists information for some potential contaminants of concern.
6.3.2 Contaminant Concentration. For each contaminant of concern, a concentration limit
and its corresponding exposure period and an appropriate reference to a cognizant authority shall
be specified.
Note: Appendix B includes concentration guidelines for some potential contaminants of concern.
6.3.3 Perceived Indoor Air Quality. The design level of indoor air acceptability shall be
specified in terms of the percentage of building occupants and/or visitors expressing satisfaction
with perceived IAQ.
6.3.4 Design Approach. Zone and system outdoor airflow rates shall be the larger of those
determined in accordance with Section 6.3.4.1 and either 6.3.4.2 or 6.3.4.3, based on emission rates,
concentration limits, and other relevant design parameters (e.g., air cleaning efficiencies and supply
airflow rates).
6.3.4.1 Mass Balance Analysis. Using a steady-state or dynamic mass-balance analysis,
determine the minimum outdoor airflow rates required to achieve the concentration limits specified
in Section 6.3.2 for each contaminant or mixture of concern within each zone served by the system.
Notes:
a. Appendix D includes steady-state mass-balance equations that describe the impact of air
cleaning on outdoor air and recirculation rates for ventilation systems serving a single zone.
b. In the completed building, measurement of the concentration of contaminants or mixtures
of concern may be useful as a means of checking the accuracy of the design mass-balance
analysis, but such measurement is not required for compliance.
6.3.4.2 Subjective Evaluation. Using a subjective occupant evaluation conducted in the
completed building, determine the minimum outdoor airflow rates required to achieve the level of
acceptability specified in Section 6.3.3 within each zone served by the system.
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Notes:
a. Appendix B presents one approach to subjective occupant evaluation.
b. Level of acceptability often increases in response to increased outdoor airflow rates,
increased level of indoor and/or outdoor air cleaning, or decreased indoor and/or outdoor
contaminant emission rate.
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6.3.4.3 Similar Zone. The minimum outdoor airflow rates shall be no less than those found
in accordance with Section 6.3.4.2 for a substantially similar zone (i.e., in a zone with identical contaminants of concern, concentration limits, air cleaning efficiency, and specified level of acceptability; and with similar contaminant sources and emission rates).
6.3.5 Combined IAQ Procedure and Ventilation Rate Procedure. The IAQ procedure in
conjunction with the Ventilation Rate Procedure may be applied to a zone or system. In this case,
the Ventilation Rate Procedure shall be used to determine the required zone minimum outdoor airflow, and the IAQ Procedure shall be used to determine the additional outdoor air or air cleaning
necessary to achieve the concentration limits of the contaminants of concern.
Note: The improvement of indoor air quality through the use of air cleaning or provision of
additional outdoor air in conjunction with minimum ventilation rates may be quantified using the
IAQ procedure.
6.3.6 Documentation. When the IAQ Procedure is used, the following information shall be
included in the design documentation: the contaminants of concern considered in the design process, the sources and emission rates of the contaminants of concern, the concentration limits and
exposure periods and the references for these limits, and the analytical approach used to determine
ventilation rates and air cleaning requirements. The contaminant monitoring and occupant and/or
visitor evaluation plans shall also be included in the documentation.
6.4 Natural Ventilation Procedure. Natural ventilation systems shall be designed in accordance
with this section and shall include mechanical ventilation systems designed in accordance with Section 6.2 and/or Section 6.3.
Exceptions:
a. An engineered natural ventilation system, when approved by the authority having jurisdiction, need not meet the requirements of Section 6.4.
b. The mechanical ventilation systems are not required when:
1.Natural ventilation openings that comply with the requirements of Section 6.4 are permanently open or have controls that prevent the openings from being closed during
periods of expected occupancy, or
2.The zone is not served by heating or cooling equipment.
6.4.1 Floor Area to Be Ventilated. Spaces, or portions of spaces, to be naturally ventilated
must be located within a distance based on the ceiling height, as determined by Sections 6.4.1.1,
6.4.1.2, or 6.4.1.3, from operable wall openings that meet the requirements of Section 6.4.2. For
spaces with ceilings which are not parallel to the floor, the ceiling height shall be determined in
accordance with Section 6.4.1.4.
6.4.1.1 Single Side Opening. For spaces with operable openings on one side of the space,
the maximum distance from the operable openings is 2H, where H is the ceiling height.
6.4.1.2 Double Side Opening. For spaces with operable openings on two opposite sides of
the space, the maximum distance from the operable openings is 5H, where H is the ceiling height.
6.4.1.3 Corner Openings. For spaces with operable openings on two adjacent sides of a
space (i.e. two sides of a corner), the maximum distance from the operable openings is 5H along a
line drawn between the two openings which are farthest apart. Floor area outside that line must comply with Section 6.4.1.1.
6.4.1.4 Ceiling Height. The ceiling height, H, to be used in Sections 6.4.1.1 through 6.4.1.3
shall be the minimum ceiling height in the space.
Exception:
For ceilings that are increasing in height as distance from the openings is
increased, the ceiling height shall be determined as the average height of the ceiling within
20 ft from the operable openings.
6.4.2 Location and Size of Openings. Spaces, or portions of spaces, to be naturally ventilated shall be permanently open to operable wall openings directly to the outdoors, the openable
area of which is a minimum of 4% of the net occupiable floor area. Where openings are covered
with louvers or otherwise obstructed, openable area shall be based on the net free unobstructed area
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through the opening. Where interior rooms, or portions of rooms, without direct openings to the outdoors are ventilated through adjoining rooms, the opening between rooms shall be permanently
unobstructed and have a free area of not less than 8% of the area of the interior room nor less than
25 ft2.
6.4.3 Control and Accessibility. The means to open required operable openings shall be
readily accessible to building occupants whenever the space is occupied. Controls shall be designed
to properly coordinate operation of the natural and mechanical ventilation systems.
6.5 Exhaust Ventilation. The design exhaust airflow shall be determined in accordance with the
requirements in Table 6-4. Exhaust makeup air may be any combination of outdoor air, recirculated
air, and transfer air.
6.6 Design Documentation Procedures. Design criteria and assumptions shall be documented
and should be made available for operation of the system within a reasonable time after installation.
See Sections 4.3, 5.1.3, 5.16.4, 6.2.7.1.5, and 6.3.6 regarding assumptions that should be detailed
in the documentation.
Table 6-4 Minimum Exhaust Rates
Occupancy Category
Exhaust Rate,
cfm/unit
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
50/100
—
—
25/50
50/70
—
Exhaust Rate,
cfm/ft2
0.50
0.70
1.50
0.50
0.60
1.00
0.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.30
0.70
0.25
0.50
—
0.75
0.90
—
—
1.00
1.50
—
—
0.50
Notes
B
A
F
C
F
G
F
F
E
D
Air
Class
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
Ventilation
Arenas
Art classrooms
Auto repair rooms
Barber shops
Beauty and nail salons
Cells with toilet
Copy, printing rooms
Darkrooms
Educational science laboratories
Janitor closets, trash rooms, recycling
Kitchenettes
Kitchens—commercial
Locker/dressing rooms
Locker rooms
Paint spray booths
Parking garages
Pet shops (animal areas)
Refrigerating machinery rooms
Residential kitchens
Soiled laundry storage rooms
Storage rooms, chemical
Toilets—private
Toilets—public
Woodwork shop/classrooms
A Stands where engines are run shall have exhaust systems that directly connect to the engine exhaust and prevent
escape of fumes.
B When combustion equipment is intended to be used on the playing surface additional dilution ventilation and/or
source control shall be provided.
C Exhaust not required if two or more sides comprise walls that are at least 50% open to the outside.
D Rate is per water closet and/or urinal. Provide the higher rate where periods of heavy use are expected to occur,
e.g., toilets in theatres, schools, and sports facilities. The lower rate may be used otherwise.
E Rate is for a toilet room intended to be occupied by one person at a time. For continuous system operation during
normal hours of use, the lower rate may be used. Otherwise use the higher rate.
F See other applicable standards for exhaust rate.
G For continuous system operation, the lower rate may be used. Otherwise use the higher rate.
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NORMATIVE APPENDIX A—MULTIPLE-ZONE SYSTEMS
This appendix presents an alternative procedure for calculating the system ventilation efficiency (Ev) that must be used when Table 6-3 values are not used. In this alternative procedure, Ev
is equal to the lowest calculated value of the zone ventilation efficiency (Evz) (see Equation A-8).
Figure A-1 contains a ventilation system schematic depicting most of the quantities used in this
appendix.
A1. SYSTEM VENTILATION EFFICIENCY
For any multiple-zone recirculating system, the system ventilation efficiency (Ev) shall be
calculated in accordance with Sections A1.1 through A1.3.
A1.1 Average Outdoor Air Fraction. The average outdoor air fraction (Xs) for the ventilation
system shall be determined in accordance with Equation A-1.
Ventilation
Xs = Vou/Vps
(A-1)
where the uncorrected outdoor air intake (Vou) is found in accordance with Section 6.2.5.3, and the
system primary airflow (Vps) is found at the condition analyzed.
Note: For VAV system design purposes, Vps is the highest expected system primary airflow at
the design condition analyzed. System primary airflow at design is usually less than the sum of
design zone primary airflow values, since primary airflow seldom peaks simultaneously in all
VAV zones.
A1.2 Zone Ventilation Efficiency. The zone ventilation efficiency (Evz), i.e., the efficiency with
which a system distributes outdoor air from the intake to an individual breathing zone, shall be
determined in accordance with Section A1.2.1 or A1.2.2.
A1.2.1 Single-Supply Systems. For “single supply” systems, wherein all of the air supplied to
each ventilation zone is a mixture of outdoor air and system-level recirculated air, zone ventilation
efficiency (Evz) shall be determined in accordance with Equation A-2. Examples of single-supply
systems include constant volume reheat, single-duct VAV, single-fan dual-duct, and multizone systems.
Figure A-1
Ventilation System Schematic
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Evz = 1 + Xs – Zpz
(A-2)
where the average outdoor air fraction (Xs) for the system is determined in accordance with Equation A-1 and the primary outdoor air fraction (Zpz) for the zone is determined in accordance with
Section 6.2.5.1.
A1.2.2 Secondary Recirculation Systems. For “secondary-recirculation” systems wherein all
or part of the supply air to each ventilation zone is recirculated air (which has not been directly
mixed with outdoor air) from other zones, zone ventilation efficiency (Evz) shall be determined in
accordance with Equation A-3. Examples of secondary-recirculation systems include dual-fan
dual-duct and fan-powered mixing-box systems, and systems that include transfer fans for conference rooms.
(A-3)
Evz = (Fa + Xs · Fb – Zpz · Ep · Fc )/Fa
where system air fractions Fa, Fb, and Fc are determined in accordance with Equation A-4, A-5,
and A-6, respectively.
(A-4)
Fa = Ep + (1 – Ep) · Er
Fb = Ep
(A-5)
Fc = 1 – (1 – Ez) · (1 – Er) · (1 – Ep)
(A-6)
Ep = Vpz /Vdz
Ventilation
where the zone primary air fraction (Ep) is determined in accordance with Equation A-7; zone
secondary recirculation fraction (Er) is determined by the designer based on system configuration; and zone air distribution effectiveness (Ez) is determined in accordance with
Section 6.2.2.2.
Note: For plenum return systems with secondary recirculation (e.g., fan-powered AV with
plenum return) Er is usually less than 1.0, although values may range from 0.1 to 1.2 depending
upon the location of the ventilation zone relative to other zones and the air handler. For ducted
return systems with secondary recirculation (e.g., fan-powered VAV with ducted return), Er is typically 0.0, while for those with system-level recirculation (e.g, dual-fan dual-duct systems with
ducted return) Er is typically 1.0. For other system types, Er is typically 0.75.
(A-7)
where Vdz is zone discharge airflow.
Note: For single-zone and single-supply systems, Ep is 1.0.
A1.3 System Ventilation Efficiency. The system ventilation efficiency shall equal the lowest
zone ventilation efficiency among all ventilation zones served by the air handler, in accordance with
Equation A-8.
Ev = minimum (Evz)
(A-8)
A2. ALTERNATIVE CALCULATIONS
Mass or flow balance equations for multiple-zone systems may be used to determine system
ventilation efficiency and other design parameters, provided that they result in outdoor air intake
airflow (Vot ) that is within 5% of the airflow value obtained using the system ventilation efficiency
(Ev) calculated using Equation A-8 or they more accurately represent a particular system configuration.
A3. DESIGN PROCESS
The system ventilation efficiency and therefore the outdoor air intake flow for the system
(Vot) determined as part of the design process are based on the design and minimum expected supply air flows to individual ventilation zones as well as the design outdoor air requirements to the
zones. For VAV system design purposes, zone ventilation efficiency (Evz) for each ventilation zone
shall be found using the minimum expected zone primary airflow (Vpz) and using the highest
expected system primary airflow (Vps) at the design condition analyzed.
Note: Increasing the zone supply air flow values during the design process, particularly to the
critical zones requiring the highest fraction of outdoor air, reduces the system outdoor air intake
flow requirement determined in the calculation.
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A3.1 Selecting Zones for Calculation. Zone ventilation efficiency (Evz) shall be calculated for all
ventilation zones.
Exception:
Since system ventilation efficiency (Ev) is determined by the minimum value of
the zone ventilation efficiency (Evz), in accordance with Equation A-8, calculation of Evz is
not required for any ventilation zone that has an Evz value that is equal to or larger than that
of the ventilation zone for which a calculation has been done.
Note: The value of Evz for a ventilation zone will be equal to or larger than that for another
ventilation zone if all of the following are true relative to the other ventilation zone:
a. Floor area per occupant (Az/Pz) is no lower
b. Minimum zone discharge airflow rate per unit area (Vdz /Az) is no lower
c. Primary air fraction (Ep) is no lower
d. Zone air distribution effectiveness (Ez) is no lower
e. Area outdoor air rate (Ra) is no higher
f. People outdoor air rate (Rp) is no higher
Example:
In office buildings, it is generally only necessary to calculate Evz for one typical
interior ventilation zone, since the parameters listed above are generally equal for all interior spaces. If overhead supply air is used to heat the perimeter, it is generally also necessary to calculate Evz for the perimeter zone with the lowest expected primary or discharge
airflow rate per unit area. No other calculations for Evz are typically necessary, even if the
building has 1000 ventilation zones, provided the ventilation for any conference rooms or
non-office occupancy zones are separately calculated.
Ventilation
A4. SYMBOLS
Az
D
=
=
Ep
=
Er
=
Ev
=
Evz
=
Ez
=
Fa
=
Fb
=
Fc
=
Ps
=
Pz
Ra
Rp
Vbz
Vdz
=
=
=
=
=
Vot
Vou
Voz
=
=
=
Zone Floor Area: The net occupiable floor area of the ventilation zone ft2.
Occupant Diversity: The ratio of the system population to the sum of the zone
populations.
Primary Air Fraction: The fraction of primary air in the discharge air to the ventilation zone.
Secondary Recirculation Fraction: In systems with secondary recirculation of
return air, the fraction of secondary recirculated air to the zone that is representative of average system return air rather than air directly recirculated from the zone.
System Ventilation Efficiency: The efficiency with which the system distributes
air from the outdoor air intake to the breathing zone in the ventilation-critical zone,
which requires the largest fraction of outdoor air in the primary air stream.
Note: Ev may be determined in accordance with Section 6.2.5.2 or Section A1.
Zone Ventilation Efficiency: The efficiency with which the system distributes air
from the outdoor air intake to the breathing zone in any particular ventilation zone.
Zone Air Distribution Effectiveness: A measure of the effectiveness of supply air
distribution to the breathing zone.
Note: Ez is determined in accordance with Section 6.2.2.2.
Supply Air Fraction: The fraction of supply air to the ventilation zone that
includes sources of air from outside the zone.
Mixed Air Fraction: The fraction of supply air to the ventilation zone from fully
mixed primary air.
Outdoor Air Fraction: The fraction of outdoor air to the ventilation zone that
includes sources of air from outside the zone.
System Population: The simultaneous number of occupants in the area served by
the ventilation system.
Zone Population: See Section 6.2.2.1.
Area Outdoor Air Rate: See Section 6.2.2.1.
People Outdoor Air Rate: See Section 6.2.2.1.
Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow: see Section 6.2.2.1.
Zone Discharge Airflow: The expected discharge (supply) airflow to the zone that
includes primary airflow and secondary recirculated airflow, cfm.
Outdoor Air Intake Flow: See Sections 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5.4.
Uncorrected Outdoor Air Intake: See Section 6.2.5.3.
Zone Outdoor Airflow: See Section 6.2.2.3.
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Vps
=
Vpz
Xs
=
Zpz
=
=
System Primary Airflow: The total primary airflow supplied to all zones served
by the system from the air-handling unit at which the outdoor air intake is located.
Zone Primary Airflow: See Section 6.2.5.1.
Average Outdoor Air Fraction: At the primary air handler, the fraction of outdoor air intake flow in the system primary airflow.
Primary Outdoor Air Fraction: The outdoor air fraction required in the primary
air supplied to the ventilation zone prior to the introduction of any secondary recirculation air.ed the ventilation for any conference rooms or non-office occupancy
zones are separately calculated.
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Table 13.6 Ventilation Design Parameters for Health Care Facilities
[Std 170-2008, Tbl 7-1]
Ventilation
Function of Space
Surgery and Critical Care
Classes B and C operating rooms, (m),
(n), (o)
Operating/surgical cystoscopic rooms,
(m), (n) (o)
Delivery room (Caesarean)
(m), (n), (o)
Substerile service area
Recovery room
Critical and intensive care
Wound intensive care (burn unit)
Newborn intensive care
Treatment room (p)
Trauma room (crisis or shock) (c)
Medical/anesthesia gas storage (r)
Laser eye room
ER waiting rooms (q)
Triage
ER decontamination
Radiology waiting rooms (q)
Class A Operating/Procedure room
(o), (d)
Inpatient Nursing
Patient room (s)
Toilet room
Newborn nursery suite
Protective environment room
(f), (n), (t)
AII room (e), (n), (u)
AII isolation anteroom (t) (u)
Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum
(LDRP) (s)
Labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) (s)
Corridor
Skilled Nursing Facility
Resident room
Resident gathering/activity/dining
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Bathing room
Radiology (v)
X-ray (diagnostic and treatment)
X-ray (surgery/critical care and
catheterization)
Darkroom (g)
Pressure
MiniRelationship mum
to Adjacent Outdoor
Areas (n)
ach
Mini- All Room Air Recircu.
mum AirExhausted by Means of
Total Directly to Room Units
ach Outdoors (j)
(a)
RH
Design
(k), Temp. (l),
%
°F
Positive
4
20
N/R
No
30–60
68–75
Positive
4
20
N/R
No
30–60
68–75
Positive
4
20
N/R
No
30–60
68–75
N/R
N/R
Positive
Positive
Positive
N/R
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
N/R
3
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
15
8
15
12
12
12
12
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Yes
N/R
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
N/R
No
N/R
No
N/R
N/R
No
N/R
N/R
30–60
30–60
40–60
30–60
30–60
30–60
N/R
30–60
max 65
max 60
N/R
max 60
N/R
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
N/R
70–75
70–75
70–75
N/R
70–75
Positive
3
15
N/R
No
30–60
70–75
N/R
Negative
N/R
2
N/R
2
6
10
6
N/R
Yes
N/R
N/R
No
No
max 60
N/R
30–60
70–75
N/R
72–78
Positive
2
12
N/R
No
max 60
70–75
Negative
N/R
2
N/R
12
10
Yes
Yes
No
No
max 60
N/R
70–75
N/R
N/R
2
6
N/R
N/R
max 60
70–75
N/R
N/R
2
N/R
6
2
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
max 60
N/R
70–75
N/R
2
4
2
2
N/R
2
4
6
6
10
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Yes
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
N/R
N/R
Negative
N/R
Negative
70–75
N/R
2
6
N/R
N/R
max 60
72–78
Positive
3
15
N/R
No
max 60
70–75
Negative
2
10
Yes
No
N/R
N/R
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Table 13.6 Ventilation Design Parameters for Health Care Facilities
[Std 170-2008, Tbl 7-1] (Continued)
Function of Space
Pressure
MiniRelationship mum
to Adjacent Outdoor
Areas (n)
ach
Mini- All Room Air Recircu.
mum AirExhausted by Means of
Total Directly to Room Units
ach Outdoors (j)
(a)
RH
Design
(k), Temp. (l),
%
°F
Negative
2
12
Yes
No
N/R
68–73
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
Positive
Negative
Negative
Positive
N/R
Positive
Positive
Negative
N/R
Negative
Negative
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
N/R
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
10
6
6
6
6
6
10
4
12
10
4
6
4
15
10
6
6
6
N/R
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/R
Yes
Yes
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Yes
N/R
N/R
N/R
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
N/R
N/R
N/R
No
No
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
max 60
max 60
30-60
N/R
max 60
N/R
Max 65
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
N/R
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
70–75
68–75
70–75
N/R
70–75
70–75
68–73
N/R
70–75
72–78
Sterilizing
Sterilizer equipment room
Negative
N/R
10
Yes
No
N/R
N/R
2
2
2
6
4
4
Yes
N/R
N/R
No
No
N/R
N/R
max 60
max 60
72–78
72–78
Central Medical and Surgical Supply
Soiled or decontamination room
Negative
Clean workroom
Positive
Sterile storage
Positive
Ventilation
Diagnostic and Treatment
Bronchoscopy, sputum collection,
and pentamidine administration (n)
Laboratory, general (v)
Laboratory, bacteriology (v)
Laboratory, biochemistry (v)
Laboratory, cytology (v)
Laboratory, glasswashing
Laboratory, histology (v)
Laboratory, microbiology (v)
Laboratory, nuclear medicine (v)
Laboratory, pathology (v)
Laboratory, serology (v)
Laboratory, sterilizing
Laboratory, media transfer (v)
Autopsy room (n)
Nonrefrigerated body-holding room (h)
Pharmacy (b)
Examination room
Medication room
Endoscopy
Endoscope cleaning
Treatment room
Hydrotherapy
Physical therapy
72–78
72–78
Service
Food preparation center (i)
Warewashing
Dietary storage
Laundry, general
Soiled linen sorting and storage
Clean linen storage
Linen and trash chute room
Bedpan room
Bathroom
Janitor’s closet
N/R
Negative
N/R
Negative
Negative
Positive
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
2
N/R
N/R
2
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
10
10
2
10
10
2
10
10
10
10
N/R
Yes
N/R
Yes
Yes
N/R
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
N/R
No
No
No
No
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
72–78
N/R
72–78
N/R
N/R
72–78
N/R
N/R
72–78
N/R
Support Space
Soiled workroom or soiled holding
Clean workroom or clean holding
Hazardous material storage
Negative
Positive
Negative
2
2
2
10
4
10
Yes
N/R
Yes
No
N/R
No
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Note: N/R = no requirement
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Operation and Maintenance
Provide an O&M manual together with final system design drawings, updated and maintained on site.
Table 13.7 Minimum Maintenance Activity and Frequency
Item
Filters and air cleaning devices
Outdoor air dampers and actuators
Humidifiers
Ventilation
Dehumidification coils
Activity
Minimum Frequencya
Code
A
According to O&M Manual
Every three months or in accordance with
B
O&M Manual
Every three months of use or in accordance
C
with O&M Manual
Regularly when it is likely that
D
dehumidification occurs but no less than once
per year or as specified in the O&M Manual
Drain pans and other adjacent surfaces
subject to wetting
D
Once per year during cooling season or as
specified in the O & M Manual
Outdoor air intake louvers, bird screens,
mist eliminators, and adjacent areas
E
Every six months or as specified in the O&M
Manual
Sensors used for dynamic minimum
outdoor air control
F
Every six months or periodically in accordance
with O&M Manual
Air-handling systems except for units
under 2000 cfm
G
Once every five years
Cooling towers
H
In accordance with O&M Manual or treatment
system provider
Floor drains located in plenums or
rooms that serve as air plenums
Equipment/component accessibility
Visible microbial contamination
Water intrusion or accumulation
I
Periodically according to O&M Manual
J
K
K
Activity Code:
A Maintain according to O & M Manual.
B Visually inspect or remotely monitor for proper function.
C Clean and maintain to limit fouling and microbial growth.
D Visually inspect for cleanliness and microbial growth and clean when fouling is observed.
E Visually inspect for cleanliness and integrity and clean when necessary.
F Verify accuracy and recalibrate or replace as necessary.
G Measure minimum quantity of outdoor air. If measured minimum air flow rates are less than 90% of the minimum
outdoor air rate in the O & M Manual, they shall be adjusted or modified to bring them above 90% or shall be evaluated to determine if the measured rates are in conformance with this standard.
H Treat to limit the growth of microbiological contaminants.
I Maintain to prevent transport of contaminants from the floor drain to the plenum.
J Keep clear the space provided for routine maintenance and inspection around ventilation equipment.
K Investigate and rectify.
aMinimum
frequencies may be increased or decreased if indicated in the O & M Manual.
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14.
ENERGY-CONSERVING DESIGN
Sustainability
Recognition of the impact of the building industry’s activities on the earth’s ecosystem is
changing the way it approaches the design, construction, operation, maintenance, reuse, and
demolition of what it creates—namely addressing the environmental and long-term economic
consequences of its actions. While this sustainable design ethic—or sustainability—covers things
beyond the purview of HVAC&R, design for the efficient use of energy resources is a key element
of sustainable design.
The basic approach to energy-efficient design is reducing loads and required power, improving transport systems, and providing efficient components and “intelligent” controls. This
includes understanding the relationship between energy and power, maintaining simplicity, using
self-imposed budgets, and applying energy-smart design practices.
An example of a budget designers have set for themselves for office buildings in a typical
mid-USA climate:
Installed lighting
0.8 W/ft2
Thermal power
20 Btu/h·ft2
Space sensible cooling
15 Btu/h·ft2
Hydronic system head
65 ft water
Space heating load
10 Btu/h·ft2
Water chiller (water-cooled) 0.50 kW/ton
Fan system pressure
3.0 in. water
Chilled water auxiliaries
0.12 kW/ton
Air circulation
1 cfm/ft2
Annual electric energy
15 kW/ft2·y
Overall electric power
3.0 W/ft2
Annual thermal energy
5 Btu/ft2·y°F·day
Then, as design proceeds, compare with budget:
1. Minimize impact of building’s functional requirements—to reduce, redistribute, or shift
(delay) loads.
2. Minimize loads—look at peak and part-load operation.
3. Maximize subsystem efficiency—including opportunities to reclaim, redistribute, and
store energy for future use.
4. Study alternative ways to integrate subsystems into the building—use easily understood
design solutions to foster simplicity of operation.
HVAC&R System Design
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Energy-Conserving Design
•
Consider separate systems to serve areas expected to operate on widely different schedules or
design conditions.
Arrange systems so spaces with relatively constant and weather-independent loads are served
by systems separate from systems serving perimeter spaces.
Sequence supply of cooling and heating to prevent simultaneous operation of heating and
cooling systems to the same space.
Provide controls to allow operation in an occupied mode and an unoccupied mode.
Where diurnal temperature swings and humidity levels permit, consider coupling air distribution and building mass to allow nighttime cooling to reduce requirement of daytime mechanical cooling.
Where climate allows, consider mixed-mode systems of HVAC and natural ventilation.
Select energy conversion devices matched to load increments.
Select the most efficient equipment practical at both design and part-load operating conditions.
Seriously consider life-cycle purchasing technique for large power devices.
Transport energy by the most energy-efficient means.
Provide intelligent control system that provides information to operators and managers.
Summary
In designing HVAC&R systems, the need to address immediate issues such as economics,
performance, and space constraints should not prevent designers from fully considering different
energy sources. Consider the viability and dependability of energy resources for the long-term
operation of the building. Energy standards and legislation represent only the minimum that can
be achieved; strive to better utilize energy.
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Energy Efficiency Standards
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
The standard includes minimum energy-efficient requirements for new buildings or
portions of buildings and their systems; new systems and equipment in existing buildings.
There is a strong move to provide considerably more energy savings than required by
this standard. The standard has had frequent addenda and is revised every three years.
Prescriptive Path for Compliance Highlights
Section 5. Building Envelope: Tables in the standard cover eight climate zones (see
the following map from Appendix B) for non-residential, residential, and semi-heated
occupancies for minimum allowable insulating value of envelope elements and maximum
allowable solar heat gain of fenestration.
Section 6. HVAC; minimum equipment efficiencies. Required controls. Allowable
fan power for supply air systems. Hydronic systems with pump power exceeding 10 hp
and having control valves that change the flow rate with load shall be designed for variable
flow, capable of reducing flow 50%. Heat rejection equipment fans with 7.5 hp motor or
larger shall automatically be able to reduce fan speed with load to 2/3 or less of design.
Exhaust energy shall be 50% recoverable for systems with both supply of 5000 cfm or
greater and minimum 70% outdoor air. Heat recovery systems are required for service
water heating systems where the facility operates 24 hours a day, heat rejection exceeds
6,000,000 Btu/h, and service water heating load exceeds 1,000,000 Btu/h. When heating
unenclosed spaces, radiant heating shall be used.
Section 7. Service water heating—minimum equipment efficiencies.
Section 8. Power: Feeder conductors sized for maximum voltage drop of 2% at design
load; branch circuit conductors 3%.
Section 9. Lighting: Limitations on lighting power densities, controls required.
Section 10. Other equipment: Minimum allowable electric motor efficiencies.
Alternative to Prescriptive Methods of Compliance
Section 11. Energy cost budget method.
ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2007, Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Prescriptive minimum requirements for envelope and equipment with alternate annual
energy cost method of compliance.
ASHRAE Standard 100-2006, Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings
Energy-Conserving Design
A building or a complex of buildings complies when the following requirements have
been met and recorded on Form A of the standard and the party determining compliance
has (1) conducted an energy survey as required by the standard in Section 5, (2) stated in
writing that the operation and maintenance requirements in Section 5 have been met, and
(3) has stated in writing that building and equipment modifications in Section 7 have been
met.
More stringent and more detailed requirements can be expected in future editions of
the standard.
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Energy-Conserving Design
Figure 14.1 Climate Zones for United States Locations [Std 90.1-2010, Fig B-1]
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a Expressed
Efficiency
25%
250 to 300%
Constant
95%
High
Constant
60%
Medium
3450 to 1725
125 to 150%
250 to 300%
3450 to 1725
None
0.05 to 5
0.05 to 0.5
Permanent
Split-Capacitor
Centrifugal switch
Split-Phase
Medium
65%
Constant
250 to 350%
250 to 300%
3450 to 1725
0.05 to 5
Centrifugal switch
Capacitor-Start
Induction-Run
High
95%
Constant
250%
250%
3500 to 1750
0.05 to 5
Centrifugal switch
Capacitor-Start
Capacitor-Run
Low
60%
Constant or adjustable
25%
125%
3100 to 1550
0.01 to 0.25
None
Shaded-Pole
Table 15.1 Characteristics of AC Motors (Nonhermetic) [2012S, Ch 45, Tbl 4]
as percent of rated horsepower torque.
Full-Load Power Factor
Speed Classification
Torquea
Locked Rotor
Breakdown
Full-Load Speeds at 60-Hz
(Two-Pole, Four-Pole)
Ratings, hp
Starting Method
Speed Torque Curves
Connection Diagram
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High-Medium
80%
Constant
150 to 350%
250 to 350%
3500 to 1750
0.5 and up
Motor controller
Polyphase,
60-Hz
15.
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Table 15.2
Recommended
Starter Size
Three Phase
Horsepower 230 V 460 V
Motor Full-Load Amperes
Three-Phase AC SquirrelCage and Wound-Rotor
(Induction Type)
Recommended
Starter Size
Single Phase
Single-Phase AC
230 V
115 V
200 V
230 V
Horsepower
1/6
00
4.4
2.5
2.2
1/6
1/4
00
5.8
3.3
2.9
1/4
00
9.8
5.6
4.9
1/2
3/4
200 V
230 V
2.3
2
460 V
1/2
00
00
1
3/4
00
00
3.2
2.8
1.4
00
13.8
7.9
6.9
1
00
00
4.1
3.6
1.8
00
16
9.2
8
1
1.5
00
00
6.0
5.2
2.6
0
20
11.5
10
1.5
2
0
00
7.8
6.8
3.4
0
24
13.8
12
2
3
0
0
11.0
9.6
4.8
1
34
19.6
17
3
5
1
0
17.5
15.2
7.6
1
56
32.2
28
5
7.5
1
1
25.3
22
11
2
80
46
40
7.5
10
2
1
32.2
28
14
2
100
57.5
50
10
15
2
2
48.3
42
21
3
20
3
2
62.1
54
27
20
25
3
2
78.2
68
34
25
30
3
3
92
80
40
30
40
4
3
119.6
104
52
40
50
4
3
149.5
130
65
50
60
5
4
177.1
154
77
60
75
5
4
220.8
192
96
75
100
5
4
285.2
248
124
100
125
6
5
358.8
312
156
125
150
6
5
414
360
180
150
200
6
5
552
480
240
200
15
Values are for motors with normal torque characteristics running at usual belted speeds.
Table 15.3
Useful Electrical Formulas
To Find
Direct Current
Single Phase
Three Phase
Amperes when horsepower is known
hp  746
--------------------E
hp  746
----------------------EF
hp  746
---------------------------------------1.73  E    F
kW  1000
-------------------------E
kW  1000
-------------------------EF
kW  1000
-----------------------------1.73  E  F
Amperes when kilowatts is known
kVA  1000
----------------------------1.73  E
IEF
--------------------1000
I  E  1.73  F
-------------------------------------1000
Kilowatts
IE
--------------------746
IE
-----------1000
IEF
------------------------------746
I  E  1.73
---------------------------1000
I  E  1.73    F
-----------------------------------------------746
kVA
Horsepower—(output)
1 = amperes; E = volts;  = efficiency expressed as decimal; F = power factor; kW = kilowatts;
kVA = kilovolt-amperes; hp = horsepower.
Electrical
kVA  1000
----------------------------E
IE
-----------1000
Amperes when kVA is known
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Motor Controllers
Three-phase constant-speed induction motor controllers are usually full-voltage except when
the starting current must be reduced in larger motors to meet power system limitations; such
motor controllers may be of various row types. All are used for starting and stopping the motor
and include overcurrent protection.
Variable-Speed Drives (VSDs)
By far the most energy-efficient means of varying flow of fans and pumps driven by electric
motors are VSDs. Their application involves careful consideration of their effects (here VSD is
considered synonymous with variable-frequency drive [VFD], pulse-width modulated drive
[PWM drive], adjustable-speed drive [ASD], and adjustable-frequency drive [AFD].) A VSD consists of a pulse-width-modulation controller with insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and
an induction motor. The IGBT changes the characteristics of waveforms applied to a motor due to
the speed at which the IGBT cycles on and off. At switching speed up to 20 k Hz the impedance in
the connecting cable is far less than the motor impedance, particularly for small motors, causing
pulse reflectance at the motor terminals to form damaging high voltage. NEMA motor standard
MG1 states PWM drive limits and establishes a peak of 1600 V and a minimum rise time of 0.1 s
for motors rated less than 600 V. Typical manufacturer maximum voltage withstand levels range
from 1000 V to 1800 V. When specifying motors for operation on VSDs, the voltage withstand
level based on the dv/dt of the drive and the known cable distance should be specified.
Harmonics caused by the portion of a VSD converting line power LDC affect input lines and
are termed line-side harmonics. Output line harmonics are caused solely by the inverter section of
the VSD and are known as load side or motor harmonics. Generally, PWM drives containing
internal bus reaction or three-phase AC line reactors do not cause interference with other electrical
equipment. There may be problems when a VSD is switched onto a standby generator, or when
power factor correction capacitors are used.
Electrical
Figure 15.1 Motor Voltage Peak and dv/dt Limits
(Reprinted from NEMA Standard MG 1, Part 30, by permission of the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
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Photovoltaic Systems
Figure 15.2 Representative Current-Voltage and Power-Voltage Curves for Photovoltaic Device
[2012S, Ch 37, Fig 30]
Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight directly into electricity. A photovoltaic cell consists
of an active photovoltaic material, metal grids, antireflection coatings, and supporting material; a
two-terminal device with positive and negative leads. Current depends on the amount of light on
the cell and the external voltage applied. When the cell is short-circuited, current ISC is at maximum and voltage across the cell is zero. When the PV circuit is open, voltage is at maximum VOC
and current is zero. Between open and short circuit, power output is greater than zero. By illuminating and loading a PV cell with voltage equal to the cell’s Vmax, output power is maximized. The
cell can be loaded by using resistance loads, electronic loads, or batteries. An additional parameter, fill factor FF can be calculated such that
Pmax = ISC VOC FF
Electrical
Typical parameters of a cell are current density JSC = 206 mA/in.2; Va = 0.58 V; Vmax = 0.47 V;
FF = 0.72; and Pmax = 2273 mW.
A PV module is comprised of a series of cells to provide operating voltage around 15 V, factory-encapsulated, with a junction box for wiring to other modules or other electrical equipment.
Deep-cycle lead acid batteries are commonly wired so power can be supplied at night or
whenever the PV system cannot meet demand. Battery charge controllers regulate power from the
modules to prevent battery overcharging. Inverters convert the direct current to alternating current.
Mounting structures and wiring complete a PV system.
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Sorbents and Desiccants
16.
SORBENTS AND DESICCANTS
Sorbents are materials that have an ability to attract and hold other gases or liquids. They can
be used to attract gases or liquids other than water vapor, a characteristic that makes them very
useful in chemical separation processes. Desiccants are a subset of sorbents; they have a particular
affinity for water.
Wood, natural fibers, clays, and many synthetic materials attract and release moisture as commercial desiccants do, but they lack the holding capacity. Furthermore, commercial desiccants
continue to attract moisture even when the surrounding air is quite dry.
All desiccants attract moisture until they reach equilibrium with the surrounding air. Moisture
is usually removed from the desiccant by regeneration, heating it to temperatures between 120 and
500°F and exposing it to a scavenger airstream. After the desiccant dries, it must be cooled so that
it can attract moisture once again. Sorption always generates sensible heat equal to the latent heat
of the water vapor taken up by the desiccant plus an additional heat of sorption that varies between
5 and 25% of the latent heat of the water vapor. This heat is transferred to the desiccant and to the
surrounding air.
Attracting and holding moisture is described as either adsorption or absorption. Adsorption
does not change the desiccant, except by the addition of the weight of water vapor. Absorption, on
the other hand, changes the desiccant. An example of an absorbent is table salt, which changes
from a solid to a liquid as it absorbs moisture.
The economics of desiccant operation depend on the energy cost of moving a given material
through this cycle. The dehumidification of air (loading the desiccant with water vapor) generally
proceeds without energy input other than fan and pump costs. The major portion of energy is
invested in regenerating the desiccant (moving from point 2 to point 3) and cooling the desiccant
(point 3 to point 1).
In commercial equipment, desiccants last from 10,000 to 100,000 h and longer before
replacement. Two mechanisms cause loss of desiccant capacity: (1) change in sorption characteristics through chemical reactions with contaminants and (2) loss of effective surface area through
clogging or hydrothermal degradation.
Liquid absorbents are more susceptible to chemical reaction with airstream contaminants
than are solid. Solid adsorbents tend to be less chemically reactive and more sensitive to clogging,
a function of the type and quantity of particulate material in the airstream.
In air-conditioning applications, desiccant equipment is designed to minimize the need for
desiccant replacement in much the same way that vapor compression cooling systems are
designed to avoid the need for compressor replacement.
Figure 16.1 Desiccant Cycle [2013F, Ch 32, Fig 3]
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Figure 16.2 Flow Diagram for Liquid-Absorbent Dehumidifier [2012S, Ch 24, Fig 2]
Figure 16.3 Flow Diagram for Liquid-Absorbent Unit with Extended Surface AIr Contact Media
[2012S, Ch 24, Fig 3]
Figure 16.4
Typical Solid Rotary Dehumidification Unit [2012S, Ch 24, Fig 7]
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Sorbents and Desiccants
Desiccant Dehumidification
Both liquid and solid desiccants may be used in equipment designed for the drying of air and
gases.
Desiccant performance depends on the equipment, the characteristics of the desiccants, initial
temperature and moisture content of the gas to be dried and reactivation methods. Factory-assembled units are available up to a capacity of about 80,000 cfm.
In liquid-desiccant dehumidification, moisture is absorbed from or desorbed into the air
because of the difference in water vapor pressure between the air and the desiccant solution. A
higher solution concentration results in a lower water vapor pressure. A lower solution temperature results in a lower water vapor pressure. By controlling temperature and concentration of the
desiccant solution, the conditioner can deliver air at precisely controlled temperature and humidity. The unit dehumidifies the air during humid weather and humidifies it during dry weather.
When dehumidifying, water is automatically removed from the liquid desiccant in the regenerator to maintain the desiccant at the proper concentration. When the conditioner is being used to
humidify the air, the regenerator fan and desiccant solution pump are typically stopped to save
energy. Because the conditioner and regenerator are separate units, they can be in different locations and connected by piping. This can substantially lower ductwork cost and required mechanical space. Commonly, a single regenerator services several conditioner units.
The regenerator can be sized to match the dehumidification load of the conditioner unit or
units. Regenerator capacity is affected by regenerator heat source temperatures; higher source
temperatures produce greater capacity. Regenerator capacity is also affected by desiccant concentration; higher concentrations result in reduced capacity.
The relative humidity of the air leaving the conditioner is practically constant for a given desiccant concentration, so the regenerator capacity can be shown as a function of delivered air relative humidity and regenerator heat source temperature.
A typical rotary solid desiccant dehumidifier can have a bed of beads of granular material or
it can be finely divided and impregnated throughout a structured media resembling corrugated
cardboard rolled into a drum, so air can pass freely through flutes aligned lengthwise through the
drum.
The desiccant can be either a single material, such as silica gel, or a combination, such as dry
lithium chloride mixed with zeolites. The wide range of applications for dehumidification systems
requires this flexibility to minimize operating and installed costs.
Performance variables for system design for process air and reactivation air include
• inlet air temperature,
• moisture content, and
• velocity at the face of the desiccant bed.
For silica gel, structured-bed fluted media, with the bed depth 16 in.in the direction of airflow,
the ratio of process air to reactivation air is approximately 3:1. The process air enters the machine
at normal comfort conditions of 70°F, 50% rh.
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Model of Typical Rotary Solid Desiccant Dehumidifier
Sorbents and Desiccants
Figure 16.5 Effect of Changes in Process Air Velocity on Dehumidifier Outlet Moisture
[2012S, Ch 24, Fig 8]
Figure 16.6
Effect of Changes in Process Air Inlet Moisture on Dehumidifier Outlet Moisture
[2012S, Ch 24, Fig 9]
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Figure 16.7 Effect of Changes in Reactivation Air Inlet Temperature on
Dehumidifier Outlet Moisture [2012S, Ch 24, Fig 10]
Figure 16.8 Effect of Changes in Process Air Inlet Moisture on Dehumidifier Outlet Temperature
[2012S, Ch 24, Fig 11]
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Figure 16.9 Effect of Changes in Reactivation Air Inlet Temperature
on Dehumidifier Outlet Temperature [2012S, Ch 24, Fig 12]
Figure 16.10
Typical Performance Data for Rotary Solid Desiccant Dehumidifier
[2012S, Ch 24, Fig 13]
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Combined Heat & Power Systems
17.
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS
Combined heat and power (CHP) is the simultaneous production of electrical or mechanical
energy (power) and useful thermal energy from a single energy source. Recovered thermal energy
from fuel used in reciprocating engines, turbines, or fuel cells.
CHP can operate on a topping, bottoming, or combined cycle. Figure 17.1 shows an example
of topping and bottoming configurations. In a topping cycle, energy from the fuel generates shaft
or electric power first, and thermal energy from the exiting stream is recovered for other applications such as process heat for cooling or heating systems. In a bottoming cycle, shaft or electric
power is generated last from thermal energy left over after higher-level thermal energy has been
used to satisfy thermal loads. A typical topping cycle recovers heat from operation of a prime
mover and uses this thermal energy for the process (cooling and/or heating). A bottoming cycle
recovers heat from the process to generate power. A combined cycle uses thermal output from a
prime mover to generate additional shaft power (e.g., combustion turbine exhaust generates steam
for a steam turbine generator).
Grid-isolated CHP systems, in which electrical output is used on site to satisfy all site power
and thermal requirements, are referred to as total energy systems. Grid-parallel CHP systems,
which are actively tied to the utility grid, can, on a contractual or tariff basis, exchange power with
or reduce load on (thus reducing capacity demand) the public utility. This may eliminate or lessen
the need for redundant on-site back-up generating capacity and allows operation at maximum
thermal efficiency when satisfying the facility’s thermal load; this may produce more electric
power than the facility needs.
Table 17.1
Applications and Markets for DG/CHP Systems [2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 1]
DG Technologies
Reciprocating engines:
50 kW to 16 MW
Gas turbines:
500 kW to 50 MW
Steam turbines:
500 kW to 100 MW
Microturbines:
30 to 500 kW
Fuel cells:
5 kW to 2 MW
CusBaseLoad Demand tomer PreStandby Power Response Peak mium
Power Only Peaking Shaving Power
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Utility
Grid
Support CHP Applicable Market Sectors
X
X
X
Source: Adapted from NREL (2003).
Figure 17.1
X
X
Commercial buildings,
institutional, industrial, utility
grid (larger units), waste fuels
Large commercial, institutional,
industrial, utility grid, waste fuels
Institutional buildings/campuses,
industrial, waste fuels
Commercial buildings, light
industrial, waste fuels
Residential, commercial, light
industrial
DG = distributed generation (on-site power generation)
CHP Cycles [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 1]
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Engine Sizing
Table 17.2
Fuel Consumption Rates [2004S, Ch 7, Tbl 11]
Fuel
Range of Consumption,
Btu/hph
7000 to 9000
10,000 to 14,000
Compression Ratio
Gas Consumption,
Btu/hph
10.5:1
10.5:1
7.5:1
8,100
9,200
10,250
Table 17.3 Percent Minimum Engine Reserves
for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration [2004S, Ch 7, Tbl 12]
Altitude, ft
Sea level
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
10,000
Naturally Aspirated
Air Conditioning
Refrigeration
15
20
12
17
10
14
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Table 17.4
Room Air
Temperature
Rise, a
°F
10
20
30
Turbocharged Aftercooled
Air Conditioning
Refrigeration
20
30
18
28
16
26
14
24
12
22
10
20
10
10
Combined Heat & Power Systems
Fuel oil
Gasoline
Typical Consumption for
Different Types of Gas
Engines
Turbocharged
Naturally aspirated
Naturally aspirated
Heating Value,
Btu/gal
137,000 to 156,000
130,000
Ventilation Air for Engine Equipment Rooms [2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 10]
Airflow, cfm/hp
Muffler and
Exhaust Pipe b
Muffler and
Exhaust Pipe c
Air- or Radiator-Cooled
Engine d
140
70
50
280
140
90
550
280
180
a Exhaust minus inlet.
b Insulated or enclosed in ventilated
c
Not insulated.
d Heat discharged in engine room.
duct.
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Table 17.5
Recommended Engine Maintenance [2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 13]
Procedure
Combined Heat & Power Systems
1. Take lubricating oil sample
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Change lubricating oil filters
Clean air cleaners, fuel
Clean fuel filters
Change lubricating oil
Clean crankcase breather
Adjust valves
Lubricate tachometer, fuel priming
pump, and auxiliary drive bearings
9. Service ignition system; adjust breaker
gap, timing, spark plug gap, and magneto
10. Check transistorized magneto
11. Flush lubrication oil piping system
12. Change air cleaner
13. Replace turbocharger seals and bearings
14. Replace piston rings, cylinder liners (if
applicable), connecting rod bearings, and
cylinder heads; recondition or replace
turbochargers; replace gaskets and seals
15. Same as item 14, plus recondition or
replace crankshaft; replace all bearings
Figure 17.2
Hours Between Procedures
Diesel Engine
Gas Engine
Once per month plus
Once per month plus
once at each oil change once at each oil change
350 to 750
500 to 1000
350 to 750
350 to 750
500 to 750
n.a.
500 to 1000
1000 to 2000
350 to 700
350 to 750
1000 to 2000
1000 to 2000
1000 to 2000
1000 to 2000
(fuel pump n.a.)
n.a.
1000 to 2000
n.a.
3000 to 5000
6000 to 8000
3000 to 5000
2000 to 3000
4000 to 8000
8000 to 12,000
2000 to 3000
4000 to 8000
8000 to 12,000
24,000 to 36,000
24,000 to 36,000
Performance Curve for Typical 100 Ton, Gas-Engine-Driven, Reciprocating Chiller
[2012S, Ch 7, Fig 64]
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Figure 17.3 Heat Balance for Naturally Aspirated Engine [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 45]
Figure 17.4 Heat Balance for Turbocharged Engine [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 46]
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Figure 17.5 CHP Power and Heating Energy Boundary Diagram [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 6]
Table 17.6 Temperatures Normally Required for Various Heating Applications
[2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 17]
Application
Absorption refrigeration machines
Space heating
Water heating (domestic)
Process heating
Evaporation (water)
Residual fuel heating
Auxiliary power producers, with steam turbines or binary expanders
Table 17.7
Temperature, °F
190 to 245
120 to 250
120 to 200
150 to 250
190 to 250
212 to 330
190 to 350
Full-Load Exhaust Mass Flows and Temperatures for Various Engines
[2004S, Ch 7, Tbl 6]
Type of Engine
Two-cycle
Blower-charged gas
Turbocharged gas
Blower-charged diesel
Turbocharged diesel
Four-cycle
Naturally aspirated gas
Turbocharged gas
Naturally aspirated diesel
Turbocharged diesel
Gas turbine, nonregenerative
Mass Flow,
lb/bhp·h
Temperature,
°F
16
14
18
16
700
800
600
650
9
10
12
13
18 to 48*
1200
1200
750
850
800 to 1050*
*Lower mass flows correspond to more efficient gas turbines.
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Figure 17.6
Single-Stage Noncondensing Steam Turbine Efficiency [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 38]
Figure 17.7 Automatic Extraction Turbine CHP System [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 59]
Allows extraction of exhaust steam at one or more stations
to match exhaust conditions required for various processes.
Table 17.8 Theoretical Steam Rates for Steam Turbines
at Common Conditions, lb/kWh [2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 15, Abridged]
Exhaust Pressure 150 psig, 366°F,
Saturated
2 in. Hg (abs.)
10.52
4 in. Hg (abs.)
11.76
0 psig
19.37
10 psig
23.96
30 psig
33.6
50 psig
46.0
60 psig
53.9
70 psig
63.5
75 psig
69.3
Throttle Steam Conditions
200 psig, 388°F, 250 psig, 500°F, 400 psig, 750°F,
Saturated
94°F Superheat 302°F Superheat
10.01
9.07
7.37
11.12
10.00
7.99
17.51
15.16
11.20
21.09
17.90
12.72
28.05
22.94
15.23
36.0
28.20
17.57
40.4
31.10
18.75
45.6
34.1
19.96
48.5
35.8
20.59
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Combustion Turbines
Combined Heat & Power Systems
Combustion gas turbines are available in sizes from 38 to 644,000 hp, and can burn a wide
range of liquid and gaseous fuels. They consist of an air compressor section, a combuster (fuel/air
mixing and combustion chamber), and an expanding turbine section. Simple turbine thermal efficiencies range from 28% to 36% (based on fuel higher heating value). Rotating speeds vary from
3600 to 100,000 rpm. Some turbines use regenerators and recuperators as heat exchangers to preheat combustion air, increasing machine efficiency.
Figure 17.8
Simple-Cycle Single-Shaft Turbine
[2012S, Ch 7, Fig 22]
Figure 17.10 Temperature-Entropy Diagram for
Brayton Cycle [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 21]
Figure 17.9
Simple-Cycle Dual-Shaft Turbines
[2012S, Ch 7, Fig 23]
Figure 17.11 Turbine Engine Performance
Characteristics [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 24]
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Fuel Cells
Fuel cells convert chemical energy of a hydrogen-based fuel directly into electricity without
combustion. In the cell, a hydrogen-rich fuel passes over the anode, while an oxygen-rich gas (air)
passes over the cathode. Catalysts help split the hydrogen into hydrogen ions and electrons. The
hydrogen ions move through an external circuit, thus providing a direct current at a fixed voltage
potential. A typical packaged fuel cell power plant consists of a fuel reformer (processor), which
generates hydrogen-rich gas from fuel; a power section (stack) where the electrochemical process
occurs; and a power conditioner (inverter), which converts the dc power generated in the fuel cell
into ac power. Most fuel cell applications involve interconnectivity with the electric grid; thus, the
power conditioner must synchronize the fuel cell’s electrical output with the grid. A growing number of fuel cell applications are grid independent to reliably power remote or critical systems.
Phosphoric
Acid
(PAFC)
Commercially
available
Size range
Efficiency (LHV)
Efficiency (HHV)
Average operating
temperature
Heat recovery
characteristics
Solid Oxide
(SOFC)
Molten Carbonate
(MCFC)
Proton Exchange
Membrane
(PEMFC)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
100 to 200 kW
40%
36%
1 kW to 10 MW 250 kW to 10 MW 500 W to 250 kW
45 to 60%
45 to 55%
30 to 40%
40 to 54%
40 to 50%
27 to 36%
400°F
1800°F
1200°F
200°F
Hot water
Hot water/steam
Hot water, steam
140°F water
Combined Heat & Power Systems
Table 17.9 Overview of Fuel Cell Characteristics [2012S, Ch 7, Tbl 14]
Source: Adapted from Foley and Sweetser (2002).
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[2012S, Ch 7, Fig 30]
Figure 17.15
Combined Heat & Power Systems
PEMFC Cell [2012S, Ch 7, Fig 31]
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18.
FUELS AND COMBUSTION
Table 18.1 Maximum Capacity of Gas Pipe in Cubic Feet per Hour
[2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 26]
Nominal
Iron
Internal
Pipe Diameter,
Size,
in.
in.
Length of Pipe, ft
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100 125 150 175 200
1/4
0.364
32
22
18
15
14
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
6
3/8
0.493
72
49
40
34
30
27
25
23
22
21
18
17
15
14
1/2
0.622
132
92
73
63
56
50
46
43
40
38
34
31
28
26
3/4
0.824
278
190
152
130
115
105
96
90
84
79
72
64
59
55
1
1.049
520
350
285
245
215
195
180
170
160
150
130
120
110
100
1 1/4
1.380
1,050
730
590
500
440
400
370
350
320
305
275
250
225
210
890
760
670
610
320
1.610
1,600 1,100
560
530
490
460
410
380
350
2
2.067
3,050 2,100 1,650 1,450 1,270 1,150 1,050
990
930
870
780
710
650
610
2 1/2
2.469
4,800 3,300 2,700 2,300 2,000 1,850 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,250 1,130 1,050
980
3
3.068
8,500 5,900 4,700 4,100 3,600 3,250 3,000 2,800 2,600 2,500 2,200 2,000 1,850 1,700
4
4.026
17,50012,000 9,700 8,300 7,400 6,800 6,200 5,800 5,400 5,100 4,500 4,100 3,800 3,500
Note: Capacity is in cubic feet per hour at gas pressures of 0.5 psig or less and a pressure drop of 0.3 in. of water; specific gravity = 0.60.
Copyright by the American Gas Association and the National Fire Protection Association. Used by permission of the
copyright holder.
Fuels and Combustion
1 1/2
Table 18.2 Typical API Gravity, Density, and Heating Value
of Standard Grades of Fuel Oil [2013F, Ch 28, Tbl 6]
Grade No.
API Gravity
Density, lb/gal
Heating Value, Btu/gal
1
38 to 45
6.950 to 6.675
137,000 to 132,900
2
30 to 38
7.296 to 6.960
141,800 to 137,000
4
20 to 28
7.787 to 7.396
148,100 to 143,100
5L
17 to 22
7.940 to 7.686
150,000 to 146,800
5H
14 to 18
8.080 to 7.890
152,000 to 149,400
6
8 to 15
8.448 to 8.053
155,900 to 151,300
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Types of Fuel Oils
Fuels and Combustion
Fuel oils for heating are broadly classified as distillate fuel oils (lighter oils) or residual fuel
oils (heavier oils). ASTM has established specifications for fuel oil properties which subdivide the
oils into various grades. Grades No. 1 and 2 are distillate fuel oils. Grades 4,5 (Light), 5 (Heavy),
and 6 are residual fuel oils. Specifications for the grades are based on required characteristics of
fuel oils for use in different types of burners. The ANSI standard specification for fuel oils is
ASTM Standard D396-86.
Grade No. 1 is a light distillate intended for vaporizing-type burners. High volatility is essential to continued evaporation of the fuel oil with minimum residue.
Grade No. 2 is a heavier (API Gravity) distillate than No. 1. It is used primarily with pressure-atomizing (gun) burners that spray the oil into a combustion chamber. The atomized oil vapor
mixed with air and burns. This grade is used in most domestic burners and many medium capacity
commercial-industrial burners.
Grade No. 4 is an intermediate fuel that is considered either a light residual or a heavy distillate.
Intended for burners that atomize oils of higher viscosity than domestic burners can handle, its permissible viscosity range allows it to be pumped and atomized at relatively low storage temperatures.
Grade No. 5 (Light) is a residual fuel of intermediate viscosity for burners that handle fuel
more viscous than No. 4 without preheating. Preheating may be necessary in some equipment for
burning and, in colder climates, for handling.
Grade No. 5 (Heavy) is a residual fuel more viscous than No. 5 (Light), but intended for similar purposes. Preheating is usually necessary for burning and, in colder climates, for handling.
Grade No. 6, sometimes referred to as Bunker C, is a high viscosity oil used mostly in commercial and industrial heating. It requires preheating in the storage tank to permit pumping, and
additional preheating at the burner to permit atomizing.
Figure 18.1 Approximate Viscosity of Fuel Oils [2013F, Ch 28, Fig 2]
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Types and Properties of Liquid Fuels for Engines
The primary stationary engine fuels are diesel and gas turbine oils, natural gases, and liquefied petroleum gases. Other fuels include sewage gas, manufactured gas, and gas mixtures. Gasoline and the JP series of gas turbine fuels are rarely used for stationary engines.
Properties of the three grades of diesel fuel oils (1-D, 2-D, and 4-D) are listed in ASTM Standard D 975.
Grade No. 2-D includes the class of lower volatility distillate gas oils. These fuels are used in
high-speed engines with relatively high loads and uniform speeds, or in engines not requiring
fuels with the higher volatility or other properties specified for Grade No. 1-D.
Grade No. 4-D covers the class of more viscous distillates and blends of these distillates with
residual fuel oils. These fuels are used in low- and medium-speed engines involving sustained
loads at essentially constant speed.
Property specifications and test methods for Grade No. 1-D, 2-D, and 4-D diesel fuel oils are
essentially identical to specifications of Grade No. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils, respectively. However,
diesel fuel oils have an additional specification for cetane number, which measures ignition quality and influences combustion roughness. Cetane number requirements depend on engine design,
size, speed and load variations, and starting and atmospheric conditions. An increase in cetane
number over values actually required does not improve engine performance. Thus, the cetane
number should be as low as possible to assure maximum fuel availability. ASTM Standard D 975
provides several methods for estimating cetane number from other fuel oil properties.
ASTM Standard D 2880 for gas turbine fuel oils relates gas turbine fuel oil grades to fuel and
diesel fuel oil grades.
Type of Fuel
Solid fuels
Anthracite
Semibituminous
Bituminous
Lignite
Coke
Liquid fuels
No. 1 fuel oil
No. 2 fuel oil
No. 5 fuel oil
No. 6 fuel oil
Gaseous fuels
Natural gas
Butane
Propane
Fuels and Combustion
Table 18.3 Approximate Air Requirements for
Stoichiometric Combustion of Various Fuels [2013F, Ch 28, Tbl 10]
Theoretical Air Required for Combustion
lb/lb fuel
9.6
11.2
10.3
6.2
11.2
lb/gal fuel
103
106
112
114
ft3/ft3 fuel
9.6
31.1
24.0
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Table 18.4 Approximate Maximum Theoretical (Stoichiometric) CO2 Values and
CO2 Values of Various Fuels with Different Percentages of Excess Air [2013F, Ch 28, Tbl 11]
Theoretical
or Maximum
CO2, %
Type of Fuel
Gaseous Fuels
Natural gas
Propane gas (commercial)
Butane gas (commercial)
Mixed gas (natural and carbureted water gas)
Carbureted water gas
Coke oven gas
Liquid Fuels
No. 1 and 2 fuel oil
No. 6 fuel oil
Solid Fuels
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Coke
Percent CO2 at
Given Excess Air Values
20%
40%
60%
12.1
13.9
14.1
11.2
17.2
11.2
9.9
11.4
11.6
12.5
14.2
9.2
8.4
9.6
9.8
10.5
12.1
7.8
7.3
8.4
8.5
9.1
10.6
6.8
15.0
16.5
12.3
13.6
10.5
11.6
9.1
10.1
18.2
20.2
21.0
15.1
16.8
17.5
12.9
14.4
15.0
11.3
12.6
13.0
Fuels and Combustion
Table 18.5 Recommended Nominal Size for Fuel Oil Suction Lines
from Tank to Pump (Distillate Grades No. 1 and No. 2) [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 28]
Pumping
Rate, gph
10
40
70
100
130
160
190
220
25
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
3/4
3/4
3/4
Length of Run in Feet at Maximum Suction Lift of 10 ft
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
250
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
3/4
3/4
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
1/2
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
1
1
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
1
1
1
1
3/4
3/4
1
1
1
1
1
1 1/4
3/4
3/4
1
1
1
1
1 1/4 1 1/4
3/4
1
1
1
1
1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4
1
1
1
1
1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4
300
1
1
1
1 1/4
1 1/4
1 1/4
2
2
Table 18.6 Recommended Nominal Size for Fuel Oil Suction Lines
from Tank to Pump (Residual Grades No. 5 and No. 6) [2013F, Ch 22, Tbl 27]
Pumping
Rate, gph
10
40
70
100
130
160
190
220
Notes:
25
1 1/2
1 1/2
1 1/2
2
2
2
2
2 1/2
Length of Run in Feet at Maximum Suction Lift of 15 ft
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
250
1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
2
2
2 1/2
1 1/2 1 1/2
2
2
2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2
2
2
2
2
2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2
3
2
2
2 1/2 2 1/2
3
3
3
3
2
2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2
3
3
3
3
2
2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2
3
3
3
4
2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2
3
3
3
4
4
2 1/2 2 1/2
3
3
3
4
4
4
300
2 1/2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1. Pipe sizes smaller than 1 in. IPS are not recommended for use with residual grade fuel oils.
2. Lines conveying fuel oil from pump discharge port to burners and tank return may be reduced by one or
two sizes, depending on piping length and pressure losses.
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19.
OWNING AND OPERATING
Maintenance Costs
Estimating Maintenance Costs
Total HVAC maintenance cost for new and existing buildings with various types of equipment
may be estimated several ways, using several resources. Equipment maintenance requirements
can be obtained from the equipment manufacturers for large or custom pieces of equipment. Estimating in-house labor requirements can be difficult; BOMA provides guidance on this topic.
Many independent mechanical service companies provide preventative maintenance contracts.
These firms typically have proprietary estimating programs developed through their experience,
and often provide generalized maintenance costs to engineers and owners upon request, without
obligation.
Table 19.1
Owning and Operating
The maintenance cost of mechanical systems varies widely depending upon configuration,
equipment locations, accessibility, system complexity, service duty, geography, and system reliability requirements.
Dohrmann and Alereza (1986) obtained maintenance costs and HVAC system information
from 342 buildings located in 35 states in the United States. In 1983 U.S. dollars, data collected
showed a mean HVAC system maintenance cost of $0.32/ft2 per year, with a median cost of $0.24/
ft2 per year. Building age has a statistically significant but minor effect on HVAC maintenance
costs. Analysis also indicated that building size is not statistically significant in explaining cost
variation. The type of maintenance program or service agency that building management chooses
can also have a significant effect on total HVAC maintenance costs. Although extensive or thorough routine and preventive maintenance programs cost more to administer, they usually extend
equipment life; improve reliability; and reduce system downtime, energy costs, and overall lifecycle costs.
Some maintenance cost data are available, both in the public domain and from proprietary
sources used by various commercial service providers. These sources may include equipment
manufacturers, independent service providers, insurers, government agencies (e.g., the U.S. General Services Administration), and industry-related organizations [e.g., the Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA)] and service industry publications. More traditional, widely used
products and components are likely to have statistically reliable records. However, design changes
or modifications necessitated by industry changes, such as alternative refrigerants, may make historical data less relevant.
Newer HVAC products, components, system configurations, control systems and protocols,
and upgraded or revised system applications present an additional challenge. Care is required
when using data not drawn from broad experience or field reports. In many cases, maintenance
information is proprietary or was sponsored by a particular entity or group. Particular care should
be taken when using such data. It is the user’s responsibility to obtain these data and to determine
their appropriateness and suitability for the application being considered.
ASHRAE research project TRP-1237 (Abramson et al. 2005) developed a standardized Internet-based data collection tool and database on HVAC equipment service life and maintenance
costs. The database was seeded with data on 163 buildings from around the country. Maintenance
cost data were gathered for total HVAC system maintenance costs from 100 facilities. In 2004 dollars, the mean HVAC maintenance cost from these data was $0.47/ft2, and the median cost was
$0.44/ft2. Table 19.1 compares these figures with estimates reported by Dohrmann and Alereza
(1986), both in terms of contemporary dollars, and in 2004 dollars, and shows that the cost per
square foot varies widely between studies.
Comparison of Maintenance Costs Between Studies
[2011A, Ch 37, Tbl 6]
Survey
Dohrmann and Alereza (1986)
Abramson et al. (2005)
Cost per ft2,
as Reported
Mean
Median
$0.32
$0.24
$0.47
$0.44
Consumer
Price Index
99.6
188.9
Cost per ft2,
2004 Dollars
Mean
Median
$0.61
$0.46
$0.47
$0.44
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Owning and Operating
When evaluating various HVAC systems during design or retrofit, the absolute magnitude of
maintenance costs may not be as important as the relative costs. Whichever estimating method or
resource is selected, it should be used consistently throughout any evaluation. Mixing information
from different resources in an evaluation may provide erroneous results.
Applying simple costs per unit of building floor area for maintenance is highly discouraged.
Maintenance costs can be generalized by system types. When projecting maintenance costs for
different HVAC systems, the major system components need to be identified with a required level
of maintenance. The potential long-term costs of environmental issues on maintenance costs
should also be considered.
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Table 19.2
Owning and Operating Cost Data and Summary [2011A, Ch 37, Tbl 1]
OWNING COSTS
I.
Initial Cost of System
II.
Periodic Costs
_______
A. Income taxes
_______
B. Property taxes
_______
C. Insurance
_______
D. Rent
_______
E.
_______
Other periodic costs
_______
Total Periodic Costs
III.
Replacement Cost
_______
IV.
Salvage Value
_______
_______
Total Owning Costs
OPERATING COSTS
V.
Annual Utility, Fuel, Water, etc., Costs
A. Utilities
1. Electricity
_______
2. Natural gas
_______
3. Water/sewer
_______
4. Purchased steam
_______
5. Purchased hot/chilled water
_______
B. Fuels
1. Propane
_______
2. Fuel oil
_______
_______
4. Coal
_______
C. On-site generation of electricity
_______
D. Other utility, fuel, water, etc., costs
_______
Total
Owning and Operating
3. Diesel
_______
VI. Annual Maintenance Allowances/Costs
A. In-house labor
_______
B. Contracted maintenance service
_______
C. In-house materials
D.
Other maintenance allowances/costs (e.g.,
water treatment)
Total
_______
_______
_______
VII. Annual Administration Costs
Total Annual Operating Costs
TOTAL ANNUAL OWNING AND OPERATING COSTS
_______
_______
_______
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Simple Payback
This ignores inflation and the time value of money. The annual revenue stream cost savings
and other factors are estimated and divided into the initial capital outlay; the result is the simple
payback time in years.
Life Cycle Costs
A representation in present dollars of the cost of an investment over its lifetime is useful for
evaluating mutually exclusive alternatives that have the same anticipated lifetime.
A discount rate is required for a life-cycle-cost calculation. The discount rate represents the
cost of capital to building owners. In essence, it is the rate on a loan (or bond) adjusted to account
for inflation and taxes. A 3% real discount rate is typical for energy policy analyses. Higher rates
are often used by private investors for economic evaluation of commercial construction. To
account for inflation and fuel escalation, either lower the discount rate or inflate future energy and
maintenance costs.
Life-cycle cost is calculated by determining the present worth of the cost of an investment.
For system alternatives, it is
LCC = IC + ESPWF(COSTenergy + COSTmaint)
where
LCC
= life-cycle cost
IC
= initial cost premium of alternative
ESPWF
= equal series present worth factor (see Table 19.3)
COSTenergy = yearly energy cost saving
COSTmaint
= yearly maintenance cost reduction
ESPWF for other lifetimes and discount rates can be calculated from
1 + d  n – 1ESPWF = ---------------------------d  1 + d n
where n = lifetime in years and d = discount rate in percent/100.
Note that ESPWF can only be used when annual costs remain constant.
Capital Recovery Factors
Owning and Operating
The future equal payments to repay a present value of money is determined by the capital
recovery factor, which is the reciprocal of the present worth factor for a series of equal payments.
i  1 + i  n - = -------------------------i
CRF = -------------------------1 + in – 1
1 –  1 + i n
Improved Payback Analysis
Similar to simple payback but cost of money is considered
 CRF   i – CRF  n = ln
-------------------------------------------------ln  1 + i 
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Table 19.3
Lifetime
(years)
7
10
15
2.5%
6.35
8.75
12.38
3.0%
6.23
8.53
11.94
Present Worth Factors
3.5%
6.11
8.32
11.52
Discount Rate
4.0%
4.5%
6.00
5.89
8.11
7.91
11.12
10.74
7%
5.39
7.02
9.11
10%
4.8
6.14
7.61
15%
4.16
5.02
5.85
Table 19.4 Annual Capital Recovery Factors [2003A, Ch 36, Tbl 5]
Rate of Return or Interest Rate, % per Year
Years
3.5
4.5
6
8
10
2
0.52640
0.53400
0.54544
0.56077
0.57619
4
0.27225
0.27874
0.28859
0.30192
0.31547
6
0.18767
0.19388
0.20336
0.21632
0.22961
8
0.14548
0.15161
0.16104
0.17401
0.18744
10
0.12024
0.12638
0.13587
0.14903
0.16275
12
0.10348
0.10967
0.11928
0.13270
0.14676
14
0.09157
0.09782
0.10758
0.12130
0.13575
16
0.08268
0.08902
0.09895
0.11298
0.12782
18
0.07582
0.08224
0.09236
0.10670
0.12193
Owning and Operating
Figure 19.1 Capital Recovery Factor Versus Time [2003A, Ch 36, Fig 1]
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20.
SOUND
Sound Pressure and Sound Pressure Level
Sound intensity is difficult to measure directly, but sound pressure is relatively easy to measure; the human ear and microphones are pressure-sensitive devices. A decibel scale for sound
pressure can be created in a manner analogous to the decibel scale for sound intensity, with a reference pressure of 20 Pa, which corresponds to the approximate threshold of hearing. Since pressure squared is proportional to intensity, sound pressure level is
Lp = 10 log(p/pref )2 re pref
Since p/pref is 20 Pa, which is 2  105 Pa, and since 10 logp2 = 20 logp,
Lp = 20 log(p/2  10–5) re 20 Pa
where p is the root mean square (rms) value of pressure in micropascals. Or
Lp = 20 log p + 94 db re 20 Pa
The human ear responds across a broad range of sound pressures. The linear range scale for
sound pressure in Table 20.1 is awkward in this form; therefore, the equivalent logarithmic notations should be used.
Table 20.1
Typical Sound Pressures and Sound Pressure Levels
[2013F, Ch 8, Tbl 1]
Source
Sound
Military jet takeoff at 100 ft
Sound
Pressure,
Pa
200
Sound Pressure
Level,
dB re 20 μPa
140
Subjective
Reaction
Extreme danger
Artillery fire at 10 ft
63.2
130
Passenger jet takeoff at 50 ft
20
120
Threshold of pain
Threshold of
discomfort
Loud rock band
6.3
110
Automobile horn at 10 ft
2
100
Unmuffled large diesel engine at 130 ft
0.6
90
Accelerating diesel truck at 50 ft
0.2
80
Freight train at 100 ft
0.06
70
Conversational speech at 3 ft
0.02
60
Window air conditioner at 3 ft
0.006
50
Quiet residential area
0.002
40
Very loud
Moderate
Whispered conversation at 6 ft
0.0006
30
Buzzing insect at 3 ft
0.0002
20
Threshold of good hearing
0.00006
10
Faint
Threshold of excellent youthful hearing
0.00002
0
Threshold of hearing
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Combining Sound Levels
To estimate the levels from multiple sources from the levels from each source, the intensities
(not the levels) must be added. Thus, the levels must first be converted to find intensities, the
intensities summed, and then converted to a level again, so the combination of multiple levels L1,
L2, etc., produces a level Lsum given by
L sum = 10 log
L  10
 10 i
i
2
L  10
2
where for sound pressure level (Lp), 10 i
is p i  p ref , and Li is the sound pressure level for
the ith source.
A simpler and slightly less accurate method is outlined in Table 20.2. This method, although
not exact, results in errors of 1 dB or less. The process with a series of levels may be shortened by
combining the largest with the next largest, then combining this sum with the third largest, then
the fourth largest, and so on until the combination of the remaining levels is 10 dB lower than the
combined level. The process may then be stopped.
Sound Power and Sound Power Level
A fundamental characteristic of an acoustic source is its ability to radiate energy. Some
energy input excites the source, which radiates some fraction of this energy in the form of sound.
Since unit power radiated through a unit sphere yields unit intensity, the power reference base,
established by international agreement, is 1 picowatt (pW) (1012 W). The reference quantity used
should be stated explicitly. A definition of sound power level is, therefore
Lw = logw/(10–12W) dB re 1 pW
or
Lw = 10 logw + 120 dB re 1 pW
Table 20.2 Combining Two Sound Levels [2013F, Ch 8, Tbl 3]
Difference between levels to be combined, dB
0 to 1
2 to 4
5 to 9
10 and
More
Number of decibels to add to highest level
to obtain combined level
3
2
1
0
Sound
Figure 20.1
Curves Showing A- and C-Weighting Responses for Sound Level Meters
[2013F, Ch 8, Fig 1]
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Table 20.3 Mid-Band and Approximate Upper and Lower Cutoff Frequencies
for Octave and 1/3 Octave Band Filters [2013F, Ch 8, Tbl 4]
Octave Bands, Hz
Midband
Upper
11.2
16
22.4
22.4
31.5
45
45
63
90
90
125
180
180
250
355
355
500
710
710
1,000
1,400
1,400
2,000
2,800
2,800
4,000
5,600
5,600
8,000
11,200
11,200
16,000
22,400
Lower
11.2
14
18
22.4
28
35.5
45
56
71
90
112
140
180
224
280
355
450
560
710
900
1,120
1,400
1,800
2,240
2,800
3,550
4,500
5,600
7,100
9,000
11,200
14,000
18,000
1/3 Octave Bands, Hz
Midband
12.5
16
20
25
31.5
40
50
63
80
100
125
160
200
250
315
400
500
630
800
1,000
1,250
1,600
2,000
2,500
3,150
4,000
5,000
6,300
8,000
10,000
12,500
16,000
20,000
Upper
14
18
22.4
28
35.5
45
56
71
90
112
140
180
224
280
355
450
560
710
900
1,120
1,400
1,800
2,240
2,800
3,550
4,500
5,600
7,100
9,000
11,200
14,000
18,000
22,400
Sound
Lower
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Table 20.4 Design Guidelines for HVAC-Related Background Sound in Rooms [2011A, Ch 48, Tbl 1]
Approximate
Octave Overall Sound
Band
Pressure
Analysisa
Levela
NC/RCb
dBAc
Rooms with Intrusion from
Outdoor Noise Sourcesd
Traffic noise
N/A
45
70
Aircraft flyovers
N/A
45
70
Residences, Apartments,
Condominiums
Living areas
30
35
60
Bathrooms, kitchens, utility rooms
35
40
60
Hotels/Motels
Individual rooms or suites
30
35
60
Room Types
Office Buildings
Courtrooms
Performing Arts Spaces
Hospitals and Clinics
Laboratories
dBCc
Meeting/banquet rooms
30
35
60
Corridors and lobbies
40
45
65
Service/support areas
40
45
65
Executive and private offices
30
35
60
Conference rooms
30
35
60
Teleconference rooms
25
30
55
Open-plan offices
40
45
65
Corridors and lobbies
40
45
65
Unamplified speech
30
35
60
Amplified speech
35
40
60
Drama theaters, concert and recital halls
20
25
50
Music teaching studios
25
30
55
Music practice rooms
30
35
60
Patient rooms
30
35
60
Wards
35
40
60
Operating and procedure rooms
35
40
60
Corridors and lobbies
40
45
65
Testing/research w/minimal speech communication
50
55
75
Extensive phone use and speech communication
45
50
70
Group teaching
35
40
60
Churches, Mosques, Synagogues General assembly with critical music programse
25
30
55
Schoolsf
Classrooms
30
35
60
Large lecture rooms with speech amplification
30
35
60
Large lecture rooms without speech amplification
25
30
55
Libraries
Indoor Stadiums, Gymnasiums
30
35
60
Gymnasiums and natatoriumsg
45
50
70
Large-seating-capacity spaces with speech
amplificationg
50
55
75
N/A = Not applicable
ranges are based on judgment and experience, and represent general limits of acceptability for typical building occupancies.
bNC: this metric plots octave band sound levels against a family of reference curves, with the number rating equal to the highest
tangent line value.
RC: when sound quality in the space is important, the RC metric provides a diagnostic tool to quantify both the speech interference
level and spectral imbalance.
cdBA and dBC: these are overall sound pressure level measurements with A- and C-weighting, and serve as good references for a
fast, single-number measurement. They are also appropriate for specification in cases where no octave band sound data are
available for design.
dIntrusive noise is addressed here for use in evaluating possible non-HVAC noise that is likely to contribute to background noise
levels.
eAn experienced acoustical consultant should be retained for guidance on acoustically critical spaces (below RC 30) and for all performing arts spaces.
fSome educators and others believe that HVAC-related sound criteria for schools, as listed in previous editions of this table, are too
high and impede learning for affected groups of all ages. See ANSI/ASA Standard S12.60 (ASA 2009, 2010) for classroom
acoustics and a justification for lower sound criteria in schools. The HVAC component of total noise meets the background noise
requirement of that standard if HVAC-related background sound is approximately NC/RC 25. Within this category, designs for
K-8 schools should be quieter than those for high schools and colleges.
gRC or NC criteria for these spaces need only be selected for the desired speech and hearing conditions.
aValues and
Sound
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Table 20.5
Method
NC
RC
Mark II
Can rate components
Limited quality assessment
Does not evaluate low-frequency
rumble
Used to evaluate systems
Should not be used to evaluate
components
Evaluates sound quality
Provides improved diagnostics
capability
Can rate components
Some quality assessment
Some quality assessment
Attempts to quantify fluctuations
Considers
Speech
Interference
Effects
Yes
Components
Evaluates
Presently
Sound
Rated by Each
Quality
Method
Cooling towers
Water chillers
No
Condensing
units
Yes
Somewhat
Air terminals
Diffusers
Yes
Yes
Not used for
component
rating
Yes
Somewhat
See NC
Somewhat
Not used for
component
rating
Yes
Sound
RNC
Overview
No quality assessment
Frequently used for outdoor noise
ordinances
dBA
NCB
Comparison of Sound Rating Methods [2011A, Ch 48, Tbl 4]
Figure 20.2
NC (Noise Criteria) Curves and Typical Spectrum (Curve with Symbols)
[2013F, Ch 8, Fig 7]
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Figure 20.3 Room Criteria Curves, Mark II [2011A, Ch 48, Fig 6]
Sound
Figure 20.4
Typical Paths of Noise and Vibration Propagation in HVAC Systems
[2011A, Ch 48, Fig 1]
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Figure 20.5 Comparison of 5 ft Dissipative and Reactive Silencer Performance—
Film Liner to Conform to NFPA 90A [2011A, Ch 48, Fig 23]
Notes:
1. Slopes of 1 in 7 preferred. Slopes of 1 in 4 permitted below 2000 fpm.
2. Dimension A should be at least 1.5 times B, where B is largest discharge duct dimension.
3. Rugged turning vanes should extend full radius of elbow.
4. Minimum 6 in. radius required.
Sound
Figure 20.6 Various Outlet Configurations for Centrifugal Fans
and Their Possible Rumble Conditions [2011A, Ch 48, Fig 25]
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A number of AHRI, AMCA, CTI, and ANSI sound standards are used by equipment manufacturers to provide accurate sound data. Manufacturer-supplied data in accordance with the
appropriate standard should be used in preference to any earlier empirical information in evaluating the noise resulting from a particular equipment item.
Figure 20.7
Frequencies at Which Different Types of Mechanical Equipment
Generally Control Sound Spectra [2011A, Ch 48, Fig 4]
Table 20.6 Sound Transmission Class (STC) and Transmission Loss Values of
Typical Mechanical Equipment Room Wall, Floor, and Ceiling Types, dB
[2011A, Ch 48, Tbl 40]
Room Construction Type
8 in. CMU*
8 in. CMU with 5/8 in. GWB* on furring
strips
5/8 in. GWB on both sides of 3 5/8 in. metal
studs
5/8 in. GWB on both sides of 3 5/8 in. metal
studs with fiberglass insulation in cavity
2 layers of 5/8 in. GWB on both sides of 3 5/8
in. metal studs with fiberglass insulation
in cavity
Double row of 3 5/8 in. metal studs, 1 in.
apart, each with 2 layers of 5/8 in. GWB and
fiberglass insulation in cavity
6 in. solid concrete floor/ceiling
63
50
35
35
41
44
50
57
64
53
33
32
44
50
56
59
65
38
18
16
33
47
55
43
47
49
16
23
44
58
64
52
53
56
19
32
50
62
67
58
63
64
23
40
54
62
71
69
74
53
40
40
40
49
58
67
76
72
44
52
58
73
87
97
100
84
53
63
70
84
93
104
105
Sound
6 in. solid concrete floor with 4 in. isolated
concrete slab and fiberglass insulation in
cavity
6 in. solid concrete floor with two layers of
5/8 in. GWB hung on spring isolators with
fiberglass insulation in cavity
Octave Midband Frequency, Hz
125 250 500 1000 2000 4000
STC
Note: Actual material composition (e.g., density, porosity, stiffness) affects transmission loss and STC values.
*CMU = concrete masonry unit; GWB = gypsum wallboard.
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Table 20.7 Sound Sources, Transmission Paths, and
Recommended Noise Reduction Methods [2011A, Ch 48, Tbl 6]
Sound Source
Path No.
Circulating fans; grilles; registers; diffusers; unitary equipment in room
1
Induction coil and fan-powered VAV mixing units
1, 2
Unitary equipment located outside of room served; remotely located air-handling
2, 3
equipment, such as fans, blowers, dampers, duct fittings, and air washers
Compressors, pumps, and other reciprocating and rotating equipment (excluding
4, 5, 6
air-handling equipment)
Cooling towers; air-cooled condensers
4, 5, 6, 7
Exhaust fans; window air conditioners
7, 8
Sound transmission between rooms
9, 10
No.
Transmission Paths
Noise Reduction Methods
1 Direct sound radiated from sound source
Direct sound can be controlled only by
to ear
selecting quiet equipment.
Reflected sound from walls, ceiling,
Reflected sound is controlled by adding
and floor
sound absorption to the room and to
equipment location.
Sound
2
Air- and structureborne sound radiated from Design duct and fittings for low turbulence;
casings and through walls of ducts and
locate high-velocity ducts in noncritical
plenums is transmitted through walls and
areas; isolate ducts and sound plenums
ceiling into room
from structure with neoprene or spring
hangers.
3 Airborne sound radiated through supply and Select fans for minimum sound power; use
return air ducts to diffusers in room and
ducts lined with sound-absorbing material;
then to listener by Path 1
use duct silencers or sound plenums in
supply and return air ducts.
4 Noise transmitted through equipment room Locate equipment rooms away from critical
walls and floors to adjacent rooms
areas; use masonry blocks or concrete for
equipment room walls and floor.
5 Vibration transmitted via building structure to Mount all machines on properly designed
adjacent walls and ceilings, from which it
vibration isolators; design mechanical
radiates as noise into room by Path 1
equipment room for dynamic loads;
balance rotating and reciprocating
equipment.
6 Vibration transmission along pipes and duct Isolate pipe and ducts from structure with
walls
neoprene or spring hangers; install flexible
connectors between pipes, ducts, and
vibrating machines.
7 Noise radiated to outside enters room
Locate equipment away from critical areas;
windows
use barriers and covers to interrupt noise
paths; select quiet equipment.
8 Inside noise follows Path 1
Select quiet equipment.
9 Noise transmitted to an air diffuser in a room, Design and install duct attenuation to match
into a duct, and out through an air diffuser
transmission loss of wall between rooms.
in another room
10 Sound transmission through, over, and around Extend partition to ceiling slab and tightly
room partition
seal all around; seal all pipe, conduit, duct,
and other partition penetrations.
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21.
VIBRATION
Natural frequency,
where k is the stiffness of vibration isolator (force per unit deflection) and M is the mass of equipment supported by the isolator.
Vibration
1 k
f n = ------ ---2 M
3.13- Hz
f n = --------- st
where stis the static deflection of the isolator in inches.
Transmissibility is the ratio of the amplitudes of the force transmitted to the building structure
to the exciting force produced by the vibrating equipment. Transmissibility is inversely proportional to the square of the disturbing frequency, fd, to the natural frequency, fn.
1
T = ----------------------------1 –  fd  fn  2
at fd = fn, resonance occurs. Vibration isolation is effective only at a fd/fn ratio > 3.5.
When supporting structure stiffness is not large with respect to stiffness of isolator, it
becomes a two-degree of freedom system. In this case, choose an isolator that will provide static
deflection eight to ten times that of the estimated floor static deflection due to the added weight of
the equipment. Seismic snubbers must be included in or with isolators to limit equipment movement.
Figure 21.1 Single-Degree-of-Freedom System [2013F, Ch 8, Fig 8]
Figure 21.2 Two-Degree-of-Freedom System [2013F, Ch 8, Fig 11]
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All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
Screw
Absorption
Air-cooled recip., scroll
Air-cooled screw
All
All
All
All
All
15
All
All
All
Tank-mounted vert.
Base-mounted
Large reciprocating
Tank-mounted horiz.
10
Air Compressors and Vacuum Pumps
All
All
All
Centrifugal, scroll
RPM
Reciprocating
Refrigeration Machines and Chillers
Equipment Type
Horsepower
and Other
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
Base Isolator
Type Type
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
1.00
0.25
0.25
1.00
0.25
0.25
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Slab on Grade
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Base Isolator
Type Type
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
1.50
1.50
0.75
1.5
0.75
0.75
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Up to 20 ft
C
C
C
C
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Base Isolator
Type Type
20 to 30 ft
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Floor Span
Equipment Location (Note 1)
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C
C
C
C
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Base Isolator
Type Type
30 to 40 ft
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.50
2.50
1.50
2.50
1.50
2.50
3,14,15
3,14,15
3,15
3,15
3,15
2,4,5,8,12
2,4,5,12
2,3,4,12
2,3,4,8,12
2,3,12
Min.
Defl., Reference
in.
Notes
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All
All
5 to 25
30
40
All
All
All
All
Water-tube, copper fin
A
A
A
501 and up
Fire-tube
Boilers
A
A
All
Cooling Towers
C
A
Up to 300
All
All
C
C
A
A
C
B
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Base Isolator
Type Type
301 to 500
All
150
All
All
10
50 to 125
All
7.5
RPM
Packaged pump systems
End suction and doublesuction/split case
Inline
Close-coupled
Pumps
Equipment Type
Horsepower
and Other
0.12
0.25
6.4
6.4
6.4
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
1.50
0.75
0.75
0.25
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Slab on Grade
A
B B
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
A
A
C
C
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
0.12
0.75
19
64
89
0.75
1.50
0.75
0.75
1.50
1.50
0.75
0.75
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Up to 20 ft
A
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
A
A
C
C
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
20 to 30 ft
0.12
1.50
19
64
89
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
0.75
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Floor Span
Equipment Location (Note 1)
30 to 40 ft
B
B
A
A
A
C
C
C
C
A
A
C
C
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
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0.25
2.50
38
64
89
2.50
3.50
2.50
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.50
0.75
4
5,18
5,18
5,8,18
10,16
10,16
16
16
16
Min.
Defl., Reference
in.
Notes
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Base Isolator
Type Type
All
B
3
3
B
301 to 500
501 and up
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
B
2
3
B
All
Up to 300
All
40
C
501 and up
C
Up to 300
C
B
501 and up
301 to 500
B
B
A
301 to 500
Up to 300
24 in. diameter and up
2.1 in. SP
2 in. SP
All
Up to 22 in. diameter
Centrifugal Fans
24 in. diameter and up
Up to 22 in. diameter
0.25
0.75
1.50
2.50
0.25
0.75
1.50
2.50
0.75
0.75
2.50
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
B
B
C
A
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0.75
1.50
3.50
0.75
1.50
1.50
3.50
1.50
1.50
3.50
0.75
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Up to 20 ft
Base Isolator
Type Type
Axial Fans, Plenum Fans, Cabinet Fans, Fan Sections, Centrifugal Inline Fans
Equipment Type
Horsepower
and Other
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Slab on Grade
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
B
C
C
A
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
20 to 30 ft
0.75
2.50
3.50
0.75
1.50
2.50
3.50
1.50
2.50
3.50
0.75
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Floor Span
Equipment Location (Note 1)
C
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
B
C
C
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1.50
2.50
3.50
1.50
2.50
2.50
3.50
1.50
2.50
3.50
0.75
8,19
8,19
8,19
9,19
3,8,9
3,8,9
3,8,9
9,8
9,8
9,8
4,9,8
Min.
Defl., Reference
in.
Notes
Vibration
30 to 40 ft
Base Isolator
Type Type
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All
Condensing Units
All
3
A
A
A
301 to 500
501 and up
15,
4 in. SP
3
3
A
All
3
1
3
1
1
3
Up to 300
A
A
A
3
3
10
Packaged AH, AC, H, and V Units
All
All
Heat Pumps, Fan-Coils,
Computer Room Units
All
All
All
Roof-mounted
A
C
501 and up
All
C
C
301 to 500
RPM
Base Isolator
Type Type
Up to 300
50
Wall-mounted
Propeller Fans
Equipment Type
Horsepower
and Other
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.25
0.75
0.25
0.25
1.00
1.50
2.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Slab on Grade
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
1.50
2.50
3.50
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.25
0.25
1.50
1.50
3.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Up to 20 ft
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
C
C
C
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
20 to 30 ft
1.50
2.50
3.50
0.75
1.50
0.75
1.50
0.25
1.50
2.50
3.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Floor Span
Equipment Location (Note 1)
30 to 40 ft
A
A
C
A
A/D
A/D
D
A
C
C
C
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
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1.50
2.50
3.50
0.75
1.50
1.50
1.50
0.25
2.50
2.50
3.50
4,19
4,19
2,4,8,19
19
2,3,8,9,19
2,3,8,9,19
2,3,8,9,19
Min.
Defl., Reference
in.
Notes
Vibration
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A
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.75
0.75
C
A
A
D
C
C
C
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
1.50
0.75
0.50
0.75
1.50
1.50
3.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Up to 20 ft
C
A
A
C
C
C
3
3
3
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
20 to 30 ft
Base Types:
A. No base, isolators attached directly to equipment (Note 28)
B. Structural steel rails or base (Notes 29 and 30)
C. Concrete inertia base (Note 30)
D. Curb-mounted base (Note 31)
C
C
C
3
3
3
Base Isolator
Type Type
30 to 40 ft
2.50
2.50
3.50
Isolator Types:
1. Pad, rubber, or glass fiber (Notes 20 and 21)
2. Rubber floor isolator or hanger (Notes 20 and 25)
3. Spring floor isolator or hanger (Notes 22, 23, and 26)
4. Restrained spring isolator (Notes 22 and 24)
5. Thrust restraint (Note 27)
6. Air spring (Note 25)
2.50
0.75
0.50
C
A
A
3
3
3
3.50
0.75
0.50
2,3,4
7
7
5,6,8,17
2,3,4,9
2,3,4,9
2,3,4,8,9
Min.
Defl., Reference
in.
Notes
Vibration
See Reference Note 17
1.50
2.50
3.50
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Floor Span
Piping and Ducts
(See sections on Isolating Vibration and Noise in Piping Systems and Isolating Duct Vibration for isolator selection.)
A
A
A/D
601 cfm
All
All
B
501 and up
B
B
301 to 500
Up to 300
Base Isolator
Type Type
600 cfm
Engine-Driven Generators All
Small fans, fan-powered
boxes
All
15,
4 in. SP
Ducted Rotating Equipment
Packaged Rooftop
Equipment
Equipment Type
Horsepower
and Other
Min.
Defl.,
in.
Slab on Grade
Equipment Location (Note 1)
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Note 1. Isolator deflections shown are based on a reasonably expected floor stiffness according to floor span and class of equipment. Certain spaces may dictate higher levels of
isolation. For example, bar joist roofs may require a static deflection of 1.5 in. over factories, but 2.5 in. over commercial office buildings.
Note 2. For large equipment capable of generating substantial vibratory forces and structureborne noise, increase isolator deflection, if necessary, so isolator stiffness is less than
one-tenth the stiffness of the supporting structure, as defined by the deflection due to load at the equipment support.
Note 3. For noisy equipment adjoining or near noise-sensitive areas, see the section on Mechanical Equipment Room Sound Isolation.
Note 4. Certain designs cannot be installed directly on individual isolators (type A), and the equipment manufacturer or a vibration specialist should be consulted on the need for
supplemental support (base type).
Note 5. Wind load conditions must be considered. Restraint can be achieved with restrained spring isolators (type 4), supplemental bracing, snubbers, or limit stops. Also see
Chapter 55.
Note 6. Certain types of equipment require a curb-mounted base (type D). Airborne noise must be considered.
Note 7. See section on Resilient Pipe Hangers and Supports for hanger locations adjoining equipment and in equipment rooms.
Note 8. To avoid isolator resonance problems, select isolator deflection so that resonance frequency is 40% or less of the lowest normal operating speed of equipment (see
Chapter 8 in the 2009 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals). Some equipment, such as variable-frequency drives, and high-speed equipment, such as screw chillers and vaneaxial
fans, contain very-high-frequency vibration. This equipment creates new technical challenges in the isolation of high-frequency noise and vibration from a building’s structure.
Structural resonances both internal and external to the isolators can significantly degrade their performance at high frequencies. Unfortunately, at present no test standard exists
for measuring the high-frequency dynamic properties of isolators, and commercially available products are not tested to determine their effectiveness for high frequencies. To
reduce the chance of high-frequency vibration transmission, add a 1 in. thick pad (type 1, Note 20) to the base plate of spring isolators (type 3, Note 22, 23, 24). For some
sensitive locations, air springs (Note 25) may be required. If equipment is located near extremely noise-sensitive areas, follow the recommendations of an acoustical consultant.
Note 9. To limit undesirable movement, thrust restraints (type 5) are required for all ceiling-suspended and floor-mounted units operating at 2 in. of water or more total static
pressure.
Note 10. Pumps over 75 hp may need extra mass and restraints.
Note 11. See text for full discussion.
These notes are keyed to the column titled Reference Notes in Table 47 and to other reference numbers throughout the table. Although the guide is conservative, cases may
arise where vibration transmission to the building is still excessive. If the problem persists after all short circuits have been eliminated, it can almost always be corrected by altering the support path (e.g., from ceiling to floor), increasing isolator deflection, using low-frequency air springs, changing operating speed, improving rotating component balancing, or, as a last resort, changing floor frequency by stiffening or adding more mass. Assistance from a qualified vibration consultant can be very useful in resolving these
problems.
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Note 14. Compressors: When using Y, W, and multihead and multicylinder compressors, obtain the magnitude of unbalanced forces from the equipment manufacturer so the
need for an inertia base can be evaluated.
Note 15. Compressors: Base-mounted compressors through 5 hp and horizontal tank-type air compressors through 10 hp can be installed directly on spring isolators (type 3)
with structural bases (type B) if required, and compressors 15 to 100 hp on spring isolators (type 3) with inertia bases (type C) weighing 1 to 2 times the compressor weight.
Note 16. Pumps: Concrete inertia bases (type C) are preferred for all flexible-coupled pumps and are desirable for most close-coupled pumps, although steel bases (type B) can
be used. Close-coupled pumps should not be installed directly on individual isolators (type A) because the impeller usually overhangs the motor support base, causing the rear
mounting to be in tension. The primary requirements for type C bases are strength and shape to accommodate base elbow supports. Mass is not usually a factor, except for pumps
over 75 hp, where extra mass helps limit excess movement due to starting torque and forces. Concrete bases (type C) should be designed for a thickness of one-tenth the longest
dimension with minimum thickness as follows: (1) for up to 30 hp, 6 in.; (2) for 40 to 75 hp, 8 in.; and (3) for 100 hp and up, 12 in.
Pumps over 75 hp and multistage pumps may exhibit excessive motion at start-up (“heaving”); supplemental restraining devices can be installed if necessary. Pumps over
125 hp may generate high starting forces; a vibration specialist should be consulted.
Note 17. Packaged Rooftop Air-Conditioning Equipment: This equipment is usually installed on lightweight structures that are susceptible to sound and vibration transmission
problems. The noise problems are compounded further by curb-mounted equipment, which requires large roof openings for supply and return air.
The table shows type D vibration isolator selections for all spans up to 20 ft, but extreme care must be taken for equipment located on spans of over 20 ft, especially if
construction is open web joists or thin, lightweight slabs. The recommended procedure is to determine the additional deflection caused by equipment in the roof. If additional roof
deflection is 0.25 in. or less, the isolator should be selected for 10 times the additional roof deflection. If additional roof deflection is over 0.25 in., supplemental roof stiffening
should be installed to bring the roof deflection down below 0.25 in., or the unit should be relocated to a stiffer roof position.
For mechanical units capable of generating high noise levels, mount the unit on a platform above the roof deck to provide an air gap (buffer zone) and locate the unit away from
the associated roof penetration to allow acoustical treatment of ducts before they enter the building.
Some rooftop equipment has compressors, fans, and other equipment isolated internally. This isolation is not always reliable because of internal short-circuiting, inadequate
static deflection, or panel resonances. It is recommended that rooftop equipment over 300 lb be isolated externally, as if internal isolation was not used.
Note 18. Cooling Towers: These are normally isolated with restrained spring isolators (type 4) directly under the tower or tower dunnage. High-deflection isolators proposed for
use directly under the motor-fan assembly must be used with extreme caution to ensure stability and safety under all weather conditions. See Note 5.
Isolation for Specific Equipment
Note 12. Refrigeration Machines: Large centrifugal, screw, and reciprocating refrigeration machines may generate very high noise levels; special attention is required when
such equipment is installed in upper-story locations or near noise-sensitive areas. If equipment is located near extremely noise-sensitive areas, follow the recommendations of an
acoustical consultant.
Note 13. Compressors: The two basic reciprocating compressors are (1) single- and double-cylinder vertical, horizontal or L-head, which are usually air compressors; and (2) Y,
W, and multihead or multicylinder air and refrigeration compressors. Single- and double-cylinder compressors generate high vibratory forces requiring large inertia bases (type C)
and are generally not suitable for upper-story locations. If this equipment must be installed in an upper-story location or at-grade location near noise-sensitive areas, the expected
maximum unbalanced force data must be obtained from the equipment manufacturer and a vibration specialist consulted for design of the isolation system.
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Note 21. Glass fiber with elastic coating (type 1). This type of isolation pad is precompressed molded fiberglass
pads individually coated with a flexible, moisture-impervious elastomeric membrane. Natural frequency of
fiberglass vibration isolators should be essentially constant for the operating load range of the supported equipment.
Weight load is evenly distributed over the entire pad surface. Metal loading plates can be used for this purpose.
Note 20. Rubber isolators are available in pad (type 1) and molded (type 2) configurations. Pads are used in single or
multiple layers. Molded isolators come in a range of 30 to 70 durometer (a measure of stiffness). Material in excess
of 70 durometer is usually ineffective as an isolator. Isolators are designed for up to 0.5 in. deflection, but are used
where 0.3 in. or less deflection is required. Solid rubber and composite fabric and rubber pads are also available.
They provide high load capacities with small deflection and are used as noise barriers under columns and for pipe
supports. These pad types work well only when they are properly loaded and the weight load is evenly distributed
over the entire pad surface. Metal loading plates can be used for this purpose.
Vibration Isolators: Materials, Types, and Configurations
Notes 20 through 31 include figures to assist in evaluating commercially available isolators for HVAC equipment. The isolator selected for a particular application
depends on the required deflection, life, cost, and compatibility with associated structures.
Note 19. Fans and Air-Handling Equipment: Consider the following in selecting isolation systems for fans and air-handling equipment:
1. Fans with wheel diameters of 22 in. and less and all fans operating at speeds up to 300 rpm do not generate large vibratory forces. For fans operating under 300 rpm, select
isolator deflection so the isolator natural frequency is 40% or less than the fan speed. For example, for a fan operating at 275 rpm, 0.4  275 = 110 rpm. Therefore, an isolator
natural frequency of 110 rpm or lower is required. This can be accomplished with a 3 in. deflection isolator (type 3).
2. Flexible duct connectors should be installed at the intake and discharge of all fans and air-handling equipment to reduce vibration transmission to air duct structures.
3. Inertia bases (type C) are recommended for all class 2 and 3 fans and air-handling equipment because extra mass allows the use of stiffer springs, which limit heaving
movements.
4. Thrust restraints (type 5) that incorporate the same deflection as isolators should be used for all fan heads, all suspended fans, and all base-mounted and suspended air-handling
equipment operating at 2 in. or more total static pressure. Restraint movement adjustment must be made under normal operational static pressures.
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Note 25. Air springs can be designed for any frequency, but are economical only in applications with natural
frequencies of 1.33 Hz or less (6 in. or greater deflection). They do not transmit high-frequency noise and are often
used to replace high-deflection springs on problem jobs (e.g., large transformers on upper floor installations). A
constant air supply (an air compressor with an air dryer) and leveling valves are typically required.
Note 24. Restrained spring isolators (type 4) have hold-down bolts to limit vertical as well as horizontal movement.
They are used with (a) equipment with large variations in mass (e.g., boilers, chillers, cooling towers) to restrict
movement and prevent strain on piping when water is removed, and (b) outdoor equipment, such as condensing units
and cooling towers, to prevent excessive movement due to wind loads. Spring criteria should be the same as open
spring isolators, and restraints should have adequate clearance so that they are activated only when a temporary
restraint is needed.
Closed mounts, or housed spring isolators consist of two telescoping housings separated by a resilient material.
These provide lateral snubbing and some vertical damping of equipment movement, but do not limit the vertical
movement. Care should be taken in selection and installation to minimize binding and short-circuiting.
Note 23. Open spring isolators (type 3) consist of top and bottom load plates with adjustment bolts for leveling
equipment. Springs should be designed with a horizontal stiffness of at least 80% of the vertical stiffness (kx/ky) to
ensure stability. Similarly, the springs should have a minimum ratio of 0.8 for the diameter divided by the deflected
spring height.
Note 22. Steel springs are the most popular and versatile isolators for HVAC applications because they are available
for almost any deflection and have a virtually unlimited life. Spring isolators may have a rubber acoustical barrier to
reduce transmission of high-frequency vibration and noise that can migrate down the steel spring coil. They should
be corrosion-protected if installed outdoors or in a corrosive environment. The basic types include the following:
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Note 29. Structural bases (type B) are used where equipment cannot be supported at individual locations and/or
where some means is necessary to maintain alignment of component parts in equipment. These bases can be used
with spring or rubber isolators (types 2 and 3) and should have enough rigidity to resist all starting and operating
forces without supplemental hold-down devices. Bases are made in rectangular configurations using structural
members with a depth equal to one-tenth the longest span between isolators. Typical base depth is between 4 and 12
in., except where structural or alignment considerations dictate otherwise.
Note 28. Direct isolation (type A) is used when equipment is unitary and rigid and does not require additional
support. Direct isolation can be used with large chillers, some fans, packaged air-handling units, and air-cooled
condensers. If there is any doubt that the equipment can be supported directly on isolators, use structural bases (type
B) or inertia bases (type C), or consult the equipment manufacturer.
Vibration
DIRECT ISOLATION (Type A)
Note 27. Thrust restraints (type 5) are similar to spring hangers or isolators and are installed in pairs to resist the
thrust caused by air pressure. These are typically sized to limit lateral movement to 0.25 in. or less.
Note 26. Isolation hangers (types 2 and 3) are used for suspended pipe and equipment and have rubber, springs, or a
combination of spring and rubber elements. Criteria should be similar to open spring isolators, though lateral
stability is less important. Where support rod angular misalignment is a concern, use hangers that have sufficient
clearance and/or incorporate rubber bushings to prevent the rod from touching the housing. Swivel or traveler
arrangements may be necessary for connections to piping systems subject to large thermal movements.
Precompessed spring hangers incorporate some means of precompression or preloading of the isolator spring to
minimize movement of the isolated equipment or system. These are typically used on piping systems that can
change weight substantially between installation and operation.
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Note 32. Curb isolation systems (type D) are specifically designed for curb-supported rooftop equipment and have
spring isolation with a watertight, and sometimes airtight, assembly. Rooftop rails consist of upper and lower frames
separated by nonadjustable springs and rest on top of architectural roof curbs. Isolation curbs incorporate the roof
curb into their design as well. Both kinds are designed with springs that have static deflections in the 1 to 3 in. range
to meet the design criteria described in type 3. Flexible elastomeric seals are typically most effective for
weatherproofing between the upper and lower frames. A continuous sponge gasket around the perimeter of the top
frame is typically applied to further weatherproof the installation.
Note 31. Concrete bases (type C) are used where the supported equipment requires a rigid support (e.g., flexiblecoupled pumps) or excess heaving motion may occur with spring isolators. They consist of a steel pouring form
usually with welded-in reinforcing bars, provision for equipment hold-down, and isolator brackets. Like structural
bases, concrete bases should be sized to support piping elbow supports, rectangular or T-shaped, and for rigidity,
have a depth equal to one-tenth the longest span between isolators. Base depth is typically between 6 and 12 in.
unless additional depth is specifically required for mass, rigidity, or component alignment.
Note 30. Structural rails (type B) are used to support equipment that does not require a unitary base or where the
isolators are outside the equipment and the rails act as a cradle. Structural rails can be used with spring or rubber
isolators and should be rigid enough to support the equipment without flexing. Usual practice is to use structural
members with a depth one-tenth of the longest span between isolators, typically between 4 and 12 in., except where
structural considerations dictate otherwise.
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EVAPORATIVE COOLING
Direct Evaporative Air Coolers
Air is drawn through porous wetted pads or a spray, or rigid media; and its sensible heat
energy evaporates some water. The heat and mass transfer between the air and water lowers the air
dry-bulb temperature and increases the humidity at a constant wet-bulb temperature. The dry-bulb
temperature of the nearly saturated air approaches the ambient air’s wet-bulb temperature. The
process is adiabatic, so no sensible cooling occurs.
The extent to which the leaving air temperature from a direct evaporative cooler approaches
the thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature of the entering air or the extent to which complete saturation is approached is expressed as the direct saturation efficiency, defined as
where
e
t1
t2
t
=
=
=
=
Evaporative Cooling
t1 – t2
 e = 100 -------------t 1 – t
direct evaporative cooling or saturation efficiency, %
dry-bulb temperature of entering air, °F
dry-bulb temperature of leaving air, °F
thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature of entering air, °F
An efficient wetted pad can reduce the air dry-bulb temperature by as much as 95% of the
wet-bulb depression (ambient dry-bulb temperature less wet-bulb temperature), while an inefficient and poorly designed pad may only reduce this by 50% or less.
Direct evaporative cooling, though simple and inexpensive, has the disadvantage that if the
ambient wet-bulb temperature is higher than about 70°F, the cooling effect is not sufficient for
indoor comfort but still may be sufficient for relief cooling applications. Direct evaporative coolers should not recirculate indoor air.
Two-inch pad coolers, usually small capacity, operate at 100 to 250 fpm face velocity.
Twelve-inch-deep rigid media larger coolers operate at 400 to 600 fpm face velocity and have
higher saturation efficiencies.
Figure 22.1
Rigid Media Direct Evaporative Cooler [2012S, Ch 41, Fig 2]
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Evaporative Cooling
Indirect Evaporative Air Coolers
In indirect evaporative air coolers, outdoor air or exhaust air from the conditioned space
passes through one side of a heat exchanger. This secondary airstream is cooled by evaporation by
direct wetting of the heat exchanger surface, or passing through evaporative cooling media, atomizing spray, or disk evaporator. The surfaces of the heat exchanger are cooled by the secondary airstream. On the other side of the heat exchanger surface, the primary airstream (conditioned air to
be supplied to the space) is sensibly cooled.
Although the primary air is cooled by secondary air, no moisture is added to the primary air.
Because the enthalpy of the primary air decreases, the leaving dry-bulb temperature of the primary
air must always be above the entering wet-bulb temperature of the secondary airstream. Dehumidifying in the primary airstream can occur only when the dew point of the primary airstream is several degrees higher than the wet-bulb temperature of the secondary air-stream. This condition
exists only when the secondary airstream is drier than the primary airstream, such as when building exhaust air is used for the secondary air.
Indirect evaporative cooling efficiency, or wet-bulb depression efficiency (WBDE), is
defined as
t1 – t2
WBDE = 100 ---------------t 1 – ts
where
WBDE
t1
t2
ts
=
=
=
=
indirect evaporative cooling efficiency,%
dry-bulb temperature of entering primary air, °F
dry-bulb temperature of leaving primary air, °F
wet-bulb temperature of entering secondary air, °F
In a two-stage indirect/direct evaporative cooler, a first-stage indirect evaporative cooler lowers both the dry- and wet-bulb temperature of the incoming air. After leaving the indirect stage,
the supply air passes through a second-stage direct evaporative cooler.
This method can lower the supply air dry-bulb temperature by 10°F or more below the secondary air wet-bulb temperature.
In areas with a higher wet-bulb design temperature or where the design requires a supply air
temperature lower than that attainable using indirect/direct evaporative cooling, a third cooling
stage may be required. This stage may be a direct-expansion refrigeration unit or a chilled water
coil located either upstream or downstream from the direct evaporative cooling stage, but always
downstream from the indirect evaporative stage.
Figure 22.2
Indirect Evaporative Cooler Used as Precooler [2012S, Ch 41, Fig 4]
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40 to 60
60 to 85
65 to 75
60 to 70
35 to 50
Cooling tower to coil
Crossflow plate
Heat pipec
Heat wheeld
Runaround coil
40 to 60
70 to 80
50 to 60
40 to 50
NA
0.6 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
NA
0.4 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.65
0.5 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Varies
0.1 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.2
Varies
> 0.35
0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.20
Varies
1.00 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.50
1.50 to 2.50
1.20 to 1.70
0.50 to 1.00
Notes
Best for serving multiple AHUs from a single
cooling tower. No winter heat recovery.
Most cost-effective for lower airflows. Some
cross contamination possible. Low winter
heat recovery.
Most cost-effective for large airflows. Some
cross contamination possible. Medium winter
heat recovery.
Best for high airflows. Some cross
contamination. Highest winter heat recovery
rates.
Best for applications where supply and return
air ducts are separated. Lowest summer
WBDE.
Evaporative Cooling
Notes:
aAll air-to-air heat exchangers have equal mass flow on supply and exhaust sides.
b
Plate and heat pipe are direct spray on exhaust side. Heat wheel and runaround coil systems use 90% WBDE direct evaporative cooling media on exhaust air side.
cAssumes six-row heat pipe, 11 fpi, with 500 fpm face velocity on both sides.
dAssumes 500 fpm face velocity. Parasitic loss includes wheel rotational power.
e
Includes air-side static pressure and pumping penalty.
fExcludes cooling tower cost and assumes less than 200 ft piping between components.
WBDE = wet-bulb depression efficiency
WBDE,b
%
System Typea
Indirect Evaporative Cooling Systems Comparison
Heat
Parasitic
Recovery
Wet-Side
Dry-Side
Pump
Loss Range,e Equipment
Efficiency,
Air P,
Air P,
hp per
kW/ton of Cost Range,f
%
in. of water in. of water 10,000 cfm
Cooling
$/Supply cfm
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Figure 22.3 Two-Stage Indirect/Direct Evaporative Cooling Process [2012S, Ch 41, Fig 6]
Figure 22.4 Three-Stage Indirect/Direct Evaporative Cooler [2012S, Ch 41, Fig 8]
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Figure 22.5 Effective Temperature Chart [2011A, Ch 52, Fig 14]
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23.
AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
HVAC System Components
Duct Static Pressure Control [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 15]
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.1
Figure 23.2
Direct Expansion—Two-Position Control
Figure 23.3
Duct Static Control of Return Fan
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Figure 23.4
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.5
Modulating Direct-Expansion Cooling
Airflow Tracking Control [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 17]
Figure 23.6 Cooling Tower [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 13]
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Automatic Controls
Figure 23.7 Economizer Cycle Control
Figure 23.8 Preheat with Secondary Pump and Two-Way Valve
Figure 23.9
Warm-Up Control
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Figure 23.10
Cooling and Dehumidifying with Reheat [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 25]
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.11 Night Cooldown Control
Figure 23.12 Sprayed Coil Dehumidifier [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 26]
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Automatic Controls
Figure 23.13 Preheat with Face and Bypass Dampers [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 5]
Figure 23.14 Chemical Dehumidifier [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 28]
Figure 23.15 Steam Jet Humidifier [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 29]
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Figure 23.16
Condenser Water Temperature Control
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.17
Throttling VAV Terminal Unit [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 31]
Figure 23.18 Load and Zone Control in Simple Hydronic System [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 3]
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Fan-Powered VAV Terminal Unit [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 35]
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.19
Figure 23.20 Duct Heater Control [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 9]
Figure 23.21 Pressure-Independent Dual-Duct VAV Terminal Unit
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HVAC Systems
Figure 23.22 Zone Mixing Dampers—Three-Deck Multizone System
Automatic Controls
Figure 23.23 Variable-Flow Chilled-Water System (Primary Only) [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 10]
Figure 23.24 Multizone Single-Duct System [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 44]
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Automatic Controls
Figure 23.25 Dual-Duct Single Supply Fan System [2011A, ch 47, Fig 45]
Figure 23.26 Variable-Flow Chilled-Water System (Primary/Secondary) [2011A, Ch 47, Fig 12]
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24.
OCCUPANT COMFORT
ASHRAE Standard 55-2010, Thermal Environmental Conditions for
Human Occupancy
(See complete standard for detailed guidance.)
Acceptable ranges of operative temperature and humidity for people in 0.5 to 1.0 clo clothing, activity
between 1.0 met and 1.3 met. The operative temperature ranges are based on a 80% satisfaction
criterion; 10% general dissatisfaction and 10% partial (local) dissatisfaction.
temperature, operative (to): the uniform temperature of an imaginary black enclosure in which an
occupant would exchange the same amount of heat by radiation plus convection as in the actual
nonuniform environment. An acceptable approximation that operative temperature equals air temperature exists when there is no radiant or radiant panel heating or cooling system; there is no
major heat generating equipment in the space; the wall/window Uw < 15.8/(tdi – tde), where tdi is
the inside design temperature and tde is the outside design temperature; and window solar heat
gain coefficient (SHGC) < 0.48. Where air speed is low and tair is closer than 7°F to tmean radiant ,
the top is their mean value.
A computer program is presented in Appendix D of Standard 55-2010 to calculate predicted
mean vote (PMV). The PPD (predicted percentage of people dissatisfied) is a function of the
PMV.
Occupant Comfort
Figure 24.1 Graphic Comfort Zone Method [Std 55-2010, Fig 5.2.1.1]
Table 24.1 Acceptable Thermal Environment for General Comfort
[Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.12]
PPD
< 10
PMV Range
–0.5 < PMV < + 0.5
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Occupant Comfort
Figure 24.2 Air Speed Required to Offset Increased Air and Radiant Temperature
[Std 55-2010, Fig 5.2.3.1]
Figure 24.3 Acceptable Range of Operative Temperature and Air Speeds
for the Comfort Zone Shown in Figure 24.1, at Humidity Ratio 0.010 [Std 55-2010, Fig 5.2.3.2]
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Clothing Insulation Values for Typical Ensemblesa [2013F, Ch 9, Tbl 7]
Table 24.2
Icl
(clo)
0.57
0.61
0.96
1.14
1.01
1.30
0.54
0.67
1.10
1.04
1.10
0.36
0.72
0.89
1.37
0.74
Clothing
Garments Includedb
Description
1) Trousers, short-sleeve shirt
2) Trousers, long-sleeve shirt
3) #2 plus suit jacket
Trousers
4) #2 plus suit jacket, vest, T-shirt
5) #2 plus long-sleeve sweater, T-shirt
6) #5 plus suit jacket, long underwear bottoms
7) Knee-length skirt, short-sleeve shirt (sandals)
8) Knee-length skirt, long-sleeve shirt, full slip
Skirts/
9) Knee-length skirt, long-sleeve shirt, half slip, long-sleeve sweater
Dresses
10) Knee-length skirt, long-sleeve shirt, half slip, suit jacket
11) Ankle-length skirt, long-sleeve shirt, suit jacket
Shorts
12) Walking shorts, short-sleeve shirt
13) Long-sleeve coveralls, T-shirt
Overalls/
14) Overalls, long-sleeve shirt, T-shirt
Coveralls
15) Insulated coveralls, long-sleeve thermal underwear tops and bottoms
Athletic
16) Sweat pants, long-sleeve sweatshirt
17) Long-sleeve pajama tops, long pajama trousers, short 3/4 length robe
Sleepwear
(slippers, no socks)
a
b
0.96
Data are from Chapter 9 in the 2013 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals.
All clothing ensembles, except where otherwise indicated in parentheses, include shoes, socks, and briefs or panties. All skirt/dress clothing ensembles include pantyhose and no additional socks.
Table 24.3 Percentage Dissatisfied Due to Local Discomfort
from Draft (DR) or Other Sources (PD) [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.4]
DR Due to
Draft
< 20%
PD Due to Vertical Air
Temperature Difference
< 5%
Table 24.4
PD Due to
Warm or Cool Floors
< 10%
PD Due to
Radiant Asymmetry
< 5%
Allowable Radiant Temperature Asymmetry [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.4.1]
Radiant Temperature Asymmetry °F
Cool Wall
Cool Ceiling
18.0
25.2
Warm Wall
41.4
Occupant Comfort
Warm Ceiling
9.0
Table 24.5 Allowable Vertical Air Temperature Difference
between Head and Ankles [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.4.3]
< 5.4
Vertical Air Temperature Difference °F
Table 24.6
Allowable Range of the Floor Temperature [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.4.4]
66.2–84.2
Range of Surface Temperature of the Floor °F
Table 24.7 Allowable Cyclic Operative Temperature Variation [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.5.1]
2.0
Allowable Peak-to-Peak Variation in Operative Temperature, °F
Table 24.8
Limits on Temperature Drifts and Ramps [Std 55-2010, Tbl 5.2.5.2]
Time Period
Maximum Operative
Temperature Change Allowed
0.25 h
0.5 h
1h
2h
4h
2.0°F
3.0°F
4.0°F
5.0°F
6.0°F
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Figure 24.4 Local Thermal Discomfort caused by Radiant Asymmetry [Std 55-2010, Fig 5.2.4.1]
Figure 24.5
Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Buildings [Std 55-2010, Fig 5.3]
Calculate the average of the mean minimum and maximum air temperatures for a given
month, and then use the chart to determine the acceptable range of indoor operative temperatures
for a naturally ventilated building. During the design phase of a building, these numbers could be
compared to the output of a thermal simulation model of the proposed building to determine
whether the predicted indoor temperatures are likely to be comfortable using natural ventilation,
or if air conditioning would be required. The figure also could be used to evaluate the acceptability of thermal conditions in an existing building by comparing the acceptable temperature range
obtained from the chart to indoor temperatures measured in the building.
The figure is applicable where occupants control operable windows, where activity levels are
between 1.0 and 1.3 met, and where occupants may freely adapt their clothing to the indoor and/or
outdoor thermal conditions.
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25.
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Ground-Source Heat Pumps
Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) are systems that use the ground, groundwater, or surface
water as a heat source and sink. Included under the general term are ground-coupled (GCHP),
groundwater (GWHP), and surface water (SWHP) heat pumps.
Ground-coupled heat pumps consist of a reversible vapor compression cycle linked to a
closed ground heat exchanger buried in soil. The most widely used unit is a water-to-air heat
pump, which circulates a water or a water-antifreeze solution through a liquid-to-refrigerant heat
exchanger and a buried thermoplastic piping network.
Vertical GCHPs generally consist of two small-diameter high-density polyethylene (PE)
tubes that have been placed in a vertical borehole that is subsequently filled with a solid medium.
The tubes are thermally fused at the bottom of the bore to a close return U-bend. Vertical tubes
range from 3/4- to 1 1/2-in. nominal diameter. Bore depths range from 50 ft depending on local
drilling conditions and available equipment. A minimum base separation distance of 20 ft is recommended when loops are placed in a grid pattern.
The vertical GCHP requires relatively small plots of ground, is in contact with soil that varies
very little in temperature and thermal properties, requires the smallest amount of pipe and pumping energy, and can yield the most efficient system performance. The disadvantage is it is typically
higher in cost because of expensive equipment needed to drill the borehole and the limited availability of contractors to perform such work.
Horizontal GCHPs can be single-pipe, multiple-pipe, and spiral. Multiple pipes (usually two
or four) placed in a single trench can reduce the amount of required ground area.
Geothermal Systems
Figure 25.1
Vertical Closed-Loop Ground-Coupled Heat Pump System (Kavanaugh 1985)
[2011A, Ch 34, Fig 9]
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Advantages of horizontal GCHPs are that they are typically less expensive than vertical
GCHPs because relatively low-cost installation equipment is widely available, many residential
applications have adequate ground area, and trained equipment operators are more widely available. Disadvantages include, in addition to larger ground area requirement, greater adverse variations in performance because (1) ground temperatures and thermal properties fluctuate with
season, rainfall, and burial depth and there are (2) slightly higher pumping energy requirements
and (3) lower system efficiencies.
Hybrid systems are a variation in which a smaller ground loop is used, which is augmented
during the cooling mode by a cooling tower. The ground loop is sized to meet the heating requirements. The downsized loop is used in conjunction with the cooling tower (usually the closed-circuit fluid cooler type) to meet the heat rejection load.
Groundwater heat pumps, until the recent development of GCHPs, were the most widely
used type. GWHPs can be an attractive alternative because large quantities of water can be delivered from and returned to relatively inexpensive wells that require very little ground area. When
the groundwater is injected back into the aquifer by a second well, net water use is zero.
A central water-to-water heat exchanger may be placed between the groundwater and a
closed water loop which is connected to water-to-air heat pumps located in the building.
Under suitable conditions, GWHPs cost less than GCHP equipment, but local environmental
regulations may be restrictive, water availability may be limited, fouling precautions may be necessary, and pumping energy may be high.
Surface water heat pumps can be either closed-loop systems similar to GCHPs or openloop systems similar to GWHPs. However, the thermal characteristics of surface water bodies are
quite different than those of the ground or groundwater.
Figure 25.2 Unitary Groundwater Heat Pump System [2011A, Ch 34, Fig 11]
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Figure 25.3
Table 25.1
Horizontal Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Piping [2011A, Ch 34, Fig 11]
Thermal Properties of Selected Soils, Rocks, and Bore Grouts/Fills
[2011A, Ch 34, Tbl 5]
Dry Density,
lb/ft3
Diffusivity,
ft2/day
0.8 to 1.1
0.6 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.5
1.6 to 2.2
1.2 to 1.9
0.6 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.1
0.45 to 0.65
0.5 to 0.65
0.35 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.3
1.3 to 2.1
1.4 to 2.2
1.2 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.4
0.6 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.4
0.9 to 1.4
0.7 to 1.2
0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.8
Geothermal Systems
Soils
Heavy clay (15% water)
120
Heavy clay (5% water)
120
Light clay (15% water)
80
Light clay (5% water)
80
Heavy sand (15% water)
120
Heavy sand (5% water)
120
Light sand (15% water)
80
Light sand (5% water)
80
Rocks
Granite
165
Limestone
150 to 175
Sandstone
Wet shale
160 to 170
Dry shale
Grouts/Backfills
Bentonite (20 to 30% solids)
Neat cement (not recommended)
20% Bentonite/80% SiO2 sand
15% Bentonite/85% SiO2 sand
10% Bentonite/90% SiO2 sand
30% concrete/70% SiO2 sand, s. plasticizer
Conductivity,
Btu/h·ft·°F
0.42 to 0.43
0.40 to 0.45
0.85 to 0.95
1.00 to 1.10
1.20 to 1.40
1.20 to 1.40
Source: Kavanaugh and Rafferty (1997).
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Figure 25.4
Trends of Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Moist Soils [2013F, Ch 26, Fig 6]
Table 25.2 Thermal Resistance of Bores (Rb) for High-Density Polyethylene
U-Tube Vertical Ground Heat Exchangers [2011A, Ch 34, Tbl 6]
U-tube
Diameter,
in.
3/4
1
1-1/4
Bore Fill Conductivity,* h·ft·°F/Btu
4 in. Diameter Bore
6 in. Diameter Bore
0.5
0.19
0.17
0.15
1.0
0.09
0.08
0.08
1.5
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.5
0.23
0.20
0.18
1.0
0.11
0.10
0.09
1.5
0.08
0.07
0.06
*Based on DR 11, HDPE tubing with turbulent flow
DR 9 Tubing
+0.02 h·ft·°F/Btu
Corrections for Other Tubes and Flows
Re = 4000
Re = 1500
+0.008 h·ft·°F/Btu
+0.025 h·ft·°F/Btu
Geothermal Systems
Source: Kavanaugh (2001) and Remund and Paul (2000).
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Table 25.3 Recommended Lengths of Trench or Bore
per Ton for Residential GCHPs [2011A, Ch 34, Tbl 14]
Coil Typea
Horizontal
6-Pipe/6-Pitch Spiral
4-Pipe/4-Pitch Spiral
2-Pipe
Vertical U-tube
3/4 in. Pipe
1 in. Pipe
1 1/4 in. Pipe
Pitchb
Ground Temperature, °F
Feet of
Pipe
per
44 to 47 48 to 51 52 to 55 56 to 59 60 to 63 64 to 67 68 to 70
Feet
Trench/
Bore
6
4
2
180
220
300
160
200
280
150
190
250
160
200
280
180
220
300
200
250
340
230
300
400
2
2
2
180
170
160
170
160
150
155
150
145
170
160
150
180
170
160
200
190
175
230
215
200
Source: Kavanaugh and Calvert (1995).
aLengths based on DR11 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. See Figures 21 to 23 for details.
b
Multiply length of trench by pitch to find required length of pipe.
Note: Based on k = 0.6 Btu/h·ft·°F for horizontal loops and k = 1.2 Btu/h·ft·°F for vertical loops. Figures for soil
temperatures < 56°F based on modeling using nominal heat pump capacity and assumption of auxiliary heat at
design conditions.
Multiply Values by Bold Values Below to Correct for Other Values of Ground Conductivity
Ground Thermal Conductivity in Btu/h·ft·°F
Coil Typea
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
Horizontal
1.22
1.0
0.89
0.82
—
—
—
—
—
loop
Vertical
loop*
—
—
1.23
1.10
1.0
0.93
0.87
0.83
0.79
*Vertical loop values based on an annular fill with k = 0.85 Btu/h·ft·°F. Multiply lengths by
1.2 for kannulus = 0.4 Btu/h·ft·°F and 0.95 for kannulus = 1.1 Btu/h·ft·°F.
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Figure 25.5 Residential Design Example [2011A, Ch 34, Fig 24]
Table 25.4 Recommended Residential GCHP Piping Arrangements and Pumps
[2011A, Ch 34, Tbl 15]
2
Geothermal Systems
5 to 6
Coil Type*
Spiral (10 pt.)
6-Pipe
4-Pipe
2-Pipe
Vertical 3/4 in. pipe
1 in. pipe
1 1/4 in. pipe
Trench Length
Less than 100 ft
100 to 200 ft
3 to 4
3 to 4
2 to 3
2 to 4
2 to 3
2 to 3
1 to 2
1 1/4
1 1/4
1/12 hp (1)
Nominal Heat Pump Capacity, tons
3
4
5
Required Flow Rate, gpm
7 1/2 to 9
10 to 12
12 to 15
Number of Parallel Loops
4 to 6
6 to 9
8 to 10
4 to 6
6 to 9
8 to 10
4 to 6
5 to 8
6 to 9
3 to 5
4 to 6
5 to 8
3 to 5
4 to 6
5 to 8
2 to 4
3 to 5
4 to 6
1 to 2
2 to 3
2 to 3
Header Diameter (PE Pipe), in.
1 1/4
1 1/2
1 1/2 to 2
1 1/2
1 1/2
2
Size (No.) of Pumps Required
1/6 hp (1)
1/12 hp (2)
1/6 hp (2)
6
15 to 18
8 to 10
8 to 10
6 to 10
6 to 10
6 to 10
4 to 6
2 to 4
1 1/2 to 2
2
1/6 hp (2)
Source: Kavanaugh and Calvert (1995).
*Based on DR11 HDPE pipe.
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Figure 25.6
Lake Loop Piping [2011A, Ch 34, Fig 13]
Closed-loop SWHPs are heat pumps connected to a piping network in a lake or other body of
water. A pump circulates water or antifreeze solution through the heat pump water-to-refrigerant
heat exchanger and the submerged piping loop, which transfers heat to or from the body of water.
The advantages are relatively low cost compared to GCHPs low pumping energy, low maintenance, and low operating cost. Disadvantages are the possibility of coil damage in public lakes
and wide variation in water temperature with outdoor conditions if lakes are small and/or shallow.
Lake water can be pumped directly to heat pumps or through an intermediate heat exchanger.
In deep lakes (40 ft or more), there is often enough thermal stratification throughout the year that
direct cooling or precooling is possible. Water can be pumped from the bottom of deep lakes
through a coil in the return air duct. Total cooling is a possibility if water is 50°F or below. Precooling is possible with warmer water, which can then be circulated through the heat pump units.
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Office
Buildings
Dining
and
Entertainment
Centers
General
Category
Winter
Noisec
Filtering Efficiencies
(ASHRAE Std. 52.1)
NC 35 to 40 35% or better
85 to 88°F
30 to 50 fpm
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
25 to 45 fpm
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh 0.75 to 2 cfm/ft2
70 to 74°F
4 to 10
NC 30 to 40 35 to 60% or better
12 to 15g NC 40 to 50 10 to 15% or better
Use charcoal for odor
control with manual
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
below 25 fpm
f
20 to 30 NC 35 to 45 purge control for 100%
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh at 5 ft above floor
outside air to exhaust
±35% prefilters
Kitchens
Peak at 1 to 2 PM
Peak at 1 to 2 PM
Load Profile
Prevent draft
discomfort for
patrons waiting in
serving lines
Comments
General
Peak at 4 PM
Negative air pressure
required for odor
control (also see
Chapter 31)
Provide good air
Nightclubs peak at 8 PM
movement but
to 2 AM; Casinos peak at
prevent cold draft
4 PM to 2 AM; Equipment,
discomfort for
24 h/day
patrons
Use charcoal for odor Peak at 5 to 7 PM
control with manual
15 to 20 NC 35 to 50 purge control for 100%
outside air to exhaust
±35% prefilters
8 to 12
12 to 15 NC 40 to 50 e 35% or better
Circulation, ach
Nightclubs
and
Casinos
30 fpm at 6 ft
above floor
25 to 30 fpm
50 fpm at 6 ft
above floor
Air
Movement
Bars
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 55 to 60% rh
78°Fd
50% rh
Summer
General Design Criteriaa, b [2007A, Ch 3, Tbl 1]
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh
Restaurants
Cafeterias and 70 to 74°F
Luncheonettes 20 to 30% rh
Specific
Category
Inside Design Conditions
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25 to 30 fpm
50 fpm at 6 ft
above floor
below 25 fpm
below 25 fpm
Air
Movement
8 to 20
10 to 15
8 to 12
8 to 12
Circulation, ach
Filtering Efficiencies
(ASHRAE Std. 52.1)
35% prefilters plus
charcoal filters
85 to 95% final i
to NC 60
85% or better
NC 40 to 50 10 to 15%
NC 35
NC 35 to 40 35 to 60% or better
Noisec
Load Profile
Constant temperature
and humidity
required
Constant temperature
and humidity
required
Varies widely because
of changes in lighting
and people
Comments
Varies with location
and use
Peak at 6 to 8 PM
Peak at 3 PM
Peak at 3 PM
General Design Criteriaa, b [2007A, Ch 3, Tbl 1] (Continued)
74 to 78°F
74 to 78°F below 25 fpm at
15 to 40 NC 15 to 25 35% or better
30 to 40% rh 40 to 55% rh 12 ft above floor
72 to 78°F
72 to 78°F
40 to 50% rh 40 to 50% rh
70 to 74°F
75 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 50 to 55% rh
See Chapter 21
Archival
Summer
68 to 72°F40 to 55% rh
Winter
Inside Design Conditions
Average
Specific
Category
Telephone
Terminal
Communication Rooms
Centers
Radio and
Television
Studios
Bowling
Centers
Museums,
Galleries,
Libraries,
and Archives
(also see
Chapter 21)
General
Category
Table 26.1
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Transportation
Centers
(also see
Chapter 13)
General
Category
Garages
1 to 4
Inside design temperatures for warehouses
often depend on the materials stored
8 to 12
8 to 12
8 to 12
Circulation, ach
4 to 6
80 to 100°F
25 to 30 fpm at
6 ft above floor
25 to 30 fpm at
6 ft above floor
25 to 30 fpm at
6 ft above floor
Air
Movement
35% or better
and charcoal filters
Filtering Efficiencies
(ASHRAE Std. 52.1)
to NC 75
10 to 35%
NC 35 to 50 10 to 15%
NC 35 to 50 35% with exfiltration
NC 35 to 50 10 to 15%
NC 35 to 50
Noisec
Load Profile
Peak at 10 AM to 3 PM
Peak at 10 AM to 5 PM
Peak at 10 AM to 5 PM
Peak at 10 AM to 5 PM
Peak at 10 AM to 9 PM
General Design Criteriaa, b [2007A, Ch 3, Tbl 1] (Continued)
30 to 75 fpm
40 to 55°F
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh
Bus
Terminals
j
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh
Ship
Docks
Summer
70 to 74°F
74 to 78°F
20 to 30% rh 50 to 60% rh
Winter
Airport
Terminals
Specific
Category
Inside Design Conditions
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Negative air pressure
required to remove
fumes; positive air in
pressure adjacent
occupied spaces
Positive air pressure
required in terminal
Positive air pressure
required in waiting
area
Positive air pressure
required in terminal
Comments
General
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General
table shows design criteria differences between various commercial and public buildings. It should not be used as sole source for design criteria. Each type of data contained here can be determined from ASHRAE Handbook and standards.
governing codes to determine minimum allowable requirements. Outside air requirements may be reduced if high-efficiency adsorption equipment or other odor- or gas-removal equipment
is used. See ASHRAE Standard 62.1 for calculation procedures.
c
Refer to Chapter 48 of 2011 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications.
d Food in these areas is often eaten more quickly than in a restaurant; therefore, turnover of diners is much faster. Because diners seldom remain for long periods, they do not require the degree of
comfort necessary in restaurants. Thus, it may be possible to lower design criteria standards and still provide reasonably comfortable conditions. Although space conditions of 80°F and 50% rh
may be satisfactory for patrons.
when it is 95°F and 50% rh outside, inside conditions of 78°F and 40% rh are better.
f
In some nightclubs, air-conditioning system noise must be kept low so patrons can hear the entertainment.
g
Usually determined by kitchen hood requirements.
h Peak kitchen heat load does not generally occur at peak dining load, although in luncheonettes and some cafeterias where cooking is done in dining areas, peaks may be simultaneous.
i Methods for removing chemical pollutants must also be considered.
j
Also includes service stations.
e Cafeterias and luncheonettes usually have some or all food preparation equipment and trays in the same room with diners. These establishments are generally noisier than restaurants, so noise transmission from air-conditioning equipment is not as critical.
a This
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Air-Conditioning Formulas
1 Btu = amount of heat required to raise (or lower) temperature of one pound of water 1°F
General
1 ton refrigeration = 12,000 Btu/h = 200 Btu/min
1 watt = 3.412 Btu/h
1 horsepower = 2545 Btu/h
1 lb = 7000 grains
1 ft (head) = 0.433 psi
1 square foot EDR (equivalent direct radiation) = 240 Btu
1 boiler horsepower = 33,479 Btu/h
No. of air changes (N) = 60 (cfm)/ft3
Sensible heat (Btu/h) = 1.08 Qt
where t = difference between entering and leaving dry-bulb temperature and Q = airflow
rate in cubic feet per minute
Latent heat (Btu/h) = 0.68 Qg
where g = difference in moisture content of entering and leaving air, grains per pound of
dry air
Water quantity (gpm) required for heating and cooling =
q/500 twater
where q = load in Btu/h
Chiller capacity (tons) = gpm (chilled water)  t (water)/24
For Air:
1 lb/h = 4.5 Q
1 ton = Qh/2670
cfm  static pressure (in. w.g.)
Density of air
Fan hp = -------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------6356  Efficiency
Density of standard air
For water:
1 lb/h = 500 gpm
1 ton = (gpm) t/24
gpm  ft head
Pump hp = -------------------------------------------  Specific Gravity
3960  Efficiency
small pumps 0.40 – 0.60 efficiency
large pumps 0.70 – 0.85 efficiency
Control Valves (Cv):
gpm sp gr
Liquid: = ---------------------------- p psi
 lbsteam/hr  spec vol
Steam: = -------------------------------------------------------------63.5  p psi
(at 5 psi; specific volume = 20.4, at 30 psi; specific volume = 9.46)
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Sizing Formulas
General
Figure 26.1
Sizing Formulas for Heating/Cooling
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General
Cooling Tower Performance
The curves are based on a typical mechanical-draft, film-filled, cross-flow, medium-sized,
air-conditioning cooling tower. The cooling tower, when selected for a specified design condition,
operates at other temperature levels when the ambient temperature is off-design or when heat load
or flow rate varies from the design condition. When flow rate is held constant, range falls as heat
load falls, causing temperature levels to fall to a closer approach. Hot and cold water temperature
levels fall when the ambient wet bulb falls at constant heat load, range, and flow rate. As water
loading to a particular tower falls at constant ambient wet bulb and range, the tower cools the
water to a lower temperature level or closer approach to the wet bulb.
Figure 26.2 Cooling Tower Performance [2012S, Ch 40, Figs 26–29]
Cycles of Concentration =
Evaporation + Drift + Bleed
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Drift + Bleed
Evaporation = 0.8% for 10º range
Drift less than 0.1%
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Thermal Storage
The primary motivations are to reduce required equipment capacity and to use off-peak or
waste energy.
General
Heat Storage
Radiant floor heating, brick storage air heaters, and water storage heaters can all be used to
reduce the size of heating systems and can use off-peak electrical energy to store the heat.
Cool Storage
Usually either chilled water or ice. Chilled-water storage requires careful tank design and
large available space but permits refrigerating system to operate at conventional evaporator temperature at higher efficiency than when making ice. System design should incorporate a high temperature difference across the cooling surface. Tank design should maximize stratification, with
inlet and outlet flows at low velocity.
Due to the high latent heat of fusion, ice is an excellent storage medium, minimizing storage
space. Refrigerating systems must operate at lower evaporating temperature when making ice,
thus at lower efficiency. Ice storage systems are usually either external-melt, internal-melt, or ice
harvesting.
Figure 26.3
Charge and Discharge of External Melt Ice Storage [2012S, Ch 51, Fig 13]
Figure 26.4 Charge and Discharge of Internal Melt Ice Storage [2012S, Ch 51, Fig 9]
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Figure 26.5
Ice-Harvesting Schematic (Courtesy Paul Mueller Company) [2012S, Ch 51, Fig 15]
In an external-melt system, refrigerant or a secondary coolant, usually an ethylene glycol
solution, is pumped in pipes inside the storage tank. The water freezes outside the pipes and is
melted by circulating return water through the tank.
In an internal-melt system, the glycol is cooled by a liquid chiller and circulated through coils
in a tank to freeze the water in the tank. Since the same heat transfer surface freezes and melts the
water, the glycol may freeze the tank’s water completely during the charging cycle, improving
efficiency. A temperature-modulating valve at outlet of tank keeps constant flow of glycol solution to the load. In a full-storage system, the chiller is kept off during discharge, and the modulating valve allows enough fluid to bypass the tanks to handle the load. In a partial-storage system,
during the discharge cycle the chiller’s supply thermostat is reset from the 22°F needed for charging up to the load’s cooling coil temperature, say 44°F; during low loads, the chiller operates at
44°F without depleting storage; when load exceeds chiller capacity, the leaving glycol temperature rises and the temperature modulating valve opens to maintain the design temperature in the
coils.
In ice harvesting systems, the ice formation is separate from storage, requiring a defrost cycle
to harvest the ice from evaporator plates.
ASHRAE Standard 150-2000 provides method of testing of cool storage systems.
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Cold-Air Distribution
Reducing supply air temperature is attractive, due to the smaller air-handling units and ducts
and less space required. This can make cool thermal storage more competitive in initial cost than
conventional systems.
Mechanical dehumidifiers remove moisture by passing air over a surface cooled below the
air’s dew point and then reheat the air using recovered and recycled energy. Sensible heat ratios
are much lower than air conditioners. Compressor starts on a call for dehumidification.
General
Mechanical Dehumidifiers
Figure 26.6 Dehumidification Process Points [2012S, Ch 25, Fig 1]
Figure 26.7 Psychrometric Diagram of Typical Dehumidification Process [2012S, Ch 25, Fig 1]
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General
Heat Pipes
A heat pipe heat exchanger looks like a finned tube coil, but the tubes are not interconnected
and it is divided into evaporator and condenser sections. Warm air passes over evaporator section
and cold air over condenser. Each tube has a capillary wick, is evacuated, filled with a refrigerant,
and sealed. A vapor pressure gradient drives the vapor to the condenser end of the tube, where it is
revaporized, completing the cycle, as long as there is a temperature difference. A wraparound heat
pipe removes sensible heat from entering air and transfers it to leaving air. A duct-to-duct or slidein heat pipe has one section in the supply air duct and the other in the return duct. In both configurations air is precooled before entering the system’s cooling coil.
Figure 26.8 Dehumidification Enhancement with Wraparound Heat Pipe (Kittler 1996)
[2012S, Ch 25, Fig 13]
Figure 26.9
Heat Pipe Operation [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 17]
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General
Figure 26.10 Heat Pipe Exchanger Effectiveness (Ratio of temperature drop of precooled air to
difference between the entering air and evaporative refrigerant.) [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 18]
Figure 26.11
Heat Pipe Assembly [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 16]
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General
Air-to-Air Energy Recovery
Recovering sensible heat and/or moisture from an airstream at high temperature or humidity
to an airstream at low temperature or humidity can be accomplished by sensible heat exchange
devices (heat recovery ventilation, HRVs) or energy or enthalpy devices that transfer both heat
and moisture (ERVs).
Types include cross-flow air-to-air heat exchangers, rotary wheels, heat pipes, runaround
loops, thermosiphons, and turn-tower enthalpy recovery loops.
Figure 26.12 Fixed-Plate Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 4]
Figure 26.13
Variation of Pressure Drop and Effectiveness with Airflow Rates
for a Membrane Plate Exchanger [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 4]
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Figure 26.14 Coil Energy Recovery Loop [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 14]
Figure 26.15 Twin-Tower Enthalpy Recovery Loop [2012S, Ch 26, Fig 25]
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Table 26.2
Comparison of Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Devices [2012S, Ch 26, Tbl 3]
General
Fixed
Plate
Airflow
arrangements
Membra
ne Plate
Energy
Wheel
Heat
Wheel
Heat
Pipe
Runaround ThermoCoil Loop siphon
Twin
Towers
Counterflow Counterflow Counterflow
Counterflow
Counterflow
Cross-flow
Cross-flow Parallel flow
Parallel flow
—
Counterflow
Parallel flow
—
50 to 74,000
and up
100 and up
100 and up
100 and up
—
Equipment size
range, cfm
50 and up
50 and up
50 to 74,000
and up
Typical sensible
effectiveness
(ms = me), %
50 to 80
50 to 75
50 to 85
50 to 85
45 to 65
55 to 65
40 to 60
40 to 60
Typical latent
effectiveness,* %
—
50 to 72
50 to 85
0
—
—
—
—
Total
effectiveness,* %
—
50 to 73
50 to 85
—
—
—
—
—
Face velocity,
fpm
200 to 1000
200 to 600
500 to 1000
400 to 1000
400 to 800
300 to 600
400 to 800
300 to 450
Pressure drop,
in. of water
0.4 to 4
0.4 to 2
0.4 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.2
0.6 to 2
0.6 to 2
0.6 to 2
0.7 to 1.2
EATR, %
0 to 5
0 to 5
0.5 to 10
0.5 to 10
0 to 1
0
0
0
OACF
0.97 to 1.06
0.97 to 1.06
0.99 to 1.1
1 to 1.2
0.99 to 1.01
1.0
1.0
1.0
Temperature
range, °F
–75 to 1470
15 to 120
–40 to 105
–50 to 930
–40 to 105
–40 to 115
–65 to 1470
–65 to 1470
Typical mode
of purchase
Exchanger
Exchanger
only
only
Exchanger in
Exchanger in
case
case
Exchanger
Exchanger
and external
and blowers
blowers
Complete
Complete
system
system
Exchanger
only
Exchanger in
case
Exchanger
and blowers
Complete
system
Exchanger
only
Exchanger in
case
Exchanger
and blowers
Complete
system
Exchanger
only
Exchanger in
Coil only
case
Complete
Exchanger
system
and blowers
Complete
system
Exchanger
only
Complete
Exchanger in system
case
Advantages
No moving
parts
Low pressure drop
Easily
cleaned
Moisture or
mass transfer
Compact
large sizes
Low pressure drop
Available on
all ventilation
system
platforms
Compact
large sizes
Low pressure drop
Easily
cleaned
No moving
parts except
tilt
Fan location
not critical
Allowable
pressure differential up
to 2 psi
Exhaust airstream can be
separated
from supply
air
Fan location
not critical
No moving
parts
Exhaust airstream can be
separated
from supply
air
Fan location
not critical
Latent transfer from
remote airstreams
Efficient
microbiological cleaning of both
supply
and exhaust
airstreams
Limitations
Supply air
Few suppliers may require
Long-term
some further
Large size at
Some EATR
maintenance cooling or
higher flow
without
and perforheating
rates
purge
mance
Some EATR
unknown
without
purge
Effectiveness limited
by pressure
drop and cost
Few suppliers
Predicting
performance
requires
accurate simulation model
Effectiveness may be
limited by
pressure drop
and cost
Few suppliers
Few suppliers
Maintenance
and performance
unknown
No moving
parts
Low pressure drop
Low air
leakage
Bypass
Bypass
Bypass
Heat rate control
dampers and
dampers and dampers and
(HRC) methods
wheel speed
ducting
ducting
control
Bypass
dampers and
wheel speed
control
Control valve
Tilt angle
Bypass valve Control valve or pump
down to 10%
or pump
over full
speed control
of maximum
speed control range
over full
heat rate
range
*Rated effectiveness values are for balanced flow conditions. Effectiveness values increase slightly if flow rates of either or both airstreams
are higher than flow rates at which testing is done.
EATR = Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio
OACF = Outdoor Air Correction Factor
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Panel Heating and Cooling
ta
=
AUST =
Typical panels, floor, or ceiling have hydronic tubes or electric cables embedded in, attached
to or integral with the floor or ceiling. Surface temperature of floor panels should not exceed
84°Ffor comfort; and surface temperature of ceiling panels should not be lower than 1°F above
design air dew-point temperature to avoid condensation. Panel cooling is usually a supplement to
cooling and dehumidification by an air supply system.
General
air temperature in conditioned space, °F
average unheated (uncooled) temperature of surfaces directly exposed to the panel;
typically 1°F higher than ta in cooling; 2°F lower than ta in heating. Typical design
ta = 68°F in heating, 76°F in cooling.
In Figure 26-17:
tp
=
panel surface temperature, °F
tw
=
average heating (cooling) fluid temperature, °F
(for electric systems = skin temperature of cable)
qu
=
heat flux up, Btu/h·ft2
qd
=
heat flux down, Btu/h·ft2
M
=
tube (cable) spacing, ft
ru
=
characteristic (combined) panel thermal resistance, ft2 ·h·°F/Btu·ft
rc
=
thermal resistance of panel surface covers such as carpet
rp
=
thermal resistance of panel body
rt
=
thermal resistance of tube wall per unit tube spacing
rs
=
thermal resistance between tube (electric cable) and panel body per unit
spacing between tubes (cables); negligible if embedded.
ru = rtM + rsM + rp + rc
For copper tubes secured to aluminum ceiling panels ru = 0.25 M (approximately).
Figure 26.16 Primary/Secondary Water Distribution System with Mixing Control
[2012S, Ch 6, Fig 11]
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Figure 26.17 Design Graph for Sensible Heating and Cooling with Floor and Ceiling Panels
[2012S, Ch 6, Fig 9]
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Variable Refrigerant Flow
General
Variable-refrigerant-flow (VRF) HVAC systems are a direct-expansion (DX) heat pump
technology platform built on the standard reverse Rankine vapor compression cycle. These systems are thermodynamically similar to unitary and other common DX systems, and share many of
the same components (i.e., compressor, expansion device, and heat exchangers). VRF systems
transport heat between an outdoor condensing unit and a network of indoor units located near or
within the conditioned space through refrigerant piping installed in the building. Attributes that
distinguish VRF from other DX system types are multiple indoor units connected to a common
outdoor unit (single or combined modules), scalability, variable capacity, distributed control, and
simultaneous heating and cooling.
VRF systems are highly engineered, with single or multiple compressors, multiple indoor
units (ducted and nonducted types), and oil and refrigerant management and control components.
VRF provides flexibility by allowing for many different indoor units (with different capacities and
configurations), individual zone control, and the unique ability to offer simultaneous heating and
cooling in separate zones on a common refrigerant circuit, and heat recovery from one zone to
another. Typical capacities range from 18,000 to 760,000 Btu/h for outdoor units and from 5000 to
120,000 Btu/h for indoor units.
Many VRF systems are equipped with at least one variable-speed and/or variable-capacity
compressor; the compressor varies its speed to operate only at the levels necessary to maintain
indoor environments to the specified requirements.
System Types
There are three basic types of VRF systems: cooling only (Figure 26.18), heat pump, and heat
recovery (Figures 26.19 and 26.20). Heat pumps are air-conditioning systems capable of reversing
the direction of the refrigerant flow to provide heating or cooling to the indoor space. All indoor
units connected to a heat pump system can use individual control and set points, but they operate
in the same mode of either heating or cooling at any given time.
Heat recovery units are heat pump systems that can provide simultaneous heating and cooling.
All indoor units connected to a heat recovery system not only can use individual control and set
points, but they can also individually operate in heating or cooling mode at any given time. To match
the building’s load profiles, energy is transferred from one indoor space to another through the
refrigerant line, and only one energy source is necessary to provide both heating and cooling. VRF
systems also operate efficiently at part load because of the compressor’s variable capacity control.
The following definitions are based on AHRI Standard 1230.
A heat pump multisplit system is an encased, factory-made, permanently installed assembly
that takes heat from a heat source and delivers it to the conditioned space when heating is desired.
It may remove heat from the conditioned space and discharge it to a heat sink if cooling and dehumidification are desired from the same equipment. Normal components include multiple indoor
Figure 26.18
Cooling-Only Heat Pump VRF System [2012S, Ch 18, Fig 2]
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Figure 26.20
Two-Pipe Heat Recovery VRF System [2012S, Ch 18, Fig 3]
Three-Pipe Heat Recovery VRF System Examples [2012S, Ch 18, Fig 4]
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conditioning coils, compressor(s), and outdoor coil(s). Equipment may be provided in multiple
assemblies, intended for use together. Other functions may include cleaning, circulating, and
humidifying the air.
A VRF multisplit system is a split-system air conditioner or heat pump with a single refrigerant circuit, one or more outdoor units, at least one variable-speed compressor or other compressor combination that can vary system capacity by three or more steps, and multiple indoor fan-coil
units that are individually metered and individually controlled by an integrated control device and
common communications network. A VRF heat recovery multisplit system operates as an air
conditioner or as a heat pump, and also can provide simultaneous heating and cooling operation
by transferring recovered energy from the indoor units operating in one mode to other indoor units
operating in the other mode. Variable refrigerant flow implies three or more steps of control on
common, interconnecting piping.
Safety Considerations for Refrigerants
As with any HVAC equipment, VRF systems must include design and application safeguards
that protect occupants. ASHRAE Standard 15 applies to the design, construction, testing, installation, operation, and inspection of mechanical refrigeration systems. This standard specifies safe
design, construction, installation, and operation of refrigeration systems. Many national, state, and
local building codes require compliance with Standard 15 or with similar requirements
Designers also need to refer to ASHRAE Standard 34, which lists the most current information
related to refrigerant designations, safety classifications, and refrigerant concentration limits
(RCL). ASHRAE Standard 34 refers to common names of refrigerants used in HVAC systems,
instead of using the chemical name, formula, or trade name. The standard establishes a uniform
system for assigning reference numbers and safety classifications to refrigerants (including blends).
To successfully apply ASHRAE Standard 15 to a project, the designer must know the following:
.
•
•
•
•
•
Classification and RCL of the refrigerant used
Classification of occupancy type in which the indoor unit and/or piping will be located
Total amount of refrigerant used in the system
Individual occupied zone(s) geometry and connected zones, if applicable
Methodology to calculate the maximum amount of refrigerant that can be safely dispersed into a specific zone
The smallest space in which any of the indoor units or piping could be located must be capable of safely dispersing the refrigerant charge of the entire VRF system in the unlikely event of a
catastrophic leak or failure. Examples of spaces that may require additional consideration include
• Bathrooms
• Electrical rooms
• Closets
• Small offices
• Egress
Several options are available to manage smaller spaces; however, care is needed not to violate
other local or national codes such as NFPA Standard 70. Options available to manage smaller
spaces where the RCL would otherwise be exceeded include the following:
• Do not install an indoor unit, but allow the code-required ventilation to maintain conditions in the space.
• If cooling is required in the occupied space, one option is to increase the actual space volume by providing a permanent opening or connecting to an adjacent room, as described in
ASHRAE Standard 15. A permanent opening can be included along the common wall
between an electrical room and janitor closet to increase the size of the space; alternatively,
install the ceiling high enough to provide the necessary volume, or omit the ceiling entirely.
• A ducted indoor unit could serve several smaller offices, thus increasing the overall occupied space served by the system.
• Central VRF systems can be subdivided into a series of smaller systems so that the total
charge in a given system does not exceed the RCL limitations for a given space.
In summary, meeting ASHRAE Standard 15 requirements may only need simple adjustments
to the project’s design: carefully considering the building’s zones, determining connected spaces,
and optimally placing the piping and indoor units. With sound engineering practices, a VRF system can be designed to comply with Standard 15 and all other applicable code requirements.
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Units and Conversions
Table 26.3 Conversions to I-P and SI Units [2013F, Ch 38, Tbl 1]
General
(Multiply I-P values by conversion factors to obtain SI; divide SI values by conversion factors to obtain I-P)
Multiply I-P
By
To Obtain SI
acre (43,560 ft2) ........................................................................................
...................................................................................................................
atmosphere (standard) ...............................................................................
bar .............................................................................................................
barrel (42 U.S. gal, petroleum) .................................................................
...................................................................................................................
Btu (International Table) ...........................................................................
Btu (thermochemical) ..............................................................................
Btu/ft2 (International Table)......................................................................
Btu/ft3 (International Table)......................................................................
Btu/gal.......................................................................................................
Btu·ft/h·ft2 · °F ..........................................................................................
Btu·in/h·ft2 · °F (thermal conductivity k) ..................................................
Btu/h..........................................................................................................
Btu/h·ft2 ....................................................................................................
Btu/h·ft2 · °F (overall heat transfer coefficient U) .....................................
Btu/lb.........................................................................................................
Btu/lb·°F (specific heat cp) .......................................................................
bushel (dry, U.S.) ......................................................................................
calorie (thermochemical) ..........................................................................
centipoise (dynamic viscosity ) ..............................................................
centistokes (kinematic viscosity ) ...........................................................
clo..............................................................................................................
dyne...........................................................................................................
dyne/cm2 ...................................................................................................
EDR hot water (150 Btu/h) .......................................................................
EDR steam (240 Btu/h).............................................................................
EER ...........................................................................................................
ft ................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................
ft/min, fpm ................................................................................................
ft/s, fps.......................................................................................................
ft of water ..................................................................................................
ft of water per 100 ft pipe..........................................................................
ft2...............................................................................................................
ft2 ·h· °F/Btu (thermal resistance R) ..........................................................
ft2/s (kinematic viscosity ) ......................................................................
ft3...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................
ft3/min, cfm ...............................................................................................
ft3/s, cfs .....................................................................................................
ft·lbf (torque or moment) ..........................................................................
ft·lbf (work) ..............................................................................................
ft·lbf /lb (specific energy)..........................................................................
ft·lbf /min (power).....................................................................................
footcandle..................................................................................................
gallon (U.S., *231 in3) ..............................................................................
gph.............................................................................................................
gpm ...........................................................................................................
gpm/ft2 ......................................................................................................
gpm/ton refrigeration ................................................................................
grain (1/7000 lb) .......................................................................................
gr/gal .........................................................................................................
gr/lb ...........................................................................................................
horsepower (boiler) (33,470 Btu/h) ..........................................................
horsepower (550 ft·lbf /s) ..........................................................................
inch............................................................................................................
in. of mercury (60°F) ................................................................................
in. of water (60°F).....................................................................................
in/100 ft, thermal expansion coefficient....................................................
0.4047
4046.873
*101.325
*100
159.0
0.1580987
1055.056
1054.350
11,356.53
37,258.951
278,717.1765
1.730735
0.1442279
0.2930711
3.154591
5.678263
*2.326
*4.1868
0.0352394
*4.184
*1.00
*1.00
0.155
1.0  10–5
*0.100
43.9606
70.33706
0.293
*0.3048
*304.8
*0.00508
*0.3048
2989
98.1
0.092903
0.176110
92,900
28.316846
0.02832
0.471947
28.316845
1.355818
1.356
2.99
0.0226
10.76391
3.785412
1.05
0.0631
0.6791
0.0179
0.0648
17.1
0.143
9.81
0.7457
*25.4
3.3864
248.84
0.833
ha
m2
kPa
kPa
L
m3
J
J
J/m2
J/m3
J/m3
W/(m·K)
W/(m·K)
W
W/m2
W/(m2 ·K)
kJ/kg
kJ/(kg·K)
m3
J
mPa·s
mm2/s
(m2 ·K)/W
N
Pa
W
W
COP
m
mm
m/s
m/s
Pa
Pa/m
m2
(m2 ·K)/W
mm2/s
L
m3
L/s
L/s
N·m
J
J/kg
W
lx
L
mL/s
L/s
L/(s·m2)
mL/J
g
g/m3
g/kg
kW
kW
mm
kPa
Pa
mm/m
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Table 26.3
Conversions to I-P and SI Units [2013F, Ch 38, Tbl 1] (Continued)
(Multiply I-P values by conversion factors to obtain SI; divide SI values by conversion factors to obtain I-P)
By
in·lbf (torque or moment) .......................................................................
in2 ...........................................................................................................
in3 (volume) ............................................................................................
in3/min (SCIM).......................................................................................
in3 (section modulus)..............................................................................
in4 (section moment) ..............................................................................
kWh ........................................................................................................
kW/1000 cfm ..........................................................................................
kilopond (kg force) .................................................................................
kip (1000 lbf) ..........................................................................................
kip/in2 (ksi) .............................................................................................
litre..........................................................................................................
met ..........................................................................................................
micron (m) of mercury (60°F)..............................................................
mile .........................................................................................................
mile, nautical ..........................................................................................
mile per hour (mph) ................................................................................
...........................................................................................................
millibar....................................................................................................
mm of mercury (60°F)............................................................................
mm of water (60°F) ................................................................................
ounce (mass, avoirdupois) ......................................................................
ounce (force or thrust) ............................................................................
ounce (liquid, U.S.).................................................................................
ounce inch (torque, moment)..................................................................
ounce (avoirdupois) per gallon ...............................................................
perm (permeance at 32°F) ......................................................................
perm inch (permeability at 32°F) ...........................................................
pint (liquid, U.S.)....................................................................................
pound
lb (avoirdupois, mass).............................................................................
...........................................................................................................
lbf (force or thrust)..................................................................................
lbf /ft (uniform load) ...............................................................................
lb/ft·h (dynamic viscosity ) ..................................................................
lb/ft·s (dynamic viscosity ) ..................................................................
lbf ·s/ft2 (dynamic viscosity ) ...............................................................
lb/h ..........................................................................................................
lb/min......................................................................................................
lb/h [steam at 212°F (100°C)] ................................................................
lbf /ft2.......................................................................................................
lb/ft2 ........................................................................................................
lb/ft3 (density ) .....................................................................................
lb/gallon ..................................................................................................
ppm (by mass) ........................................................................................
psi............................................................................................................
quad (1015 Btu).......................................................................................
quart (liquid, U.S.)..................................................................................
square (100 ft2) .......................................................................................
tablespoon (approximately) ....................................................................
teaspoon (approximately) .......................................................................
therm (U.S.) ............................................................................................
ton, long (2240 lb) ..................................................................................
ton, short (2000 lb) .................................................................................
ton, refrigeration (12,000 Btu/h).............................................................
torr (1 mm Hg at 0°C) ............................................................................
watt per square foot ................................................................................
yd ............................................................................................................
yd2...........................................................................................................
yd3...........................................................................................................
113
645.16
16.3874
0.273117
16,387
416,231
*3.60
2.118880
9.81
4.45
6.895
*0.001
58.15
133
1.609
*1.852
1.609344
0.447
*0.100
0.133
9.80
28.35
0.278
29.6
7.06
7.489152
5.72135  10–11
1.45362  10–12
4.73176  10–4
To Obtain SI
mN·m
mm2
mL
mL/s
mm3
mm4
MJ
kJ/m3
N
kN
MPa
m3
W/m2
mPa
km
km
km/h
m/s
kPa
kPa
Pa
g
N
mL
mN·m
kg/m3
kg/(Pa·s·m2)
kg/(Pa·s·m)
m3
0.453592
453.592
4.448222
14.59390
0.4134
1490
47.88026
0.000126
0.007559
0.2843
47.9
4.88
16.0
120
*1.00
6.895
1.055
0.9463
9.2903
15
5
105.5
1.016046
0.907184
3.517
133
10.76
*0.9144
0.8361
0.7646
kg
g
N
N/m
mPa·s
mPa·s
Pa·s
kg/s
kg/s
kW
Pa
kg/m2
kg/m3
kg/m3
mg/kg
kPa
EJ
L
m2
mL
mL
MJ
Mg
Mg; t (tonne)
kW
Pa
W/m2
m
m2
m3
General
Multiply I-P
*Conversion factor is exact.
Notes: 1. Units are U.S. values unless noted otherwise.
2. Litre is a special name for the cubic decimetre. 1 L = 1 dm3 and 1 mL = 1 cm3.
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INDEX
air
air-conditioning formulas 308
air-conditioning processes 16
contaminants 36–37
density 19
enthalpy 18
filters 37–39
friction chart 1
psychrometric chart 15
air quality standards 36
air conditioning cooling load
check figures 172
CLTD values 171, 185–88
glass, sunlit 189
shading coefficients 190
air diffusion
ADPI 29–30
fully stratified systems 31–32
jet behavior 22–24
mixed-air systems 26–28
outlet performance 26–28, 34
partially mixed systems 33
return air design 35
air quality
clean spaces 55
pollutant sources 40
standards 36
ventilation rate 208
air spaces
attics 178
emittances 176
thermal resistance 176
air-to-air energy recovery 316–18
ammonia
line capacities 152–53
thermodynamic properties 121
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 209–23
ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010 208
combined heat and power 240
combustion turbines 246
comfort
air speed 294
clothing insulation 295
local discomfort 295–96
operative temperature 293
conductivity
building materials 179–84
insulation 179
soils 299–300
contaminants
air quality standards 36
sources 40
controls
systems and terminals 284–92
conversion factors 324–25
cooling load 170, 173
cooling tower 285, 310
costs
life cycle 256
maintenance 253–54
owning and operating 255
desiccant
cycle 234
equipment 235–39
diffusion 20
duct
circular equivalents 6–7
component velocities 9
friction chart 1
velocities vs. velocity pressures 2
electrical formulas 231
energy efficiency
standards 228
system design 227
engines
fuels 251–52
heat balance 243
maintenance 241
sizing 241
waste heat 243–44
equipment
costs 255
noise from 265
evaporative cooling 279
exhaust ventilation
capture velocities 47
hoods 50–54
transport velocities 49
fans
fan laws 10–11
fan noise 266
types 12–13
filters
design velocity 9
electronic 37
installation 37
standards 37–39
fittings, for HVAC applications 89–90
formulas
air conditioning 308
electrical 231
water 57
water flow for heating/cooling 309
friction chart
air 1
water 66–68
fuel cells 247–48
fuel oil data 252
gas pipe sizing 249
glass
conductivity 147
shading, coefficients 190
solar heat gain 191–207
glycols, freezing point of 63
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heat gains
laboratory equipment 202–203
lighting 192–94
motors, electric 195–96
office equipment 204–207
people 191
restaurant equipment 197–201
heat pipes 314–15
heat transmission coefficients
air space 175
building materials 179–83
fenestration 174
insulation 179
surface conductances 176
hoods
kitchen ventilation 51–53
laboratory 54
insulation
spaces 175
thermal values for 179
louvers 9
motors
characteristics 230
full-load amperes 231
heat gain from 195–96
panel heating and cooling 319
photovoltaic systems 233
piping
applications 89
copper 66
expansion, thermal 91
friction loss, water 66–68
fuel oil 252
gas 249
plastic 67
refrigerant capacities 136–47, 152
steam capacity 78–79
steel 68
volume of water in 65
psychrometric chart 15
pump
affinity laws 57
net positive suction head 59
power 309
terms 57
typical curves 61
refrigerants
line capacities
R-134a 146–47
R-22 144–45
R-404A 136–137
R-407C 142–43
R-410A 140–41
R-507A 138–39
R-717 (ammonia) 152, 153
thermodynamic properties
R-123 116
R-1234yf 131
R-1234ze(E) 133
R-134a 118–19
R-22 113–14
R-404A 123
R-407C 125
R-410A 127
R-507A 129
R-717 (ammonia) 121
refrigerated display fixtures 207
refrigeration cycle 106
refrigeration load 165–68, 174
refrigerant safety 155
service water heating 93
soils
thermal properties 299
solar energy 101–105
sound
equipment noise 266
fan noise 266
HVAC acceptable 261
pressure 258–59
rating methods 262–63
NC curves 262
RC curves 263
space air diffusion 20–21
steam
flow rate for heating/cooling 77
pipe capacities 78–79
pressure-enthalpy diagram 76
properties 75
sustainability 227
system design criteria 304–307
tanks, cylindrical
capacity of horizontal 64
volume 64
thermal storage 311
turbines
combustion 246
steam 245
ultraviolet lamp systems 45–46
variable refrigerant flow 321
variable-speed drives 232
ventilation requirements 208–223
vibration 267
vibration isolators 268–278
water
demand, hot 96
fixture and demand 97
mass flow vs. temperature 63
pipe sizing 309
pumps 57–61
specific heat 63
viscosity 62
volume in pipe 65
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