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CHAPTER 28
1965 Guide And. Data Book
Table 6 .... Heat Equivalent of ElectricMotors
. For refrigerant temperatures below 30 F and storage tem peratures of 35 F and higher, off-cycle defrosting has been
Motor hp
H to H K to 3
3 to 20
Connected load ta
refr (pace1
4,250 3,700 2,950
6to par (ftp) (hr)
Motor losses outside refr tpoce*
2,545 2,545 2,545
.
Connected load
refr space*
1,700 1,150
400.
r ,
generally used; defrosting by stopping compressor and allowing the relatively warm box air to pass through the coil until toe frost melts. Off-cycle defrosting for a 35 F storage tem perature requires the compressor to be off one hour for every two hours of compressor operation, and the load calculations are based on 16 hr operation. Where a positive defrost
is used and the defrosting time is reduced, the compressor operating time can be increased; this averages about 20 hr.~ However, it is suggested that toe' equipment manufacturer's
* For dm when both aaafttl output aad motor tones an dissipated within
refrixereted space; motors driving fans (or forced circnUticn obit coolers.
For oae when motor knees ere dissipated outside refrigerated space mad
omdol work of motor ta expended within refrixersted space; pump os a eireu-
tating triaa or
water system, (aa motor outside refrigerated apaee
driving fas circulating air withia refrigerated space.
1 Foruse when motor heat Iceeci arc diseipated within refrigerated apaee ead
treefnl wprk opeaded outride of refrigerated spaoe; motor in refrigerated space
driving pomp or fan located outside of apaee.
;
recommendations on operating time be followed.
For refrigerators maintaining temperatures below 34 F, off-
cycle defrosting cannot be used and some positive method of
defrosting must be provided.'
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All of these methods add some heat to the refrigerator. The
amounts of heat vary considerably with different methods. It
- is suggested that the recommendations of the manufacturer
be followed, both in the heat added due to.defrosting and the
varying rates depending upon'the temperature, type of work, * ~ suggested operating time.
clothing,.sice) etc. The average hourly load due to occupancy
The calculated hourly load is used as a guide in we.Wting
is shown in Table 7. When people go into the refrigerated space. equipment. Since the compressor sites are limited to com
for short durations, they will carry with them a considerable; paratively large increments, toe compressor selection must be
amount of heat over and above that listed in Table 7. There guided by the calculated load; and the actual selection of com
fore, some allowance must be made if the traffic'load of this pressor may change the calculated time up or down. The
type is heavy.
: evaporator should be selected to.balance the selected com-
SHORT METHOD
/ pressor capacity, and not the original calculated load: `Examples 2, 3, and 4 illustrate , typical load calculations
There are many short or rule-of-thumb methods of est and compressor capacity selection.
mating load. Some, based on external surface only. These are
basically incorrect since the usage load will depend upon the-
volume, and toe volume of a refrigerator is not proportional
to the external surface. To illustrate, assume two refrigerators
both with external areas equal to 1600 sq ft. If they are both
10 ft high, one may`have floor dimensions of 35 X 10 ft, another . 20 X 20 ft. Calculation will show a 12.5 percent' :
variation in volume.
' ...
A short method based on volume as well as surface will
give more dependable results than a method based on surface
only. Of the four general sources of. heat in the refrigerator
(wall losses, air change, product, and miscellaneous), the ex
ternal surface will always .be proportional to the wall losses.
The problem of simplification,is with the remaining three
sources in terms of volume. Table 8 gives the probable values
for the gains due to air changes, product, and miscellaneous.
The values are based on experience, and judgment must be
used in its application.
Example B: Calculate the total load for a 20 ft X 10 ft X 10 ft (outside dimensions) refrigerated room, having 4 in. of cork insulation. The room is to be maintained at 30 P, while the out
side air is at 90 F dry-bulb temperature and GO percent relative humidity. The product is 2000 lb of beef at 40 F to be cooled to 30 F in 24 hr. The electrical load in the room is 200 watts.
SoUition A: The outride surface area of the room is 1000 sq
ft (20 X 10 X 4 + 10 X 10 X 2). From Table 1, for a tempera ture difference of 60 F deg, the heat-gain factor for 4 in. cork
insulation is found to be 108 Btu per (sq ft) (24 hr). The wall heat gain is 1000 X 108 - 108,000 Btu per 24 hr.
Assuming that the walls are 1 ft thick, the internal volume of the room is 19 X 9 X 9 = 1540 cu ft.' From Table 4, the number
of air changes per 24 hr is found to be 14. From Table 5, the heat required to cool the outride air is found to be 2.53 Btu per cu ft. The air change load is 1540 X 14 X 2.53 - 54,600 Btu per 24 hr.
' From Table 4, Chapter 69, the specific heat of beef is 0.77 Btu per (lb) (F deg). The product load is 2000 X 0.77 X (40 - 30) -i 15,400 Btu per 24 hr.
The load due to electrical equipment in the room is 200 X 3.41 X 24 - 16,400 Btu per 24 hr.
To find toe hourly load, toe total 24 hr load is divided by
the desired compressor operating time!'
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Refrigeration equipment is designed to operate continu ously without ill effect, and it is the defrost problem that de termines the compressor, operating time.
. When toe.refrigerant temperature is 30 For higher, there is no frost and,the general practice has been to select equipment
Wall gain Air change Product Electrical
f. , ' - 108,000 54,600 15,400 16,400..
based on 20 or 22 hr operation.
Calculated Load
194,400
-.Table 7 .. . Heat Equivalent of Occupancy
Cooler temperature F
50; 40 30 20 10
0 rrlO
:. -
`}
Heat equfxotont/persoo Bfo/fcr
720 ' 840
950 1,050 ' r,200" 1,300 - .v.i;400
Add 10 percent safety factor Total load
19,440 .213,840
For 16 hr compressor operation, the load becomes 213,840/16
13,360 Btu per hr.
For 20 hr compressor operation, the load is 213,840/20 =* 10,690
Btu per hr.
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Solution B: (Short,method using Table 8). The wall heat gain
is the'same as in Solution A -- 108,000 Btu per 24 hr. The usage,
beat gain (Table 8) is 55.2 Btu'per (24' hr) (cu ft) or 1540 X 55.2.
Refrigeration, Load -
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Table 8.... -Usage Heat' Gain, Btu: per 74' hr for he Cu Ff Interior Capacity
Vofeme-or ff
Service*
Heavy
Heavy
400-. 500
Average
Average: Heavy
600* Heavy
800-
1,000
Heavy
- r,2do' 1,500
Average:
Heavy Average
2,000 -
Long storage
3,ooa..
5,000 7,500-
10)000;- : ;
Long storage Long storage
Long storage
20,000 .50,000 75,000' 100,000'
Long storage
Long storage Long storage
Long storage
remperotore difference (ambrent toeip mmus itorage room terqp), F deg
l 40 50 55 40 65- 70 75 B0 90 100
-.4.68 - 5.51.
3.30
4.56
2.28 3.55
187 234 220 276
132 165
182 228 91 - 114 142 .177
258 281 . 305 328 . 351 374 ` 421 468 303 331 358. . .386 413 441 496 551 182 198 215 231 248 264 297 330 261 -274 297 319 . 342 365 410 456 126 137 148 160,- 171 .182 205 228 196 213 231 249. ` 267 284 320 355
1.85 74
' 93
102
ni 120 130 " 139 148 107* 185
2.88 115 , 144 158 173 188 202 216 230 259 288
1.61 64 81 84 97 105 113 121 129 145 161
2.52 101.
126
139
151 164 176. 189 202 227- 252
1.38 55 69 76 83 90 97 103 110 124 138
2.22 90 Hi 122 133 144 156 166 178 200 222
1.30 2.08 1.24 1.96 1.21 1.87
1.17 1.85 1.11 1.76 1.10 1.67
.995 1.58
.920 1.50
.835 .775
52.083.2 49;.6. 78.4 48.4 74.8
46.8 74.0 44.4 70.4 44.0 66.8.
65 104 62 : 98 : 60.5
93.5
i 58.5 92.5
: 55.5 - 88.0
55.0 : 83.5
71.5 > 78 114 i 125 68.2 74.4 108 ;ns
66.6 - t 72.6 103 112
i 64 - 70 102 . 1U 61.1 66.6 96.8 106 60.5 66 91.9 , 100
39-8, 63.2,
36.8
60.0 33:4
31.0
: 49.8
: 79.0
' 46.0 r 75.0 :'41.8
; 38.8
54.7
86.9 50.6
82.5 45.9
42.6
59.7
94.8 55.2
90.0 50.1
46.5
84.5 135 80.6 128 78.7 122
76 120 72.2 115 .71.5 108
04.7 103 59.8 97.5 54.3 50.4
91. 97.5 104
146: , 156 `166
86.8 . 93
99.2
137 147 157
84.7' - 90.7 96.8
131 ' 140 150
1L7-. 187 H2
176 .
109
1'68
82- ; 83 : -94 130 , 139 148 77.r . 83.3 88.8 123: ` 132 141 77 ' 82.5 : 88 1L7 1 125 134
105 167'
100. 158 -
99 150.
69\7' 74.7
111. 119 64.4' 69 105 . 113 58-.5' ' 62.7 54.0 58.1
! 79.6
126 73.6 120 66.8 62
.j89.6 142
82.8 135 ,'75.2
. 69.8
130 208 124 196 121 187
117 185 111 176 110 167
99.5 158 92 150 83.5 77.5
. .750 . 30.0 .576 23.0 .403 16.1
.305- 12.2 .240 1 9.6
.187 . .178 .176'
.173
7*. 487.12. 7.04 6.92
37.5 41.3 28.8 31.7 20.2 - ' 22.2
15.3 10.8> 12.0 . 13-.2
45.0 48.8 52\5' 56.2 60.0 34.6 37.3 40.3 43.2 46.1 24.2 26.2 28.2 30.2 32.2
I8i.3! : 19.$ 1 21.4 : 22:0 - 24:4. : 14.4= i -15.6' .. 181& 18.0 19-.2-
67.5 75.0 51.8 " 5T.0 36.3 40.3 27*.5- > ,30.0 21-6- .-24.0
9.35
8.90 8.80
8.65
10.3
11.2 i2.2 ! .13.1' i 14.0 1 10.6 16U- nsiz!
9-79' . 10.7 ; 11.6 [ 12.5- . 13.4 14.2. 16.0. . 17.8
9.68 . 10*.61 1L.5 12.3 13.2 . 14a 15.8- , 17.6-
9.52 10.4- 11.2' 12. ! 13.0 13.8 ..15.6 : 17 .
* Fw
tad heavy terriec. producttoedis.b**ed.oa.product eotering-at 10 deg abovetherc&iseratCEtcapcratgreifbftlcog-stnrege. the catering* temperstore
" egwarimstdy wpl to the refrigerator temperature.
Where the product load ts unusual, do.not use this table.
- 85,200 Btu per 24 hr. The total' Toad- is 108,000 + 85,200 193,2fX)-BtU'per 24 hr.
~'Fxampfe~3."Fmdthciotallosdfur a refrigerated-storage-room; 15 ft X 11 ft X 9 ft (outride dimensions) with 4 in. cork insulation,
two triple-glass windows, each 6 ft X 5 ft. The ambient air tem perature is 90 F and the room temperature is to be 40 F. Two men
work in the room from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., and 800 watts of light ing and motors are in operation during the same period. The
product, 2000 lb of beef, is to be cooled from 60 F to 40 F be tween 6 P.M. and 6 A.M.
Softdtoa; The gross surface area of the outride walla is (15 X 9
+ If X 9 + 15 X 11) 2 - 798 sq ft. The glass area is 6 X 5 X 2
** i ft. The net insulated surface area is 798 -- GO -- 738 sq ft. From Table 1, the heat gain factor for the insulated wall is louad to be 90 Btu per (sq ft) (24 hr), while the factor for the glass
?rea 18
per (sq ft) (214 hr), for a 50 F deg temperature dif-
terence. The heat gain through the walls is 739 X 90 = 66,400
*'P" 24 hr, and the heat gain through the
is 60 X 350
" 21.000 Btu per 24 hr.
_ The internal volume of the room is 14 X 10 X 8= 1120 cu ft.
from Table 4, the number of air changes per 24 hr is found to be 16.6. The heat required to cool air from 90 F to 40 F is 2.26 Btu Per cu ft (from Table 5). The air change load is 1120 X 16.6
X 2.26-42,000 Btu per 24 hr._ Tne product load is .(2000 X 0.77 X 20) (24 + 12 - 61,600 Btu per 24 hr. '
The-load-due. to people is-2'X 750-X-24' = 30,000 Blupper 24 hr.The electrical load is 800 X 3.4i X 24 -- 65,500 Btu-per.24hr.
In-order.tordetennine thehouriyfoad requirements,.a compari
son of the day and'night' loads is necessary.'
Item
Btc m 24 Hn
Htoar
Dat
Wall Load Air Change Load Product People Electrical
Calculated Load
87,400 42,000 61,600
--
--
191,100
87,000 42,000
-- 36,000 65,500
230,500
10% Safety Factor
19,100
23,100
Total
210,200
253,600
The day load is greater and should be used in selecting equip ment.
Example 4: Determine the load for a banana storage room,