Selection Procedures
Cooling Capacity
Step 1
Calculate the building’s total and sensible cooling loads at design conditions. Use theTranecalculation form or any other standard accepted method.
Step 2
Given the following building requirements:
A
Electrical Characteristics: 460/60/3
B
Summer Design Conditions:
Entering Evaporator Coil: 80 DB/ 67WB
Outdoor Ambient: 95 DB
C
Total Cooling Load: 172 MBh
D
Sensible Cooling Load: 122 MBh
E
Airflow: 6000 cfm
F
External Static Pressure: .50 in. w.g.
G
Rooftop - downflow configuration.
H Accessories Economizer Supplementary Electric Heat
I
Heating Capacity 88 MBh
460 volt/3 phase Electric Supplemental Heat - at 6000 cfm
Size the equipment usingTable
As a starting point, a rough determination of the size of the unit must be made.This selection will then be confirmed after examining the performance at the given conditions. Divide the total cooling load by nominal BTUH per ton (12 MBh per ton); then round up to the nearest unit size.
172 MBh/12 MBh = 14.33 (approx. 15 tons.)
Step 3
Table
To Find Capacity at Intermediate Conditions
When the design conditions are between two numbers that are in the capacity table, interpolation is required to approximate the capacity.
Note: Extrapolation outside of the table conditions is not recommended.
Step 4
Verify that there will be enough capacity by determining net capacity. In order to select the correct unit which meets the building’s requirements, the fan motor heat must be deducted from the gross cooling capacity.The amount of heat that the fan motor generates is dependent on the effort by the motor cfm and static pressure.To determine the total unit static pressure, add the following:
External Static: 0.50 in.
Standard Filter 1 in: 0.11 in. (from table
Economizer Return Air: 0.04 in. (from table
Electric Heater Size 18 kW: .06 in.
Total Static Pressure: .71 in.
Note:The Evaporator Fan Performance Table
Therefore, the actual Total Static Pressure is .71
With 6000 cfm and .60 inches,Table
The note below Table
3.15x bhp = MBh
3.15x 2.66 = 8.38 MBh
Now subtracting the fan motor heat from the gross cooling capacity of the unit:
NetTotal Cooling Capacity =
Net Sensible Cooling Capacity=
Step 5
If the performance will not meet the required load of the building, try a selection at the next higher size unit.
Heating Capacity
Step 1
Calculate the building heating load using theTrane calculation form or other standard accepted method.
Step 2
Size the equipment usingTable
A
Total Heating Load: 88 MBh
B
Outdoor Ambient (Winter) 17 DB
C
Indoor ReturnTemperature: 70 DB
D
Airflow: 6000 Cfm
Use the integrated portion of Table
Step 3
Because 45 MBh is less than the building’s required heating capacity at winter design conditions, a supplementary heater must be selected.
88 MBh - 45 MBh = 43 MBh
FromTable
18 kW 61 MBh
FromTable
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