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APPENDIX E
– INDEPENDENT COIL MANUFACTURER BMG DEFINITION
Table E1: ICM BMG Definition
Evaporator Parameters that Define a ICM Basic Model Group
Parameter
Characteristics
Comments
Capacity
6,000 Btu/h increments
One Per 6,000 Btu/h capacity. (For example, see
Table F2)
Air-Handler
Yes or No (mixed case)
Evaporator Fan Type
Single Speed;
Dual Speed;
Multiple Speed;
Variable Speed (mixed case)
Evaporator Number of Rows
Whole number
Air-Cooled, Water-Cooled or Evaporatively-
Cooled
Air-Cooled, Water-Cooled or Evaporatively-
Cooled
Evaporator Tube Centers
0.800 x 0.693; 0.85 x 0.736; 1.00 x 0.625; 1.00 x
0.750; 1.00 x 0.866; 1.25 x 1.08; Other; N/A (this
option only applicable to Non-Air-Cooled
Product)
Evaporator Fin Type
Flat; Corrugated; Hi Performance; Lanced;
Louvered; N/A (This option only applicable to
Non-Air-Cooled product) (mixed case)
Evaporator Fins/Inch
Whole Number
Two (2) fins/inch per BMG (example: 8-9,10-11,
12-13,14-15..etc)
Evaporator Tube OD
1/4 in; 5/16 in; 3/8 in; 7/8 in; 1/2 in; 1 x 0.072 in;
rifled 1/4 in; rifled 5/16 in; rifled 3/8 in; rifled 1/2
in; rifled 7mm; N/A (This option only applicable
to Non-Air-Cooled product)
Evaporator Expansion Device
Orifice, Capillary Tube, Expansion Valve (mixed
case)
Finned Length per Slab (in)
One decimal. Minimum 0, maximum 60 in
Finned Height per Slab (in)
One decimal. Minimum 0, maximum 60 in
Number of Slabs in the Coil
Whole Number, minimum 1, maximum 10
Finned Material Type
Options: Copper, Aluminum
Tube Material Type
Options: Copper, Aluminum
Total Number of Active Tubes
Whole Number, minimum 1, maximum 1000
