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Flow Controller 3 

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Pressure Drop

Table 6a: Polyethylene Pressure Drop per 100ft of Pipe

Antifreeze (30°F [-1°C] EWT):  17% Methanol by volume solution - freeze protected to 15°F [-9.4°F]

Flow 

Rate

3/4” IPS SDR11

1” IPS SDR11

1-1/4” IPS SCH40

1-1/2” IPS SCH40

2” IPS SCH40

PD (ft)

Vel 

(ft/s)

Re

(ft)

Vel 

(ft/s)

Re

PD (ft)

Vel 

(ft/s)

Re

PD

Vel 

(ft/s)

Re

PD

Vel 

(ft/s)

Re

1

0.35

0.55

1221

0.14

0.35

975

0.06

0.22

773

0.03

0.17

676

0.01

0.11

541

2

0.89

1.10

2442

0.28

0.70

1950

0.11

0.44

1547

0.07

0.34

1352

0.03

0.22

1081

3

2.49

1.66

3664

0.82

1.06

2925

0.19

0.66

2320

0.10

0.51

2028

0.04

0.32

1622

4

4.05

2.21

4885

1.41

1.41

3901

0.47

0.89

3094

0.22

0.68

2703

0.05

0.43

2162

5

5.92

2.76

6106

2.05

1.76

4876

0.69

1.11

3867

0.37

0.85

3379

0.11

0.54

2703

6

8.09

3.31

7327

2.80

2.11

5851

0.94

1.33

4640

0.50

1.01

4055

0.17

0.65

3243

7

10.54

3.87

8549

3.64

2.47

6826

1.22

1.55

5414

0.65

1.18

4731

0.23

0.76

3784

8

13.27

4.42

9770

4.58

2.82

7801

1.54

1.77

6187

0.81

1.35

5407

0.29

0.87

4324

9

16.27

4.97

10991

5.61

3.17

8776

1.88

1.99

6960

1.00

1.52

6083

0.35

0.97

4865

10

19.53

5.52

12212

6.73

3.52

9752

2.25

2.22

7734

1.19

1.69

6758

0.42

1.08

5405

11

23.05

6.08

13433

7.93

3.87

10727

2.65

2.44

8507

1.40

1.86

7434

0.49

1.19

5946

12

26.82

6.63

14655

9.22

4.23

11702

3.08

2.66

9281

1.63

2.03

8110

0.57

1.30

6486

13

30.84

7.18

15876

10.60

4.58

12677

3.54

2.88

10054

1.87

2.20

8786

0.65

1.41

7027

14

12.06

4.93

13652

4.02

3.10

10827

2.12

2.37

9462

0.74

1.51

7567

15

13.59

5.28

14627

4.53

3.32

11601

2.39

2.54

10138

0.83

1.62

8108

16

15.21

5.63

15603

5.06

3.54

12374

2.67

2.71

10813

0.93

1.73

8649

17

16.91

5.99

16578

5.63

3.77

13148

2.97

2.88

11489

1.03

1.84

9189

18

18.69

6.34

17553

6.21

3.99

13921

3.28

3.04

12165

1.14

1.95

9730

19

20.54

6.69

18528

6.83

4.21

14694

3.60

3.21

12841

1.25

2.06

10270

20

22.47

7.04

19503

7.47

4.43

15468

3.94

3.38

13517

1.37

2.16

10811

21

8.13

4.65

16241

4.29

3.55

14193

1.49

2.27

11351

22

8.82

4.87

17014

4.65

3.72

14868

1.61

2.38

11892

23

9.53

5.09

17788

5.02

3.89

15544

1.74

2.49

12432

24

10.27

5.32

18561

5.41

4.06

16220

1.87

2.60

12973

25

11.03

5.54

19335

5.81

4.23

16896

2.01

2.71

13513

26

11.81

5.76

20108

6.22

4.40

17572

2.15

2.81

14054

28

13.45

6.20

21655

7.08

4.74

18923

2.45

3.03

15135

30

15.18

6.65

23201

7.99

5.07

20275

2.76

3.25

16216

32

17.01

7.09

24748

8.95

5.41

21627

3.09

3.46

17297

34

9.95

5.75

22979

3.44

3.68

18378

36

11.01

6.09

24330

3.80

3.90

19459

38

12.11

6.43

25682

4.18

4.11

20540

40

13.25

6.77

27034

4.57

4.33

21621

42

14.44

7.10

28385

4.98

4.54

22702

44

5.41

4.76

23783

46

5.84

4.98

24864

48

6.30

5.19

25946

50

6.77

5.41

27027

Summary of Contents for Flow Controller 3

Page 1: ...Mounting 4 Piping Installation 5 Electrical Wiring 9 Flushing the Earth Loop 10 Antifreeze Selection 13 Antifreeze Charging 15 Low Temperature Cutout Selection 16 Flow Controller Pump Curves 17 Pump...

Page 2: ...Flow Controller 3 R ev F e bu rary 9 2016 2 Geothermal Heat Pump Systems This page has intentionally been left blank...

Page 3: ...or two Grundfos pump models UP26 99 or UP26 116 are available for a variety of unit flow rates and loop layouts Flow Controllers are designed for systems that require water flow rate of up to 20 U S G...

Page 4: ...ting Stud Wall Mounting on stud wall with or without drywall can be accomplished by using the two supplied lag bolts through the top and bottom center holes directly into the studs as shown in Figure...

Page 5: ...D 1 2 12 7 mm wall 1 IPS PE 1 1 4 31 8 mm ID 1 2 12 7 mm wall 1 1 4 IPS PE 1 5 8 41 3 mm ID 1 2 12 7 mm wall 2 IPS PE 2 3 8 60 3 mm ID 1 2 12 7 mm wall Table 2 Typical Piping Insulation Materials AFC4...

Page 6: ...s typically connected using the hose kit AHK5EC which contains all fittings necessary for connection between the Flow Controller and the unit as shown in Figure 5 In multiple unit systems PE piping ma...

Page 7: ...should not be used PE pipe or SCH80 PVC should be used for lengths greater than 10 ft 3 meters 4 All units must include P T ports for flow rate measure and balancing 5 Use optional field installed lo...

Page 8: ...lose enough to unit to maintain short approx 10 ft 3m hose kit from Flow Controller to unit 4 All units must include P T ports for flow rate measure and balancing Multiple Units on Common Loop Field P...

Page 9: ...e phase voltage Pumps are fused through a pair of circuit breakers in the unit control box See electrical table for Flow Controller characteristics The pump slaving module is designed to allow two uni...

Page 10: ...least a 1 5 hp 1 1kW pump is needed to achieve adequate flow velocity in the loop to purge air and dirt particles from the loop itself Antifreeze solution is used in most areas to prevent freezing All...

Page 11: ...uously mixed back into the fluid Surges of 50 psi 345 kPa can be used to help purge air pockets by simply shutting off the return valve going into the flush cart reservoir This process dead heads the...

Page 12: ...seasons and pressures will be higher in the winter months than during the cooling season This fluctuation is normal and should be considered when charging the system initially Unhook the flush cart fr...

Page 13: ...imum entering loop temperatures drop below 40 F 4 4 C or where piping will be routed through areas subject to freezing antifreeze is needed Alcohols and glycols are commonly used as antifreeze solutio...

Page 14: ...anol is not recommended because of the unknown denaturants included in the solution and their possible toxicity and damage resulting to polyethylene piping systems Denaturing agents that are petroleum...

Page 15: ...through both the unit and the loop and flush until fluid is homogenous and mixed It is recommended to run the unit in the heating and cooling mode for 15 20 minutes each to temper the fluid temperatur...

Page 16: ...ent internal damage to the port Use same gauge and thermometer to determine the differential in pressure and temperature Earth Loop Pressure The earth loop must have a slight positive pressure to oper...

Page 17: ...6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Flow Rate Head ft kPa 1 Grundfos 26 99 2 Grundfos 26 99 2 Grundfos 26 116 3 Grundfos 26 99 0 06 0 13 0 19 0 25 0 32 0 38 0 44 0 50 0 57 0 63 0 69 0 76 0 82...

Page 18: ...e with new pump insuring no foreign material has been introduced and evenly install the four Allen head mounting bolts 5 Place garden hose supply and return on flush ports as shown in Figure 12 and op...

Page 19: ...to be more forgiving of operator skill Joints are frequently required in difficult trench connections and the smaller socket fusion iron is more mobile Operators will have less of a tendency to cut co...

Page 20: ...per kW minimum In larger systems 2 5 to 2 7 gpm per ton 2 41 to 2 90 l m per kW is adequate in most cases Selecting pumps to attain exactly 3 gpm per ton 3 23 l m per kW is generally not cost effectiv...

Page 21: ...uce pressure drop problems In general 2 feet of head 6 kPa pressure drop is allowed for all earth loop fittings which would include 10 12 elbows for inside piping to the Flow Controller This allows a...

Page 22: ...ails common loop cross sections used in horizontal loops Actual number of circuits used in each trench will vary depending upon property size Use GeoDesigner software to determine the best layout Vert...

Page 23: ...is not intended for commercial loop design Figure 16 Typical Horizontal Loop Configurations Seal and protect the entry point of all earth coupling entry points into the building using conduit sleeves...

Page 24: ...when all loops are assembled before backfilling and pipe burial Closed Loop Installation Figure 18 Typical Pond Lake Loop Configurations Building Entry Figure 19 Slab on Grade Entry Detail Figure 20 R...

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Page 31: ..._____________________________________________________________________________________ Permit number _______________ Owner s preference on location of loop __________________________ __________________...

Page 32: ...ls or rating labels have been removed or defaced 5 Products on which payment to CM or to the owner s seller or installing contractor is in default 6 Products which have not been installed and maintain...

Page 33: ...33 Flow Controller 3 Rev Febur ary 9 2 0 1 6 Notes...

Page 34: ...s and do not form the basis of any bargain between the parties but are merely ClimateMaster s opinion or commendation of its products ClimateMaster Inc 2006 97B0015N01 7300 S W 44th Street Oklahoma Ci...

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