
SUCTION VAPOR CAPACITIES (TONS)
(1 Ton=12,000 Btu/hr=3.517 kW=3042 kcal/hr)
‡ 2 psi= 0.14 bar g
5 psi= 0.35 bar g
10 psi= 0.69 bar g
20 psi= 1.38 bar g
*Optional 25% or 50% reduced capacity ¾" (20 mm) plugs are available for unusually low loads if requested.
† –40
°
F (–40°C) and –20
°
F (–28.9°C) capacities are based on a two stage system.
For liquid overfeed evaporator suction between normal 2:1 to 5:1 rate, add 20% to the evaporator load or use the next larger port
size to accommodate liquid volume accompanying the suction gas and to reduce impact velocity.
Conditions:
Capacities are based on the evaporator temperatures shown and +86
°
F (+30°C) liquid. R717: For each 10
°
F (5.6°C)
lower liquid temperature, increase the above table capacity by 3%. R22: For each 10
°
F (5.6°C) lower liquid temperature, increase
the above table capacity by 5%. To convert for R134a, multiply the R22 table values by 0.73 (accuracy within 8%). For other
refrigerant capacities and suitability, contact the factory.
PORT
SIZE
(mm)
Cv
(Kv)
PRESSURE
DROP
ACROSS
VALVE‡
R717
R22
EVAPORATING TEMPERATURE
EVAPORATING TEMPERATURE
–40ºF†
(–40ºC)
–20ºF†
(–28.9ºC)
0ºF
(–17.8ºC)
+20ºF
(–6.7ºC)
+40ºF
(+4.4ºC)
–40ºF†
(–40ºC)
–20ºF†
(–28.9ºC)
0ºF
(–17.8ºC)
+20ºF
(–6.7ºC)
+40ºF
(+4.4ºC)
¾"*
(20)
6.4
(5.5)
2 psi
4.7
6.4
7.4
9.5
12
2.1
2.8
2.8
3.6
4.4
5 psi
6.7
9.7
8.7
15
19
3.2
4.3
4.4
5.5
6.9
10 psi
—
13
15
20
26
—
5.8
6.0
7.7
9.6
20 psi
—
—
19
27
35
—
—
7.8
10
13
1"
(25)
11.7
(10)
2 psi
8.5
12
13
17
22
3.9
5.2
5.2
6.5
8.0
5 psi
12
18
16
27
34
5.8
7.9
8.0
10
13
10 psi
—
23
28
37
47
—
11
11
14
18
20 psi
—
—
36
49
64
—
—
14
19
24
1¼"
(32)
16.4
(14)
2 psi
12
16
19
24
31
5.4
7.2
7.2
9.1
11.3
5 psi
17
25
22
38
48
8.1
11
11
14
18
10 psi
—
32
39
52
66
—
15
15
20
25
20 psi
—
—
50
69
90
—
—
20
26
34
1½"
(40)
35
(30)
2 psi
25
35
40
52
65
12
15
15
19
24
5 psi
37
53
48
81
102
17
24
24
30
38
10 psi
—
69
84
111
141
—
31
33
42
53
20 psi
—
—
106
147
193
—
—
43
56
72
2"
(50)
47
(40)
2 psi
34
47
54
70
87
16
21
21
26
32
5 psi
49
71
64
108
137
23
32
32
41
51
10 psi
—
92
113
149
190
—
42
44
56
71
20 psi
—
—
143
198
259
—
—
57
76
96
2½"
(65)
77
(66)
2 psi
56
77
89
114
143
25
34
34
43
53
5 psi
81
116
105
177
224
38
52
53
67
83
10 psi
—
151
185
243
311
—
69
72
92
116
20 psi
—
—
234
324
424
—
—
94
124
158
3"
(80)
104
(89)
2 psi
76
104
120
154
193
34
46
46
58
71
5 psi
109
157
141
239
303
51
70
71
90
112
10 psi
—
204
250
329
420
—
93
97
125
156
20 psi
—
—
316
438
572
—
—
127
167
213
4"
(100)
166
(142)
2 psi
121
166
191
246
309
55
73
73
92
114
5 psi
174
251
226
382
483
82
112
114
144
179
10 psi
—
325
398
525
671
—
149
155
199
249
20 psi
—
—
505
699
913
—
—
203
267
340
5"
(125)
242
(207)
2 psi
176
242
278
358
450
80
107
107
135
166
5 psi
254
365
329
557
704
120
163
166
210
261
10 psi
—
474
581
765
978
—
218
226
290
363
20 psi
—
—
736
1019
1331
—
—
295
390
496
6"
(150)
413
(354)
2 psi
300
412
475
611
768
136
182
183
230
283
5 psi
434
624
562
950
1202
204
278
282
358
446
10 psi
—
809
991
1305
1669
—
371
386
496
620
20 psi
—
—
1256
1739
2272
—
—
504
665
847
4
R429d
AUG 2015