Air Handler Selection Example
Figure 1 shows a typical performance table for a heat pump
air handler. Suppose the evaporator temperature required
is 50ºF, the capacity required is 35,000 Btuh and the air
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ow
required is 1,200 CFM. Each evaporator temperature
listed in the table shows three wet bulb temperatures. As
recommended in the table notes above, select the 67ºF
WB column. At 1,200 CFM, the model 003 capacity is 36
MBtuh, which is higher than the minimum capacity required
of 35,000 Btuh. In this example, model 003 would be the
appropriate match.
Figure 1: Selecting Air Handler
Equipment Selection
Evaporator Air - Entering Wet-Bulb Temperature (°F)
35
40
45
50
55
Coil Refrigerant Temperatre (°F)*
72 67 62 72 67 62 72 67 62 72 67 62 72 67 62
800
59 48 38 53 42 32 46 35 24 39 27 20 30 18 16
0.20
28 29 31 25 27 28 22 23 24 19 20 20 16 16 16
1000
68 56 45 61 49 37 54 41 29 45 32 25 35 22 20
0.22
32 34 37 29 31 33 26 28 28 23 24 25 19 20 20
1200
75 62 49 68 54 42 60 45 34 50 36 29 40 25 23
0.25
35 39 42 32 36 28 29 32 33 26 28 29 22 23 23
1400
80 67 54 73 59 46 64 49 38 54 39 32 43 28 27
0.27
28 43 47 35 39 43 32 36 37 28 32 32 24 26 27
750
61 49 39 55 43 33 48 37 27 41 29 20 33 21 17
0.04
27 27 28 24 25 25 21 22 22 18 18 18 15 15 15
950
74 60 48 67 53 40 59 45 33 50 35 25 39 24 21
0.06
32 34 35 29 30 31 25 26 27 22 23 23 18 18 19
1150
89 72 57 79 63 48 69 52 38 58 41 31 44 29 25
0.07
37 39 41 33 35 36 29 31 32 25 25 27 20 22 22
1500
103 84 66 92 73 56 81 61 46 67 48 39 52 34 31
0.10
43 46 49 38 41 44 34 37 39 29 32 33 25 27 27
1700
110 89 71 99 78 60 86 65 49 72 51 42 56 37 35
0.11
45 50 53 41 45 48 36 39 42 31 34 36 27 29 30
1050
77 62 50 69 55 43 61 47 32 52 38 27 41 27 22
0.01
34 36 37 31 32 33 27 28 29 23 25 24 20 20 20
1300
100 82 65 90 71 55 79 60 45 66 47 37 49 32 27
0.02
42 45 47 37 40 42 33 35 37 29 31 32 23 25 24
1750
117 96 77 106 84 65 93 71 53 78 56 46 60 40 34
0.04
48 53 57 44 48 52 39 43 46 34 38 39 29 31 31
2050
126
103 83 114 91 71 99 76 59 84 60 50 65 44 39
0.05
52 58 63 48 53 57 43 47 51 37 42 43 33 35 35
2300
132
108 87 119 95 75 105 80 63 88 63 54 70 47 42
0.06
55 62 58 50 57 61 45 51 54 40 45 46 35 39 38
003
005
006
Evaporator
Air CFM
BF
Unit
Size
= Gross cooling capacity (MBtuh)
= Sensible heat capacity (MBtuh)
BF = Bypass Factor
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