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AG 31-011 • REFRIGERANT PIPING DESIGN
Table 8: R-134a Refrigerant Line Size (Tons)
Suction
Discharge
Liquid
SST
0°F
20°F
40°F
0°F
20°F
40°F
∆T
2°F
1°F
0 .5°F
2°F
1°F
0 .5°F
2°F
1°F
0 .5°F
1°F
1°F
1°F
vel =
100 fpm
1°F
∆p (PSI)
1 .00
0 .50
0 .25
1 .41
0 .71
0 .35
1 .93
0 .97
0 .48
2 .20
2 .20
2 .20
2 .20
OD (in .)
1/2
0.14
0.10
0.07
0.23
0.16
0.11
0.35
0.24
0.16
0.5
0.6
0.6
2.13
2.79
5/8
0.27
0.18
0.12
0.43
0.29
0.20
0.66
0.45
0.31
1.0
1.1
1.1
3.42
5.27
7/8
0.71
0.48
0.33
1.14
0.78
0.53
1.75
1.20
0.82
2.7
2.8
2.9
7.09
14
1-1/8
1.45
0.99
0.67
2.32
1.59
1.08
3.54
2.43
1.66
5.4
5.7
6.0
12.1
28.4
1-3/8
2.53
1.73
1.18
4.04
2.77
1.89
6.17
4.25
2.91
9.4
9.9
10.4
18.4
50
1-5/8
4.02
2.75
1.88
6.39
4.40
3.01
9.77
6.72
4.61
14.9
15.7
16.4
26.1
78.6
2-1/8
8.34
5.73
3.92
13.3
9.14
6.27
20.20
14.0
9.59
30.8
32.4
34.0
45.3
163
2-5/8
14.80
10.2
6.97
23.5
16.2
11.1
35.80
24.7
17.0
54.4
57.2
59.9
69.9
290
3-1/8
23.70
16.2
11.1
37.5
25.9
17.8
57.10
39.4
27.2
86.7
91.2
95.5
100
462
3-5/8
35.10
24.2
16.6
55.8
38.5
26.5
84.80
58.7
40.4
129.0
135.
142.0
135
688
4-1/8
49.60
34.2
23.5
78.7
54.3
37.4
119.4
82.6
57.1
181.0
191.
200.0
175
971
5-1/8
88.90
61.3
42.2
141.0
97.2
67.1
213.0
148.
102.
323.0
340.
356.0
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6-1/8
143.0
98.8
68.0
226.0
157.
108.
342.0
237.
165.
518.0
545.
571.0
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ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration, Chapter 2, 2006.
© American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.,
Values in
are based on 105°F condensing temperature. Multiply table capacities by the following factors for other
condensing temperatures.
Condensing
Temperature (°F)
Suction Line
Discharge Line
80
1.158
0.804
90
1.095
0.882
100
1.032
0.961
110
0.968
1.026
120
0.902
1.078
130
0.834
1.156
Notes for
:
1.
Table capacities are in tons of refrigeration.
2.
∆p = pressure drop due to line friction, psi per 100 ft of
equivalent line length
3.
∆t = corresponding change in saturation temperature,
°F per 100 ft
4. Line capacity for other saturation temperatures
∆
t and
equivalent lengths L
e
5. Saturation temperatures
∆
t for other capacities and
equivalent lengths L
e
Line Capacity = Table Capacity
Table L
e
Actual L
e
Actual
∆
t
Table
∆
t
0.55
R-22 Sizing — Notes
×
∆t = Table ∆t
Actual L
e
Table L
e
Actual Capacity
Table Capacity
1.8
×
Line Capacity = Table Capacity
Table L
e
Actual L
e
Actual
∆
t
Table
∆
t
0.55
R-22 Sizing — Notes
×
∆t = Table ∆t
Actual L
e
Table L
e
Actual Capacity
Table Capacity
1.8
×