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Table 9: R-410A 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
5°F
∆p (PSI)
2 .57
1 .29
0 .64
3 .46
1 .73
0 .87
4 .50
2 .25
1 .13
4 .75
4 .75
4 .75
4 .75
23 .30
OD (in .)
1/2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.6
0.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
2.0
4.6
10.8
5/8
0.8
0.5
0.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
1.7
1.2
0.8
2.4
2.4
2.5
3.2
8.6
20.2
7/8
2.1
1.4
1.0
3.1
2.1
1.5
4.4
3.0
2.1
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.7
22.6
52.9
1-1/8
4.2
2.9
2.0
6.2
4.3
3.0
8.9
6.1
4.2
12.5
12.9
13.2
11.4
45.8
106.6
1-3/8
7.3
5.1
3.5
10.9
7.5
5.2
15.4
10.7
7.3
21.7
22.4
22.9
17.4
79.7
185.0
1-5/8
11.6
8.0
5.5
17.1
11.8
8.2
24.3
16.7
11.6
34.3
35.3
36.1
24.6
125.9
291.5
2-1/8
24.1
16.6
11.4
35.5
24.5
16.9
50.2
34.8
24.1
70.8
72.8
74.6
42.8
260.7
601.1
2-5/8
42.5
29.4
20.2
62.5
43.3
30.0
88.4
61.4
42.5
124.5
128.3
131.2
66.0
459.7
1056.4
3-1/8
67.8
46.8
32.4
99.5
69.1
47.8
140.8
97.9
67.9
198.4
204.3
209.0
94.2
733.0
1680.5
3-5/8
100.5
69.7
48.1
147.7
102.7
71.0
208.7
145.3
100.8
293.9
302.7
309.6
127.4
1087.5
2491.0
4-1/8
141.6
98.3
67.9
208.2
144.7
100.2
293.7
204.8
142.1
413.8
426.1
435.9
165.7
1530.2
3500.9
5-1/8
253.1
175.4
121.5
370.8
258.0
179.2
523.2
365.0
253.8
737.3
759.3
776.7
258.2
2729.8
6228.4
6-1/8
405.8
282.3
195.7
594.9
414.5
287.8
839.8
586.1
407.6
1180.9
1216.2
1244.1
371.1
4383.7
9980.4
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
1.170
0.815
90
1.104
0.889
100
1.035
0.963
110
0.964
1.032
120
0.889
1.096
130
0.808
1.160
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
×