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AG 31-011 • REFRIGERANT PIPING DESIGN
Table 10: R-407C 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)
1 .55
0 .78
0 .39
2 .16
1 .08
0 .54
2 .92
1 .46
0 .73
3 .30
3 .30
3 .30
3 .30
16 .90
OD (in .)
1/2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.9
0.9
2.1
3.8
8.9
5/8
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.3
1.0
0.7
0.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
3.4
7.1
16.7
7/8
1.2
0.8
0.5
1.8
1.2
0.8
2.7
1.8
1.3
4.1
4.2
4.4
6.9
18.7
43.7
1-1/8
2.3
1.6
1.1
3.6
2.5
1.7
5.4
3.7
2.6
8.2
8.5
8.9
11.8
37.9
88.2
1-3/8
4.1
2.8
1.9
6.3
4.4
3.0
9.5
6.5
4.5
14.2
14.8
15.4
18.0
66.2
153.5
1-5/8
6.4
4.4
3.0
10.0
6.9
4.7
14.9
10.3
7.1
22.5
23.4
24.3
25.5
104.7
241.9
2-1/8
13.4
9.2
6.3
20.7
14.3
9.8
30.9
21.4
14.7
46.5
48.4
50.3
44.4
217.1
499.2
2-5/8
23.6
16.3
11.2
36.6
25.3
17.4
54.5
37.8
26.1
82.0
85.4
88.7
68.5
383.7
879.9
3-1/8
37.8
26.1
17.9
58.3
40.3
27.8
86.9
60.2
41.6
130.5
136.0
141.2
97.7
611.3
1401.5
3-5/8
56.2
38.8
26.7
86.6
60.0
41.4
128.9
89.5
61.8
193.3
201.4
209.2
132.0
907.9
2076.6
4-1/8
79.2
54.7
37.7
122.1
84.6
58.5
181.3
126.1
87.3
272.6
284.0
295.0
171.8
1281.5
2923.4
5-1/8
141.6
97.9
67.6
218.1
151.2
104.7
323.5
225.1
156.1
485.5
505.8
525.3
267.8
2288.8
5209.1
6-1/8
227.9
157.6
109.0
350.4
243.2
168.4
519.6
361.7
251.1
779.0
811.6
843.0
385.0
3676.9
8344.1
ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration, Chapter 2, 2006.
© American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.,
Values in
condensing temperatures.
Condensing
Temperature (°F)
Suction Line
Discharge Line
80
1.163
0.787
90
1.099
0.872
100
1.033
0.957
110
0.966
1.036
120
0.896
1.109
130
0.824
1.182
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
×