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AG 31-011 • REFRIGERANT PIPING DESIGN
Table 34: R-22 Refrigerant Line Sizing Table (kW)
Suction
Discharge
Liquid
SST
-20°C
-5°C
5°C
-40°C
-20°C
5°C
∆
T (K/m)
0 .04
0 .02
0 .01
0 .04
0 .02
0 .01
0 .04
0 .02
0 .01
0 .02
0 .02
0 .02
vel = 0 .5
m/s
0 .02
∆
p
(Pa/m)
378
189
94 .6
572
286
143
366
189
183
74 .90
74 .90
74 .90
749
OD (mm)
12
0.75
0.51
0.34
1.25
0.87
0.59
1.76
1.20
0.82
2.30
2.44
2.60
7.08
11.24
15
1.43
0.97
0.66
2.45
1.67
1.14
3.37
2.30
1.56
4.37
4.65
4.95
11.49
21.54
18
2.49
1.70
1.15
4.26
2.91
1.98
5.85
4.00
2.73
7.59
8.06
8.59
17.41
37.49
22
4.39
3.00
2.04
7.51
5.14
3.50
10.31
7.07
4.82
13.32
15.15
15.07
26.66
66.18
28
8.71
5.95
4.06
14.83
10.16
6.95
20.34
13.98
9.56
26.24
27.89
29.7
44.57
131.0
35
15.99
10.96
7.48
27.22
18.69
12.8
37.31
25.66
17.59
48.03
51.05
54.37
70.52
240.7
42
26.56
18.20
12.46
45.17
31.03
21.27
61.84
42.59
29.21
79.50
84.52
90.00
103.4
399.3
54
52.81
36.26
24.88
89.69
61.79
42.43
122.7
84.60
58.23
157.3
167.2
178.1
174.1
794.2
67
94.08
64.79
44.48
159.5
110.05
75.68
218.3
150.08
103.80
279.4
297.0
316.3
269.9
1415.0
79
145.9
100.51
69.04
247.2
170.64
117.39
337.9
233.56
161.10
431.3
458.5
488.2
376.5
2190.9
105
312.2
215.39
148.34
527.8
365.08
251.92
721.9
499.16
344.89
919.7
977.6
1041.0
672.0
4697.0
ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration, Chapter 2, 2006.
© American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.,
Values in
condensing temperatures.
Condensing
Temperature (°C)
Suction Line
Discharge Line
20
1.18
0.80
30
1.10
0.88
40
1.00
1.00
50
0.91
1.11
Notes for
1.
Table Capacities are in kilowatts of refrigeration.
2.
∆p = pressure drop per unit equivalent length of line, Pa/m
3.
∆t = corresponding change in saturation temperature, K/m
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
×