Refrigeration Capacity/Performance Chiller Performance Parameters

Dr. M. Zahurul Haq

Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh zahurul@me.buet.ac.bd http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/zahurul/

1 ton refrigeration: heat absorbed by 1 ton (2000 lb) of ice melting at 0o C in 24 hours. 1 ton ref. = 3.516 kW = 12000 BTU/hr = 200 BTU/min Coecient of Performance, COP = Energy Eciency Ratio, EER =
Refrigeration Eect Net Work Required RE in BTU /hr Power required in W

kW /ton power required per ton of refrigeration 3.516 kW /ton = EER kW /ton = 12 COP EER 6.0 12.0 24.0
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COP 1.758 3.516 7.032

kW/ton 2.0 1.0 0.5

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Integrated Part-Load Value (IPLV)

Minimum Performance for VC System (ASHRAE 90.1)

COP or EER: IPLV = 0.01A + 0.42B + 0.45C + 0.12D kW/ton: IPLV = A B C D COP COP COP COP or or or or EER EER EER EER or or or or kW kW kW kW at at at at
0.01 A

0.42 B

1 +

0.45 C

0.12 D

100% capacity 75% capacity 50% capacity 25% capacity

type Air cooled, with condenser, capacity < 150 ton Air cooled, with condenser, capacity > 150 ton Air cooled, condenserless, all capacity Water cooled, reciprocating, all capacity Water cooled (screw & centrifugal) < 150 ton Water cooled (screw & centrifugal) 150< < 300 ton Water cooled (screw & centrifugal) > 300 ton

COP 2.7 2.5 3.1 3.8 3.8 4.2 5.2

IPLV 2.8 2.5 3.2 3.9 3.9 4.5 5.3

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