COLD STORE CALCULATION

ENG. FAISAL RAI

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 COLD STORE CALCULATION
ENG. FAISAL RAI

Cold store refrigeration load

Specification
Dimensions: LXWXH m
Insulation thickness : m

External store surface area m

Maximum ambient temperature C
Store temperature
Load calculation
Insulation heat leak through walls, roof and floor
Conductivity of polystyrene u = ( kcal/h mC )
Temperature difference between ambient and store dT C
Thickness of polystyrene ( m)
Surface area of store A=(m 2)
Heat leak = u A dT kcal/h
Air changes
Average of 2.7 air changes in 24 h ACH / 24
Store volume = m3
Heat gain (35C and 60% R.H. air) kcal/m 3
Air change heat gain = 1000 2.7 40 24 = kcal/h
Lights (left on during working day)
1000W = 860 kcal/h
Men working
1 man working at -30C gives off kcal/h
2 men working is equivalent to kcal/h
Product load
5.5 kcal/kg for fish load at an average temperature of -20C
Fish loaded per day kg
Product load = ( kg * kcal/kg ) / 24 = kcal/h
Fan load
3 250W x 0 .860 ( 1 W = 0.860 kcal /h )
Defrost heat
1 defrost of 8440 W for 1 h (recovered over 6 h) = kcal/h

Total calculated refrigeration load (sum of Items 1 to 7) kcal/h

Total refrigeration requirement with allowances (Ref.load 24 18 ) = kcal/h

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PRUDUCT TYPE ( Kcal / kg ) .from tables
 COLD STORE CALCULATION
ENG. FAISAL RAI

L W H
20 10 5
0.25 0.25 0.25
20.25 10.25 5.25
735.375
35
-30

0.033
65
0.25
735.375
47799.38

2.7
1000
40
4500

860

378
756

5.5
1000
229.1667

645

1209.733

55139.28

73519
24.3118