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For minimum chilled water flow rate
Recirculation
Maximum chilled water flow
The maximum chilled water flow is limited by the permitted pressure drop in the evaporator. It is provided in
the below table.
If the system flow is more than the maximum unit flow rate, bypass the evaporator as shown in the diagram
to obtain a lower evaporator flow rate.
Minimum and maximum water flow rates
Item
Model
SCV-50EA
SCV-70EA
SCV-100EA
SCV-120EA
SCV-140EA
SCV-160EA
g). Design of expansion tank
If a closed expansion tank with its filled volume of air is too small, the system pressure will easily exceed the
maximum allowable pressure and cause water to discharge from the pressure relief valve, thus wasting
water. If the closed tank is too large, when the water temperature drops, the system pressure may decrease
to a level below the minimum allowable value and cause trouble in the air vent. Therefore, accurate sizing of
a closed expansion tank is essential.
For diaphragm expansion tanks, the minimum volume of the water tank, Vt, gal(m3),can be calculated by the
following formula, recommended by ASHRAE Handbook 1996, HVAC Systems and Equipment:
T
=lower temperature,
1
T
=higher temperature,
2
V
=volume of water in system, gal(m
s
p
=absolute pressure at lower temperature,psia(kPa abs.)
1
p
=absolute pressure at higher temperature,paia(kPa abs.)
2
v
,v
=specific volume of water at lower and higher temperature, respectively, ft
1
2
α=linear coefficient of thermal expansion; for steel, α=6.5x10
-6
o
in./in·
F(1.7x10
α=9.5x10
In a chilled water system, the higher temperature T2 is the highest anticipated ambient temperature when
Evaporator
Water flow rate(m
Minimum
0.77
1.08
1.54
1.72
1.93
2.24
V
=V
t
o
F (℃)
o
F (℃)
3
)
-5
per ℃)
For maximum chilled water flow rate
Recirculation
3
/h)
Maximum
0.95
1.32
1.89
2.11
2.36
2.73
v
/v
-1-3α(T
-T
)
s
2
1
2
1
1-p
/p
1
2
-6
in./in·
35
Evaporator
3
3
/lb(m
/kg)
o
-5
F(1.2x10
per ℃); for copper,
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