Refrigeration Load Estimate Form

(for rooms below 32F) Bulletin Below32-05

Estimate for:

Estimate by:

Basis for Estimate

Room Dimensions: Width
Volume: (L)
Ambient Temp

Date:

ft. x Length
ft. x Height
x (W)
x (H)
=
F. (Corrected for sun load) Room Temp.

Note:
be found
Note: Tables
Tables cancan
be found
in
Engineering
Manual,
H-ENG-2
in Engineering
Manual.

ft.
cu. ft.
F. =

F.

T.D.

Insulation
Inches

Type

Ceiling
Walls
Floor

Product Load
(a)
lbs./day of
to freezing point of
F. (Table 7) =
and then reduced from freezing point to storage Temp. of
(b)
gallons of ice cream @
Miscellaneous
Motors (including all blower motors)
Lights (assume 1 watt/sq.ft.)
No. of People
1. Transmission Loads
Ceiling: (L)
North Wall: (L)
South Wall: (L)
East Wall: (W)
(L)
West Wall: (W)
(L)
Floor: (L)
2. Air Change Load
Volume:
3. Additional Loads
Electrical Motors:
Electrical Lights:
People Load:
Glass Door Load:

x (W)
(H)
x (W)
(H)
x (W)
(H)
x (W)
(H)
x (W)
x (W)

cu. ft. x

to be reduced from entering temp. of

F. Initial temp. drop
F. = (Table 7)
overrun

HP
Watts

x Heat Load
x Heat Load
x Heat Load
x Heat Load
x Heat Load
x Heat Load

Factor (Table 5) x

F.
F. Final temp. drop.

Ground Temp.

(Table 1)
(Table 1)
(Table 1)
(Table 1)
(Table 1)
(Table 1)

(Table 21)

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Factor (Table 6)

HP x 75000 BTU/HP/24 hr.

Watts x 82
People x
BTU/24 hrs. (Table 12)
Doors x 31200 BTU/Door/24 hr.

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4. Product Load: (Table 7) (Product Load Figured @ 24 hr. Pulldown*)

(a)
lbs./day x
Spec. Heat above freezing x
F. Intial Temp. Drop
lbs./day x
Latent Heat Fusion
lbs./day x
Spec. Heat below freezing x
F. Intial Temp. Drop
(b)
gallons of ice cream/day x
BTU/gal (Table 19)
*For product pulldown time other than 24 hrs. figure 24 hr. load x (24/Pulldown Time)

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=

Total Refrigeration Load (1+2+3+4+5) BTU/24 hrs.

Add 10% Safety Factor
Total with Safety/Factor BTU/24 hrs.
Divide by No. of Operating Hrs. (18) to obtain BTUH Cooling Requirement

Condensing Unit
Qty.
Model No.

Equipment Selection
Unit Cooler
Qty.
Model No.

System Capacity
BTU/hr.

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Quick Selection Guide

+35 Room

Floor
Usage

Dimension
Sq. Ft.
Avg.
Heavy

6x6x8
6x8x8
6x10x8
8x8x8
8x10x8
8x12x8
8x14x8
8x16x8
8x18x8
8x20x8
8x22x8
8x24x8
8x26x8
8x28x8
8x30x8
8x32x8
10x10x8
10x12x8
10x14x8
10x16x8
10x18x8
10x20x8
10x24x8
10x28x8
12x12x8
12x14x8
12x16x8
12x18x8
12x20x8
12x22x8
14x14x8
14x16x8
14x20x8
14x24x8
16x16x8
16x20x8
16x24x8
18x18x8
18x20x8
18x24x8
20x20x8
20x24x8
20x28x8
20x32x8
20x36x8
20x40x8
24x40x8
28x40x8
32x40x8
36x40x8
40x40x8

36
48
60
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
256
100
120
140
160
180
200
240
280
144
168
192
216
240
264
196
224
280
336
256
320
374
324
360
432
400
480
560
640
720
800
960
1120
1280
1440
1600

4750
5417
6055
6188
6954
7669
8366
9051
9748
10419
11540
12224
12874
13519
14187
14824
7789
8626
9439
10250
11049
11838
13391
14891
10038
10956
11886
12775
13681
14549
11993
13013
15011
16969
14148
16349
18506
16476
18128
20484
19470
21988
24963
27480
29946
32420
38694
43183
48550
54344
58738

6389
7274
8100
8291
9269
10174
11045
11888
12732
13548
14807
15622
16398
17163
17947
18694
10339
11385
12384
13379
14349
15299
17180
18922
13021
14155
15284
16359
17440
18474
15423
16656
19042
21347
18019
20631
23157
20782
22644
25389
24145
27132
30480
33340
36127
38904
45735
50733
56318
62804
67611

BTUH Load
+30 Room
Usage
Avg.
Heavy
4488
5119
5722
5848
6572
7247
7905
8553
9212
9846
10905
11522
12166
12775
13407
14009
7361
8152
8920
9686
10441
11187
12654
14072
9486
10353
11232
12072
12928
13749
11333
12297
14185
16036
13370
15450
17488
15570
17131
19357
18340
20779
23590
25969
28299
30637
36565
40808
45880
51355
55507

6037
6974
7655
7835
8759
9614
10437
11234
12032
12803
13992
14763
15496
16219
16960
17666
9770
10759
11703
12643
13560
14458
16207
17881
12305
13376
14443
15459
16481
17458
14575
15740
17795
21073
17028
19496
21883
19639
21398
23993
22817
25640
28804
31506
34140
36764
46878
48970
55056
61626
66608

0 Room
Usage
Avg.
Heavy
4583
5225
5806
5934
6631
7273
7922
8528
9169
9755
10817
11386
11976
12530
13108
13653
7386
8138
8887
9577
10279
10942
12751
14043
8991
10235
11029
11807
12573
13299
11126
11995
13687
15330
12939
14777
16563
14864
16305
18260
17386
19453
21963
23954
25919
27888
34681
38123
42894
46254
49583

6505
7407
8213
8410
9363
10234
11092
11890
12732
13490
14715
15439
16176
16873
17587
18264
10401
11405
12405
13311
14216
15070
17231
18844
12553
14052
15082
16080
17052
17974
15216
16338
18487
20539
17550
19873
22093
19989
21678
24090
23019
25566
28514
30909
33251
35575
43023
47062
51900
56259
60073

-10 room
Usage
Avg.
Heavy
4929
5630
6265
6405
7165
7867
8575
9237
9936
10576
11692
12314
12955
13562
14191
14786
7990
8809
9626
10379
11144
11868
13796
15205
9739
11055
11919
12767
13599
14392
12024
12971
14811
16598
13998
15996
17938
16090
17617
19739
18790
21036
23721
25884
28017
30153
37368
41095
46146
49872
53385

7041
8028
8911
9127
10169
11123
12059
12933
13852
14682
15977
16769
17573
18336
19115
19855
11304
12401
13493
14484
15472
16405
18721
20482
13655
15251
16375
17464
18524
19541
16521
17745
20088
22324
19067
21598
24017
21724
23523
26149
24982
27755
30922
33529
36077
38603
46538
50921
56580
60781
64916

-20 Room
Usage
Avg.
Heavy
5274
6034
6725
6876
7699
8461
9227
9946
10702
11397
12567
13242
13935
14594
15274
15920
8594
9481
10365
11182
12009
12794
14842
16367
10486
11875
12810
13726
14626
15485
12923
13946
15935
17866
15056
17215
19313
17317
18930
21219
20194
22619
25479
27813
30115
32518
39939
43950
49282
53194
57070

7577
8648
9609
9844
10974
12011
13026
13976
14972
15874
17239
18099
18970
19799
20642
21446
12208
13397
14581
15658
16728
17741
20211
22120
14756
16450
17667
18847
19995
21088
17826
19152
21688
24110
20583
23323
25941
23460
25369
28208
16945
29945
33330
36149
38903
41631
49937
54664
60656
65186
69642

*Heavy usage is defined as two times the average air change. Average air
changes determined by ASHRAE based on box size for 24 hour period.

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