YORK CHILLER

TRAINING

FORMULAS
&
CALCULATIONS
 Chilled water tons

(Evaporated) tons = GPM x T

24
 Condenser Water Tons

(Condenser) Tons = GPM x T

30
To Change FT Of Head To PSID

PSID = FT. Of Head

2 31
2.31

PSID = Ft. Of Head x .433

To Find Actual GPM’s If Pressure Drops
p Are Known.

 Actual  PSID x Design GPM = Actual GPM’s

Design  PSID
S
 To Find Horsepower

Actual HP = Design HP x Actual RPM

Design RPM
T Find
To Fi d Discharge
Di h Superheat
S h t

Discharge Temperature
– Condenser Saturation Temperature
DSH =
D.S.H.
To Find Suction Superheat
p

Suction Temperature
– Evaporator Saturation Temperature
S.S.H. =
To Find The Condenser Approach

Condenser Saturation Temperature

– Condenser Leaving Water Temperature
CA =
C.A.
To Find The Evaporator Approach

Evaporator Leaving Water Temperature

– Evaporator
p Saturation Temperature
E.A. =
To Find System Non-Condensable

Condenser Pressure Converted to Temperature

– Condenser Saturation Temperature
N.C. =
 REFRIGERANT 134a

Temperature Pressure Pressure Temperature Pressure Pressure

F IN. HG. / PSIG PSIA F IN. HG. / PSIG PSIA
32 27.4 42.1 55 50.9 65.6
34 29.2 43.9 80 86.4 101.1
36 30.9 45.6 85 95.3 110.0
38 32.7 47.4 90 104 118.7
40 34.5 49.2 95 114 128.7
42 36.6 51.3 100 124 138.7
44 38 7
38.7 53 4
53.4 105 136 150 7
150.7
46 40.7 55.4 110 147 161.7
48 42.8 57.5 115 159 173.7
50 44 9
44.9 59 6
59.6 120 172 186 7
186.7
TEST
USE CHILLER P&ID TO ANSWER QUESTONS

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1. CHILLED WATER FT OF HEAD ON THE YORK CHILLER IS 27FT.
27FT WHAT IS THE DESIGN CONVERTED
TO PSID?

2. WHAT IS THE DESIGN HP OF THE YORK COMPRESSOR DRIVE MOTOR?

CALCULATE THE ACTUAL HP OF THE MOTOR IF ACTUAL RPM’s IS 1825?

3. CAN ACTUAL CONDENSER WATER FLOW BE CALCULATED WITH OUT HAVING A FLOW METER
INSTALLED? CALCULATE THE ACTUAL CONDENSER GPM’s IF THE
ACTUAL PRESSURE DROP ACROSS THE CONDENSER IS 9 PSID? WHY
MIGHT THIS FORMULA BE HELPFUL?

4. IF THE ACTUAL CHILLED WATER FLOW IS 6000 GPM’s, AND THE TEMPERATURE D.T. IS 22F, WHAT
IS THE ACTUAL CHILLED WATER TONNAGE? IS THIS DESIGN
TONNAGE? CAN THE SAME DESIGN TONNAGE BE ACHIVED IF THE GPM’s ARE
HIGHER THAN DESIGN?

5. IF THE ACTUAL CONDENSER WATER P.D. IS HIGHER THAN DESIGN, BY 10 PSID WHAT IS THE
ACTUAL WATER DROP IN PSID? SHOULD THE ACTUAL CONDENSER WATER
FLOW (GPM’s) BE HIGHER THAN THE DESIGN THROUGH THE CONDENSER AND CORESSPOND TO
THE ACTUAL
C P.D. ? WHAT COULD
CO BE WRONG
O G IF THE FLOW
O DOES
O S NOTO
CORRESPOND AND IS LESS?
6. IF THE CONDENSOR SYSTEM ACTUAL DISCHARGE PRESSURE CONVERTED TO TEMPERATURE IS 101F,
AND THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE IS 120F, WHAT IS THE DISCHARGE SUPERHEAT?

7. IF THE EVAPORATOR SYSTEM ACTUAL SUCTION PRESSURE CONVERTED TO TEMPERATURE IS 34F, AND
THE ACTUAL SUCTION TEMPERATURE IS 33F, WHAT IS THE SUCTION SUPERHEAT?

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8. THE CHILLER IS OPERATING AT AN ACTUAL CONDENSER PRESSURE OF 151PSIA,
151PSIA IS THIS ABOVE
DESIGN? IF THE WATER PRESSURE DROP ACROSS THE CONDENSER IS AT
DESIGN AND THE GPM’s IS AT DESIGN, WHAT COULD BE WRONG?

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9. IN QUESTION 8 ABOVE IF THE APPROACH ON THE CONDENSER IS 6F AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CONDENSER SATURATION TEMPERATURE AND CONDENSER PRESSURE CONVERTED TO
TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 2F, WHAT COULD BE WRONG?

10. IN QUESTION 8 ABOVE IF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONDENSER SATURATION TEMPERATURE AND
CONDENSER PRESSURE CONVERTED TO TEMPERATURE IS 5F, AND THE CONDENSER APPROACH IS .7F,
WHAT COULD BE WRONG?

11. WHEN SHOULD THE ACTUAL REFRIGERANT CHARGE FOR THE YORK CHILLERS BE CHECKED?

12. TO TROUBLE SHOOT MOST CONDITIONS AT WHAT PARAMETERS SHOULD THE CHILLER BE OPERATING?

13. WHAT IS THE DESIGN APPROACH FOR THE EVAPORATOR?