Selection procedure – Trane RT-PRC005 User Manual

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Cooling Capacity

Step 1
Calculate the building’s total and sensible
cooling loads at design conditions. Use
the Trane calculation methods or any
other standard accepted method.

Factors used in unit selection:
A
Total Cooling Load: 59 MBh
B
Sensible Cooling Load: 40 MBh
C
Airflow: 2000 cfm
D
Electrical Characteristics: 460/60/3
E
Summer Design Conditions: Entering
Evaporator Coil: 80 DB, 67 WB Outdoor
Ambient: 95
F
External Static Pressure: 0.45 in. wg

Step 2
As a starting point, a rough
determination must be made of the size
of the unit. The final selection will be
made after examining the performance
at the given conditions. Divide the total
cooling load by nominal BTUH per ton
(12 MBh per ton); then round up to the
nearest unit size.

60 MBh / 12 MBh = 5 Tons

Step 3
Table PD-4 shows that a TSC060A4 has a
gross cooling capacity of 63.1 MBh and
48.2 MBh sensible capacity at 2000 cfm
and 95 DB outdoor ambient with 80 DB,
67 WB air entering the evaporator.

To Find Capacity at Intermediate
Conditions Not in the Table

When the design conditions are between
two numbers that are in the capacity
table, interpolation is required to
approximate the capacity. Note:
Extrapolation outside of the table
conditions is not recommended.

Step 4
In order to select the correct unit which
meets the building’s requirements, the
fan motor heat must be deducted from
the gross cooling capacity. The amount
of heat that the fan motor generates is
dependent on the effort by the motor -
cfm and static pressure. To determine the
total unit static pressure:

External Static (duct system)

0.45 wg

Standard Filter 1 in.

0.15 wg

from Table PD-59

Economizer

0.02 wg

(100% Return Air) from Table PD-26

Electric Heater Size 6 kW

0.05 wg

from Table PD-51

Total Static Pressure

0.67 wg

Note: The Evaporator Fan Performance
Table PD-20 has deducted the pressure
drop for a 1 in. filter already in the unit
(see note below Table PD-20). Therefore,
the actual total static pressure is 0.67 -
0.15 (from Table PD - 26) = 0.52 wg.

With 2000 cfm and 0.52 wg.
Table PD-20 shows .90 bhp for this unit.
Note below the table gives a formula to
calculate Fan Motor Heat,
4.39 x bhp = MBH.
4.39 x .90 = 3.95 MBH.

Now subtract the fan motor heat from
the gross cooling capacity of the unit:
Net Total Cooling Capacity
= 60 MBH - 3.95 = 56.05 MBH.

Net Sensible Cooling Capacity
= 48.2 MBH - 3.95 = 44.25 MBH.

Step 5
If the performance will not meet the
required load of the building’s total or
sensible cooling load, try a selection at
the next higher size unit.

Heating Capacity

Step 1
Calculate the building heating load
using the Trane calculation form or other
standard accepted method.

Step 2
Size the system heating capacity to
match the calculated building heating
load. The following are building heating
requirements:
A
Total heating load of 15 MBH
B
2000 cfm
C
460 volt/3 phase Power Supply

The electric heat accessory capacities
are listed in Table PD-62 From the table, a
6 kW heater will deliver 20.48 MBH at
480 volts. In order to determine capacity
at 460 volts, the heater voltage
correction factor from Table PD-60 must
be used. Therefore, 20.48 MBH x .9118
(voltage correction factor) = 18.80 MBH.

Air Delivery Selection

External static pressure drop through
the air distribution system has been
calculated to be 0.45 inches of water.
From Table PD-59 static pressure drop
through the economizer is 0.02 and the
6 kW heater is 0.05 inches of water (0.45
+ 0.02 + 0.05). Enter Table PD-20 for a
TSC060A4 at 2000 cfm and 0.52 static
pressure. The standard direct drive
motor at high speed will give the
desired airflow at a rated bhp of 0.90.

Selection
Procedure

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