Method to size ervs and hrvs, Heating and cooling load charts, Ventilator sizing – Bryant HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATOR HRVBBLHA User Manual

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METHOD TO SIZE ERVs and HRVs

Ventilator Sizing

Tables 1 and 2 should be used to determine the required airflow for a home. These guidelines are taken from ASHRAE 62.2--2007.

Table 1 – Ventilation Air Requirements, cfm

FLOOR

AREA (ft

2

)

BEDROOMS

0---1

2---3

4---5

6---7

>7

<1500

30

45

60

75

90

1501---3000

45

60

75

90

105

3001---4500

60

75

90

105

120

4501---6000

75

90

105

120

135

6001---7500

90

105

120

135

150

>7500

105

120

135

150

165

Table 2 – Ventilation Air Requirements, L/s

FLOOR

AREA (m

2

)

BEDROOMS

0---1

2---3

4---5

6---7

>7

<139

14

21

28

35

42

139.1---279

21

28

35

42

50

279.1---418

28

35

42

50

57

418.1---557

35

42

50

57

64

557.1---697

42

50

57

64

71

>697

50

57

64

71

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HEATING AND COOLING LOAD CHARTS

Although the ventilators process the outside air before it enters the home, additional heating and cooling loads need to be considered.

HEATING LOAD BTUH

Outside

Temp °F

Heating Load (Btuh) @

Inside Design Temp 72°F

ERV1150

ERV1200

HRV1150

HRV1250

–25

5186

8143

6636

10603

–20

4919

7723

6294

10057

–15

5075

7967

5952

9510

–10

4783

7509

5610

8964

–5

4491

7051

5268

8417

0

4200

6594

4925

7871

5

4234

6647

4583

7324

10

3918

6151

4241

6777

15

3958

6214

3899

6231

20

3611

5669

3557

5684

25

3264

5124

3215

5138

30

2916

4579

2873

4591

35

2569

4034

2531

4045

40

2222

3489

2189

3498

The heating load chart shows the heating loads in Btuh for a range

of winter design temperatures for each model of ventilator.
EXAMPLE: The heating design temperature for Little Rock, AR is
20_F. The additional heating load of the ERVBBLHA1200 at

20_F is 559 Btuh. This additional load should be taken into
consideration when sizing the heating equipment.

COOLING LOAD BTUH

Outside

Enthalpy

Btu/lb

Cooling Load (Btuh) @ Inside Design Temp

72°F and 50% Relative Humidity

ERV1150

ERV1200

HRV1150

HRV1250

30

380

640

670

1071

31

618

1040

1090

1741

32

855

1441

1509

2411

33

1093

1841

1928

3080

34

1331

2241

2347

3750

35

1568

2641

2766

4419

36

1806

3041

3185

5089

37

2043

3441

3604

5759

38

2281

3842

4023

6428

39

2519

4242

4442

7098

40

2756

4642

4861

7767

41

2994

5042

5280

8437

42

3231

5442

5699

9107

The cooling load chart shows loads in Btuh as well. To use the

cooling load chart, first find the design enthalpy from a

psychrometric chart using the design dry bulb and wet bulb
temperatures. The cooling load can then be found for a range of

enthalpies for each ventilator.
EXAMPLE: The design dry bulb temperature for Miami is 90_F

and the average wet bulb at that temperature is 77_F. Using the

psychrometric chart, the enthalpy is about 40.5 Btu per pound
(Btu/lb) of dry air, which would round up to 41 Btu/lb dry air. In

the left column, at 41 Btu/lb dry air, the ERVBBLHA1200 has an
additional cooling load of 5042 Btuh, while the HRV1150CFM

unit has an additional cooling load of 8437 Btuh.

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