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    This document discusses refrigerant velocity in suction lines. It provides charts showing the velocity of R-22 in pipes of different diameters for various evaporator capacities. For a 20-ton system at specific operating conditions, the velocity in a 2 1/8 inch pipe would be around 1,850 feet per minute. The easiest way to determine velocity is with a computer program, but the charts can also provide estimates if a program is not available.

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    This document discusses refrigerant velocity in suction lines. It provides charts showing the velocity of R-22 in pipes of different diameters for various evaporator capacities. For a 20-ton system at specific operating conditions, the velocity in a 2 1/8 inch pipe would be around 1,850 feet per minute. The easiest way to determine velocity is with a computer program, but the charts can also provide estimates if a program is not available.

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    This document discusses refrigerant velocity in suction lines. It provides charts showing the velocity of R-22 in pipes of different diameters for various evaporator capacities. For a 20-ton system at specific operating conditions, the velocity in a 2 1/8 inch pipe would be around 1,850 feet per minute. The easiest way to determine velocity is with a computer program, but the charts can also provide estimates if a program is not available.

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    period two

    Suction Line

    notes
    suction line
    Determine Refrigerant Velocity
    pipe diameter, in. (mm)
    2) 5) 2)
    (1 (1 (2

    8)
    0)

    15 )
    2)

    4)

    3 5 (79)

    (1 5)
    8)

    31 )
    5

    7
    5,000

    (1

    (1
    1/2 5/8 7/8

    0
    (2

    (3

    (4

    (5

    (6

    4 1 /8 ( 1

    )
    3/4
    3/8

    30
    /8
    /8

    /8

    /8

    /8

    /8
    (25.4)

    13

    21
    11

    25

    /8
    velocity, fpm (m/s)

    2,000
    (10.2)

    1,000
    (5.1)

    500
    (2.5)
    R-22
    1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200
    (3.5) (7.0) (17.6) (35) (70) (176) (352) (703)

    evaporator capacity, tons (kW) Figure 19

    The refrigerant velocity inside a pipe depends on the mass flow rate and
    density of the refrigerant, and on the inside diameter of the pipe. The chart in
    Figure 19 shows the velocity of R-22 inside pipes of various diameters at one
    particular operating condition—40°F (4.4°C) saturated suction temperature,
    125°F (51.7°C) saturated condensing temperature, 12°F (6.7°C) of superheat,
    15°F (8.3°C) of subcooling, and 70°F (38.9°C) of compressor superheat. For an
    example system with an evaporator capacity of 20 tons (70.3 kW), the
    refrigerant velocity inside a 2 1/8 in. (54 mm)-diameter pipe at this condition is
    about 1,850 fpm (9.4 m/s).
    The easiest and most accurate method for determining refrigerant velocity is to
    use a computer program that can calculate the velocity for various pipe sizes
    based on actual conditions. However, if you do not have access to such a
    program, a chart like this may be useful.

    suction line
    Determine Refrigerant Velocity

    pipe velocity, fpm (m/s)


    diameter, 20 tons 10 tons
    in. (mm) (70.3 kW) (35.2 kW)
    1 1/8 (28) 7,000 (35.6) 3,500 (17.8)
    1 3/8 (35) 4,600 (23.4) 2,300 (11.7)
    1 5/8 (42) 3,250 (16.5) 1,625 (8.3)
    2 1/8 (54) 1,850 (9.4) 925 (4.7)
    2 5/8 (67) 1,200 (6.1) 600 (3.1)
    3 1/8 (79) 850 (4.3) 425 (2.2)

    Figure 20

    Assume that this example 20-ton (70.3-kW) system contains one refrigeration

    14 TRG-TRC006-EN

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