Determination of coil defrosting loads. Part 1: Experimental facility description
- Kuwait Univ., Safat (Kuwait). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- ZEXEL USA Corp., Decatur, IL (United States)
The heat loads associated with defrosting industrial freezer coils have not been fully quantified as a function of the various parameters that affect the system. The current ASHRAE recommendation is to simply assume that the coil defrosting load is a part of the refrigeration equipment-related load, which, at freezer temperatures, may exceed 15% of the net refrigeration load. There is no direction as to how the designer may determine what the actual defrosting load may be. In response to this need, ASHRAE launched a research project, RP-622, and a special test apparatus was designed and constructed to achieve a set of well-defined objectives. This paper provides a detailed description of this experimental test facility in order to serve as a stand-alone reference for research conducted employing this facility.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States); Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 653200
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980123--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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