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To obtain output for other Water Temperature Drops,
multiply basic output rating by applicable Factor.

To obtain fl ow for other Water Temperature Drops,
multiply basic rate rating by applicable Factor.*

To obtain Pressure Loss Feet (Meters) of Water
for other temperature Drops, multiply Basic loss
at 20°F (11°C) drop by Factor.

MODEL No.

MINIMUM
GPM (L/s)

MODEL No.

MINIMUM
GPM (L/s)

EXAMPLE: –

UNIT

SIZE:

_______________________ 24

Entering

Water

Temp.

____________ 160°F

Entering Air Temp. _______________ 40°F

Water Temperature Drop __________ 10°F

I.

CAPACITY @ 20° TD:

A. For 200° EWT, 60° EAT

Read output directly from Table 6,

17,400 BTU/HR (Ref., Std. 24).


B. For EWT and/or EAT above

Multiply output from Table 6

or below Standard

by factor from Table 7 (below).

17,400 x .878 = 15,277 BTU/HR.

II. CAPACITY AT OTHER TD’s

Multiply output obtained in IA. or IB.

IA - 17,400 x 1.15 = 20,010 BTU/HR.

A. For TD’s from 5 to 60°F

(above) by appropriate factor from Table 8

– OR –

(below)

IB - 15,277 x 1.15 = 17,569 BTU/HR.

III. GPM AT OTHER TD’s

Multiply GPM of unit for 20° TD, from Table 6

1.8 x 2.30 = 4.14 GPM (Applies only to units with

A. For TD’s from 5 to 60°F

by appropriate factor from Table 8 (below).

Std. 200° EWT, 60° EAT.) For all others calculate

BTU

using formula – GPM =

500 x TD

IV. CAPACITY AT OTHER RATES

Multiply output from Table 6 by factor

OF WATER FLOW

from Table 10 (below).

V. PRESSURE LOSS AT OTHER TD’s

Multiply P.D. of unit for 20° TD, from Table 6

A. For TD’s from 5 to 60°F

by appropriate factor from Table 8 (below).

.014 x 5.00 = .07 Ft. H

2

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100°

(38)

0.518
0.439
0.361
0.286
0.212
0.140
0.069
0.000

120°

(49)

0.666
0.585
0.506
0.429
0.353
0.279
0.207
0.137

140°

(60)

0.814
0.731
0.651
0.571
0.494
0.419
0.345
0.273

160°

(71)

0.963
0.878
0.796
0.715
0.636
0.558
0.483
0.409

240°

(116)

1.555
1.464
1.375
1.286
1.201
1.117
1.035
0.955

260°

(127)

1.702
1.609
1.518
1.429
1.342
1.257
1.173
1.094

TABLE 7 — HOT WATER CONVERSION FACTORS BASED ON 200° (93°C) ENTERING WATER,

60° (16°C) ENTERING AIR AND 20° (11°C) TEMPERATURE DROP

TABLE 8 — HOT WATER OUTPUT, FLOW RATE AND PRESSURE LOSS FACTORS BASED ON STANDARD

CONDITIONS OF 200°F (93°C) ENTERING WATER, 60°F (16°C) ENTERING AIR & 20°F (11°C) WATER DROP

*TABLE 9 — MINIMUM WATER FLOW

*TABLE 10 — HEATING CAPACITY FACTORS FOR VARIOUS RATES OF WATER FLOW

ENTERING AIR

TEMPERATURE

°F (°C)

30

-(1)

40

(4)

50

(10)

60

(16)

70

(21)

80

(27)

90

(32)

100

(38)

ENTERING WATER TEMPERATURE — °F (°C)

180°

(82)

1.120
1.025
0.941
0.857
0.777
0.698
0.621
0.546

200°

(93)

1.268
1.172
1.085
1.000
0.918
0.837
0.759
0.682

220°

(104)

1.408
1.317
1.231
1.143
1.060
0.977
0.897
0.818

280°

(138)

1.850
1.755
1.663
1.571
1.483
1.397
1.311
1.230

300°

(149)

1.997
1.908
1.824
1.717
1.630
1.545
1.462
1.371

5

(3)

1.25

5.00

10.00

25

(14)

.94

.74

.60

30

(17)

.90

.59

.40

20

(11)

1.00

1.00

1.00

60

(33)

.72

.24

.07

40

(22)

.83

.40

.20

50

(28)

.76

.30

.13

TEMPERATURE DROP °F (°C)

USE FACTORS FROM THIS TABLE TO OBTAIN

APPROXIMATE RESULTS

96

3.350

(.211)

132

4.09

(.258)

360

6.08

(.384)

300

6.08

(.384)

72

1.620

(.102)

84

1.860

(.117)

125A

0.125

(.008)

60

1.490

(.094)

280

4.59

(.290)

48

1.490

(.094)

240

4.59

(.290)

204

4.34

(.274)

36

1.240

(.078)

180

4.34

(.274)

24

1.240

(.078)

156

4.09

(.258)

18

0.750

(.047)

144

4.09

(.258)

136A

0.125

(.008)

118A

0.125

(.008)

120

3.60

(.227)

108A

0.125

(.008)

108

3.35

(.211)

175%

1.10

25%

.80

75%

.96

125%

1.04

150%

1.07

50%

.89

% of Rated Water Flow

Heating Capacity Factor

100%

1.00

10

(6)

1.15

2.30

5.00

15

(8)

1.08

1.44

2.00

HOT WATER CALCULATIONS AND CORRECTION FACTORS