Cooling Load Check Figure

(based on the AIRAH Handbook 3rd edition)

Cooling Load W/m2 (air
Occupancy
conditioned area)

Apartments / Residence Night only 100

Apartments / Residence (Insulated & not facing west) 150
Apartments / Residence (un-nsulated & facing west) 200
Auditorium 280
Banks 175
Hairdresser 215
Beauty Shop (consider appliances) 260
Cafeteria 350
Classroom 95
Clinic 190
Clothing Store 165
Computer Room (allow for future expansion) 480
Conference Room 275
Department Store Basement 125
Department Store Main Floor 150
Department Store Upper Floors 125
Factory - light manufacture 275
Factory - Heavy manufacture 490
Food Stores 160
Hotel & Motel Rooms 120
Laboratory 130
Library 150
Mall 135
Medical Offices 185
Milk Bars, Fast Food (count kW of appliances) 270
Office - General (Perimeter) 170
Office - General (Interior) 100
Office - Private 180
Post Office 180
Restaurants 350
Residential - Check Figure kW=m²/6
Shoe Store 185
Super Market 180
Theatre 280

Only use these figures for preliminary estimates or to check a full load estimate.

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DUCT SIZE - 3.0m/sec AIR QUANTITY - l/sec DUCT
150 0- 60
200 51 -100
250 101 -160
300 161 -250 Outlet Supply Duct
350 251 - 400
400 401 - 450
450 451 -500
DUCT SIZE - 4.0m/sec AIR QUANTITY - l/sec DUCT
200 130
250 200
300 280
350 380 Branch Duct - two or
400 480 more diffusers
450 630
500 750
550 1000
DUCT SIZE - 5.0m/sec AIR QUANTITY - l/sec DUCT
300 350
350 485
400 650
Main Duct - Main SA
450 780
off fan coil
500 1100
550 1250
600 1500
 Refrigerated Systems
Low Average High Very High
Litres/m2 7.1 7.8 8.5 9.5
watts/m2 95-100 130 - 155 160 - 175 180 -200

Evaporative Cooling
Low Average High Very High
Litres/m2 18.5 20.3 21.1 24.7

Return Air Duct 3 m/sec

Supply Air Duct 3.0 to 4.5 m/sec
Return Air Filter 1.8 to 2.2 m/sec
Outlet neck 2.5 - 3.5 m/sec

Air Changes - Overhead Systems

Ceiling Height (m) 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.0
Air changes per hour 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0
 Return Air Grille Sizes Side wall Grille Sizes
Length mm Width mm L/sec Duct Length Width mm L/sec Duct
300 300 144 1 x 250 300 100 105 200
400 400 256 1 x 300 300 150 158 200
450 450 324 1 x 350 300 200 210 250
500 400 320 1 x 350 350 150 184 250
500 500 400 1 x 400 400 100 140 200
550 250 220 1 x 300 400 150 210 250
550 550 484 1 x 450 400 200 280 300
600 300 288 1 x 350 400 250 350 350
600 400 384 1 x 400 400 300 420 350
600 500 480 1 x 450 450 150 236 250
600 600 576 2 x 350 450 200 315 300
700 400 448 1 x 450 500 100 175 250
700 500 560 2 x 350 500 150 263 300
700 550 616 2 x 350 500 200 350 350
750 400 480 1 x 450 500 250 438 400
750 450 540 2 x 350 600 150 315 300
750 500 600 2 x 350 600 200 420 350
750 550 660 2 x 350 600 250 525 400
750 600 720 2 x 400 600 300 630 450
800 500 640 2 x 350
800 550 704 2 x 400
900 400 576 2 x 350
900 450 648 2 x 400
900 500 720 2 x 400
900 550 792 2 x 400
900 600 864 2 x 450
1000 400 640 2 x 350
1000 500 800 2 x 400
1150 550 1012 2 x 450
1200 400 768 2 x 400
1200 600 1152 2 x 500
Air Flow m/s 2 5
Reduction Factor 0.8 0.7
e Sizes
Inches
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22