Chilled Water Pumps Calculation

Irbed City Center / Carrefour Area

Chilled water Pumps:

We have 2 air cooled water chillers in operation each 200 T.R, and then the total load is 400 T.R.

Given the cooling load in tons of refrigerant (T.R.), the flow of water in GPM can be calculated
using the following formula:
QBtu / hr = 500 × GPM × ΔT
Where:
ΔT = Tin − Tout

QBtu / hr = QT . R. × 12000
As per our design criteria, the chilled water supply should be 7oC, and the chilled water return should
be 12oC, therefore
Tin = 12.0°C
⇒ ΔT = 5°C = 9° F
Tout = 7.0°C
⇒ ΔT ≅ 9° F
After applying equation (1):
QT . R. × 12000 = 500 × GPM × 9
QT . R. × 12000
⇒ GPM =
500 × 9

QBtu / hr : Cooling load in Btu/hr

QT .R. : Cooling load in T.R.

ΔT : Temperature difference of water across the chiller in °F
GPM : Flow of chilled water in gpm
Therefore the maximum required flow for 400 T.R
⇒ GPM = 1066.7GPM * 1.15 = 1226.7GPM
We have two primary chilled water pumps and are connected in one header
Each 1266.7/2 = 613.3GPM ≅ 39.0 L/s
Primary Chilled Pump Head
H = [∑ (L x pressure loss)] x 2 x 1.5 we have multiplied by 1.5 as a 50% safety factor.

H = [Pressure Drop in Chiller + Pressure Drop in Piping] x 2 x 1.5 = (8m + 5m) x 2 x 1.5 =
39m we choose 40m

⇒ Each primary Chilled water Pumps (39 L/s @ 40m)

Secondary Chilled Pump Head

The total chilled water flow is 78 L/S; we select two secondary chilled water pumps with
minimum efficiency 90% and head 50m.
The maximum Flow of the secondary pump will be 39.0L/S,
Accordingly we will use 2 secondary chilled pumps (39 L/s @ 50m).

Note that the actual pressure drop calculations to be performed and verified by
contractor according to actual workshop drawings.

Chilled water main network

The main pipe coming from the chilled water pumps is sized following the below table in order to
carry the chilled water flow for the whole project,

Velocity Recommended
Service Velocity Recommended (m/s)
(FPS)
Pump discharge 8-12 2.4 - 3.65
Pump Suction 4-8 1.2 – 2.4
Header 4-15 1.2 – 4.6
Based on the above table we choose the velocity 1.5m/s to calculate the main pipes size
Main Pipe Diameter
Based on the above table, the pipes diameters were calculated as follows:
Qm 3 / s = V × S (2)
Where:
V = 2.4 m/s
π × D2
S= m²
4
Knowing that:
Qm3 / s = 0.0387m3 / s
After applying equation (2):

π × D2
Q =V ×
4
Then:
For velocity 1.5m/s
⇒ D = 0.181 m. Choose Pipe diameter to be 200mm
Qm 3 / s : Flow of water in m³/s

V : Theoretical velocity of water in m/s

S : Cross-sectional area of pipe in m²
GPM : Flow of water in gpm
D : Pipe diameter in mm

Main chilled water header pipe size

For a total of 400 T.R cooling load we have a total of 1266.7 GPM,

Given:

D = 5.78 1266.7 =205mm ≅ 250mm

Primary and Secondary chilled water pump suction pipe size:

For a velocity 1.75m/s we reach to the below formula

⇒ D = 5.78 GPM (mm) and for a flow =613GPM

D = 5.78 613 =143mm ≅ 150mm which give velocity 2.1m/s, which is acceptable.