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TABLE 10-1. Heat Transmission Coefficients (U) for Cold Storage Rooms
Btu per hour per square foot per degree F difference between air on the two sides.
Wind velocity 15 mph.
t
Vapor seal on warm side Thickness of Insulation, V Inches
Wall Thickness
-Corkboard X Inches
Corkboard
Common brick 8 0.11 0.081 0.064 0.053 0.045 0.039 0,034
Corkboard
.. . J:'<E-*!?I
Concrete 6 0.13 0.089 0.069 0.056 0.047 0.041 0.036
Concrete 8 0.12 0.087 0.068 0.055 0.047 0.040 0.036
:Sv£.*4*l^v.fl Concrete 10 0.12 0.086 0.067 0.055 0.046 0.040 0.035
Concrete 12 0.12 0.085 0.066 0.054 0.046 0.040 0.035
TABLE 10-2. Heat Transmission Coefficients (U) for Cold Storage Rooms
Btu per hour per square foot per degree F difference between the air on the two sides.
Outside wind velocity 15 mph.
Insulating
Thickness of Insulation (Inches)
Type of Construction
Material
3% 5%
Granulated
0.079 0.055
cork
Rock or
0.072 0.050
palco wool
1* board on
Corkboard ----- 0.11 0.084 0.067 0.055 0.047
both sides of studs*
Glass or rock
0.084 0.055 0.100 0.077 0.062 0.052
wool fill
Sheet steel on
"
both sides of studs
Thickness of Insulation
Insulating (Inches)
Material
8 10 12
Insulation
Palco or
0.036 0.029 0.025
rock wool
1- board _ b
both sides-2" x 4" studs-16" £ Sawdust 0.051 0.042 0.035
NOTES:
'Coefficients corrected for2x4or2x6 studs, on 16 in. centers.
b
Coefficients corrected for 2 x 4 studs
* Actual thickness *% in.
Wall, Floor or
Thickness of Insulation, Y Inches
Ceiling Thickness
X (Inches)
Self-supporting partition*
I
Vapor seal on warm side
• Corkboard
Cork partition 0.13 0.089 0.069 0.056 0.047 0.041 0.036
Cement plaster/
on both sides
Floor' Corkboard*
Slab 2 0.046 0.035
0.12 0.087 0.067 0.055 0.040
Finish 2
Slab 5
Finish concrete 0.12 0.084 0.066 0.054 0.046 0.040 0.035
Insulation Finish 3
Slab 6
0.11 0.083 0.065 0.054 0.045 0.039 0.035
Finish 4
a
Foamglas
Floors Slab 2
0.15 0.11 0.087 0.071 0.060 0.053 0.046
Finish 2
'
Vapor seal on warm side
Slab 5
0.15 0.11 0.084 0.070 0.059 0.052 0.046
Finish 3
Slab 6 0.14 0.10 0.083 0.069 0.059 0.051 0.045
Finish 4
Ceiling*
, Vapor seal on warm side
'Concrete slab
Concrete 4 0.12 0.089 0.069 0.056 0.048 0.042 0.036
Concrete 8 0.12 0.086 0.067 0.055 0.047 0.041 0.036
sleeper Corkboard
Ceiling*
>Ceiling joists or wall studs
_ /Sheathing
\
Wood
(actual)
% 0.11 0.082 0.064 0.053 0.045 0.039 0.035
Ceiling*
,Tee iron
construction
Corkboard
*
(*) (Q (*)
(Btu per hour (Btu per hour (Btu per hour
per sq ft per sq ft Authority per sq ft
Alabama Delaware
Birmingham 88 99 Dover 87 96
Mobile 88 97 Milford 87 98
Arizona Wilmington 87 94
Flagstaff 75 90
113
Columbia
District of
Phoenix 100
Washington 89 98
Tucson 84 98
Arkansas Florida
Fort Smith 91 103
Jacksonville 88 96
Little Rock 90 100
Miami 88 90
California Orlando 88 97
Bakersfield 96 114 Tallahassee 88 100
Fresno 94 111 Tampa 88 95
Los Angeles 83 94
Oakland 75 89 Georgia
Sacramento 90 108 Atlanta 87 95
San Diego 75 80 Savannah 89 99
San Francisco 75 83
Idaho
Colorado
Boise 89 105
Colorado Springs 83 94
Pocatello 83 100
Denver 83 98
Grand Junction 88 102 Illinois
Pueblo 83 100 Cairo 89 101
Connecticut Chicago 87 98
Hartford 83 94 Peoria 88 100
New Haven 83 95 Quincy 90 103
New London 83 93 Rockford -87 101
Norwalk 83 96 Springfield 90 102
TABLE 10-6 (Continued)
Louisiana Nevada
Baton Rouge 88 98 Reno 84 101
New Orleans 89 98 Tonopah 84 96
Shreveport 92 102
New Hampshire
Maine Concord 81 92
Eastport 70 81
Portland 81 93
New Jersey
Atlantic City 83 92
Maryland
Paterson 85 95
Baltimore 89 99
Trenton 85 96
Cumberland 87 102
Massachusetts New Mexico
Boston 84 94 Albuquerque 83 99
Fall River 81 90 Santa Fe 81 90
Lawrence 81 94 New York
Worcester 81 92 Albany 83 96
Michigan Binghamton 83 94
Alpena 82 95 Buffalo 80 89
Detroit 86 99 Elmira 83 97
Grand Rapids 86 98 New York 85 93
Jackson 86 99 Poughkeepsie 83 95
Lansing 86 96 Rochester 83 95
Marquette 81 96 Syracuse 83 96
Saginaw 88 101 Watertown 83 93
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446 PRINCIPLES OF REFRIGERATION
Alabama Idaho
Birmingham 70° F Boise 60°
Mobile 75 Pocatello 60
Arizona Illinois 60
Flagstaff 60 Cairo
Phoenix 80 Chicago 60
Tucson 80 Peoria 60
Arkansas Quincy 60
Fort Smith 70 Rockford 60
Little Rock 70 Springfield 60
California Indiana
Bakersfield Evansville 65
75
Fresno 80
Fort Wayne 60
Los Angeles Indianapolis 60
75
Oakland South Bend 60
65
Sacramento Terre Haute 65
80
San Diego 65 Iowa
San Francisco 65 Burlington 60
Colorado Davenport 60
Colorado Springs 60
Des Moines 60
Denver 60
Bubuque 60
Grand Junction 60 Keokuk 60
Pueblo 55
Mason City 60
Sioux City 60
Connecticut
Hartford 65
Kansas
New Haven 65
Concordia 60
New London 65
Dodge City 60
Norwalk Hutchinson 60
65
Salina 60
Delaware Topeka 60
Dover 65 Wichita 60
Milford 65
Wilmington 65
Kentucky
Lexington 65
Columbia
District of Louisville 65
Washington 65
Louisiana
Florida Baton Rouge 75
Jacksonville 80 New Orleans 75
Miami 80 Shreveport 70
Orlando 80
Tallahassee
Maine
80
Eastport 60
Tampa 80
Portland 60
Georgia Maryland
Atlanta 70 Baltimore 65
Savannah 75 Cumberland 65
448 PRINCIPLES OF REFRIGERATION
TABLE I0-6A (Continued)
Ground Ground
Location Temperature Location Temperature
Dark-colored sur-
faces such as
Slate roofing
Tar roofing 8 5 8 20
Black paints
Medium-colored sui
faces, such as:
Unpainted wood
Brick
Red tile 6 4 6 15
Dark cement
Red, gray, or
green paint
Light-colored sur-
faces, such as:
White stone
Light-colored
cement 4 2 4 9
White paint
65 0.65 0.85 1.12 0.93 1.17 1.44 1.24 1.54 1.58 1.95
60 0.85 1.03 1.26 1.13 1.37 1.64 1.44 1.74 1.78 2.15
55 1.12 1.34 1.57 1.41 1.66 1.93 1.72 2.01 2.06 2.44
50 1.32 1.54 1.78 1.62 1.87 2.15 1.93 2.22 2.28 2.65
45 1.50 1.73 1.97 1.80 2.06 2.34 2.12 .2.42 2.47 2.85
40 1.69 1.92 2.16 2.00 2.26 2.54 2.31 2.62 2.67 3.06
35 1.86 2.09 2.34 2.17 2.43 2.72 2.49 2.79 2.85 3.24
30 2.00 2.24 2.49 2.26 2.53 2.82 2.64 2.94 2.95 3.35
30 0.24 0.29 0.58 0.66 1.69 1.87 2.26 2.53 2.95 3.35
25. 0.41 0.45 0.75 0.83 1.86 2.05 2.44 2.71 3.14 3.54
20 0.56 0.61 0.91 0.99 2.04 2.22 2.62 2.90 3.33 3.73
15 0.71 0.75 1.06 1.14 2.20 2.39 2.80 3.07 3.51 3.92
10 0.85 0.89 1.19 1.27 2.38 2.52 2.93 3.20 3.64 4.04
5 0.98 1.03 1.34 1.42 2.51 2.71 3.12 3.40 3.84 4.27
1.12 1.17 1.48 1.56 2.68 2.86 3.28 3.56 4.01 4.43
-5 1.23 1.28 1.59 1.67 2.79 2.98 3.41 3.69 4.15 4.57
-10 1.35 1.41 1.73 1.81 2.93 3.13 3.56 3.85 4.31 4.74
-15 1.50 1.53 1.85 1.93 3.05 3.25 3.67 3.96 4.42 4.86
-20 1.63 1.68 2.01 2.09 3.24 3.44 3.88 4.18 4.66 5.10
-25 1.77 1.80 2.12 2.21 3.38 3.56 4.00 4.30 4.78 5.21
-30 1.90 1.95 2.29 2.38 3.55 3.76 4.21 4.51 5.00 5.44
TABLE 1 0-9 A. Average Air Changes per 24 Hours for Storage Rooms above 32° F
due to Door Opening and Infiltration
(Does not apply to rooms using ventilating ducts or grilles)
Note: For storage room with anterooms, reduce air changes to 50% of values in table.
For heavy duty usage, add 50% to values given in table.
From ASRE Data Book, Design Volume, 1949 Edition, by permission of the American Society of
Heating,. Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
TABLE I0-9B. Average Air Changes per 24 Hours for Storage RoOms below 32° F
due to Door Opening and Infiltration
(Does not apply to rooms using ventilating ducts or grilles)
Note: For storage rooms with anterooms, reduce air changes to 50% of values in table.
(1)
For heavy duty usage, add 50% to values given in table.
(2) For locker plant rooms, double the above table values.
From ASRE Data Book, Design Volume, 1949 Edition, by permission of the American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.