Refrigeration Load

Estimating Manual (RLE)

Technical Bulletin

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Engineering Manual
Refrigeration Load Estimating
Refrigeration Load
Estimating Manual (RL
Technical Bulletin

Krack Corporation
©1992 Krack Corporation. All rights reserved. This work shall not be
reproduced in whole or in part without expressed written premission.

Price $5.00
Printed in U.S.A.
RLE-593
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This Krack Manual was published for the purpose of providing a concise, complete and
convenient load estimating reference volume for the commercial refrigeration industry.
Application suggestions and unit cooler selection examples are representative for halocar-
bon direct expansion fed systems.

Load estimating data can be used for industrial refrigeration systems using ammonia
or brine as the refrigerant.

Estimating guidelines and rules of thumb, are necessarily general in nature, and should not
be utilized as the sole design criteria.

Product freezing and cooling data was developed in the Krack product testing laboratory.
Other data has been extracted by permission from various ASHRAE Guide and Data Book
publications.

Refrigeration Loa
Estimating Manu
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Table of ConTenTs

I. PRINCIPLES OF HEAT TRANSMISSION 4-5

II. JOB SURVEY 6
III. LOAD ESTIMATE 6-12
IV. PSYCHROMETRICS 8
V. APPLICATION EXAMPLES:
Fruit Chilling & Storage 13
Blast Freezing 14
Beef Carcass Chilling 15
Beer Storage 16
Nut Storage 17
Distribution Centers 18
Walk-In Coolers 19
VI. APPENDIX – TABLES 20-48
VII. APPENDIX – CHARTS 49-51
VIII. INDEX OF APPENDIX 52
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