Refrigeration Load Estimate Form

(For rooms above 320 F) Bulletin Above 32-05

Estimate for:

Estimate by:

Date:

N
8 W
8 E
28 S

Basic for Estimate:

Note: Table can be found in
Engineering Manual, H-ENG - 2

28 ft. X Height ______

8 ft. X Length _____
8 ft.
Room Dimension: Width _____
Volume = 1792 ft3
Ambient Temp 950F (Corrected for sun load) - Room Temp 350F= 600F TD

Insulations
Inches

Types

Ceiling

Poly - Styrene

Walls

Poly - Styrene

Floors

Concrete

Product Load
(a) 2000
_____ lbs/day of Milk
____ to be reduced from entering.
95 0F. To ________
35 0F. Temp. Drop ______
60 0F.
Temp. of _____
200 lbs./day of ____________________
Dairy Product Cream to be reduced from entering.
(b) ______
5
0
0
40
35
temp. of _________
F. To ________
0F. Temp. Drop _______
F.

Miscellaneous
0.2 HP
Motors (Including all blower motors) ______
600 (Table 21)
Ground Temp ____
For freezers it becomes necessary to provide heat in the base
slab to avoid freezing of the ground water & heaving of the
floor.
Min. slab temp should be at least 400F. Normally 550F to 600F
should be used for freezer application.
Area of Room = 28 X 8 =224 sq. ft
224 Watts
Lights (Assume 1 Watts/sq.ft) ______
Typical Storage requirement are 1 to 1.5 Watts/sq.ft cutting or
processing rooms can be double the wattage.
0
No. of people _______
.

1.Transmission Loads:
87 (Table 1)
28 X (W) _____
8 X Heat Load _____
Ceiling: (L) _____

19488
= ____

8 X Heat Load _____

87 (Table 1)
28 X (W) _____
North Wall: (L) _____

19488
= ____

28

87

South Wall: (L) _____ X (W) _____ X Heat Load _____ (Table 1)

8 X Heat Load _____

87 (Table 1)
8 X (W) _____
East Wall: (L) _____
8

8 X Heat Load _____

87 (Table 1)
West Wall: (L) _____ X (W) _____
28

300 (Table 1)
Floor: (L) _____ X (W) _____ X Heat Load _____
8
28
8

19488

= ____

5568
= ____
5568
= ____
67200
= ____

2. Air Change Load

1792
12
Volume: _________
cu. Ft. X ________
Factor (Table 4) X
2.49 Factor (Table 6).
______

53545/= ________

3. Additional Loads:
0.2 HP X 75000 BTU/HP/24. hr
Electrical Motors: _______
224
Electrical Lights: ________
Watts X 82

15000/= _____
18368/= _____

[Each watt is multiplied by 3.42 BTU/watt to obtain a BTUH figure. This is

then multiplied by 24 to obtain a daily figure].
(3.4 X 24)
0
0
People Load: ______
people X _____ BTU/24 hrs. (Table 12) = _____
(If occupancy load is not known. One person/24 for each 25000 ft 3 space).
10 Doors X ______
19200 BTU/Door/24 hr.
Glass Door Load: _____

192000/= _____

4. Product Load: Sensible (Product load Figured @ 24 hr. pull down*)

60 0F. Temp Drop
2000 lbs./day X _______
0.93 Spec. Heat (Table 7) X ___
(a) ______

108000/= ________

0.7 Spec. Heat (Table 7) X ___

200 lbs./day X _______
5 0F. Temp Drop
(b) ______

700/= ________

* For product pull down time other than 24 hrs. figure 24 hr. load X (24/pulldown Time)

5. Product Load: Respiration *

(a) _____ lbs. stored X _____ BTU/lbs./24 hrs. (Table 8)

= ________

(b) _____ lbs. stored X _____ BTU/lbs./24 hrs. (Table 8)

= ________

* For considered for previously loaded product, a multiplier of (5) is normally applied
to the daily product load (Line # 4)

Add 10% safety factor

524413/________
52441/________

Total with safety/factor BTU/24 hrs.

576854/________

Total Refrigeration load (1+2+3+4+5) BTU/24 hrs.

36053 BTUH

Divide by No. operating Hrs. (16) to obtain BTUH cooling Requirement __________