Understanding Chiller Refrigeration Tons and Chiller Terminology

The process of cooling is called refrigeration, which can be measure in tons. A water chiller refrigeration ton is defined as: 1 Refrigeration Ton (RT) = 1 Ton - 12000 BTUH/h = 200 Btu/min = 3025.9k Calories/h = 12661 kJ/h = 3.517 kW 1kW = 0.2843 Refrigeration Tons (RT) A ton is the amount of heat removed by an air conditioning system that would melt 1 ton (2000 lbs) of ice in 24 hours. The heat required to melt 1lb of ice at 32°F to water is 144 Btu. 1 Ton Refrigeration = (2000 lb) (144 Btu/lb)/24 = 12000 Btu/hr BV OThermal Systems - vSuCEtAfl

Air-Cooled BTU Central Chiller Chiller Compressor Glycol Hot Gas Bypass Industrial Chiller Low Ambient Kit Chiller Low Temp (LT) Chiller Portable Chiller Refrigerant Refrigeration Unit or Refigeration Ciruit Reservoir/Tank Reverse Flow Standard Flow Water-Cooled Understanding Chiller Terminology Chiller system that uses the ambient air surrounding the condensing unit to cool and condense the refrigerant back in to a liquid British Thermal Unit (BTU) is a unit of measure often used to describe chiller capacity A single BTU is the amount of energy required to raise one pound of water one degree...

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