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    2010 ~ Monday Morning Minutes:

    Pressure Drop Corrections for Glycol in HVAC Systems (Part 2)

    Last week the article covered pressure drop correction calculations. Today we offer you some handy charts to use
    for second glycol correction pressure drop.
    PRESSURE DROP CORRECTION FACTOR FOR VARIOUS GLYCOL/WATER PERCENTAGES
    PercentPropyleneGlycol PercentEthyleneGlycol
    Temperature 30% 40% 50% 30% 40% 50%
    35F 1.56 1.78 2.00 1.37 1.47 1.60
    45F 1.46 1.63 1.90 1.30 1.39 1.51
    50F 1.41 1.56 1.80 1.27 1.36 1.47
    80F 1.20 1.29 1.45 1.11 1.18 1.27
    100F 1.10 1.19 1.30 1.04 1.10 1.17
    130F 1.01 1.07 1.15 0.96 1.01 1.06
    150F 0.96 1.01 1.07 0.92 0.96 1.01
    170F 0.93 0.97 1.02 0.89 0.92 0.96
    Notes:
    1.TablebasedonDowfrost*andDowthermSR1*withpercentagebyvolumevs.waterat60F.
    2.Factorbasedonabout2feetperhundredwaterpressuredrop.Factorgoesupatlowerpressuredropsand
    downathigherpressuredrops.
    3.Heattransferisaffectedgreatlyathigherpercentagesandlowertemperatures.Alwaysusetheminimum%
    glycolfortheproject.
    4.DatatakenfromtheITTBellandGossettSystemSyzer.
    5.ChartisforuseonCommercialprojects.Residentialprojectshavesmallerpipesize,onaverage,andmay
    requirehighercorrections.
    6.Usethecorrectionattheaveragetemperatureforthesystem.
    Example: I have calculated the water piping pressure drop through a chilled water system to be 80 feet using
    theSystemSyzer.Question:WhatisthepressuredropifIhave50%EthyleneGlycol/Waterwithtemperatures
    of45Fto55F?Answer:Theaveragetemperatureis50F,somyfactoris1.47.Thepipingpressuredropis80X
    1.47 = 117.6 feet plus equipment losses. Remember, if the equipment was selected using water rather than
    glycol, you may also need to correct for heat transfer. See the article from 2 weeks ago. Next week we begin
    correctingthepumpcurve.
    * Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company

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