CHAPTER 16

Cooling Water Piping

Design Condition:

Material Steel pipe

Water velocity, Vw 1.68 m/sec

Compressor cooling water

Mass of jacket water, Mjw 0.0235 kg/sec

Temperature of water in, twi 300C

Temperature of water out, two 250C

Condenser cooling water

Mass of cooling water, Mcw 0.869 kg/sec

Temperature of water in, twi 300C

Temperature of water out, two 250C

Volume Flow Rate, Q

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Condenser

From Steam Tables 260C density of water is equal to 1000 kg/m3.

Therefore,

M cw 0.869 kg / sec m3
QCond 0 .0009
water 1000 kg / m 3 sec

Compressor

From Steam Tables 260C density of water is equal to 1000 kg/m3.

Therefore,

M jw 0.0235 kg / sec m3
QComp 0 . 000024
water 1000 kg / m 3 sec

Also,

m3 m3 m3
QT Qcomp Qcond 0.000024 0.0009 0.00092
sec sec sec

From Cooling Tower Pool to Tee run

For water velocity of 1.68 m/sec and volume flow rate of 0.00092 m3/ sec,

Di
4 QT


4 0.00092 m 3 sec
0.0264m or 26.4 mm
water 1.68 m sec

From Refrigeration and air Conditioning by Stocker and Jones, page 136.

Use 25 mm NPS, schedule 40 steel pipe, Di = 26.6 mm &Do = 33.4 mm.

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From Tee run to Condenser Inlet

For water velocity of 1.68 m/sec and volume flow rate of 0.0009 m3/ sec,

Di
4 QCond


4 0.0009 m 3 sec
0.02612 m or 26.12 mm
water 1.68 m sec

From Refrigeration and air Conditioning by Stocker and Jones, page 136.

Use 25 mm NPS, schedule 40 steel pipe, Di = 26.6 mm &Do = 33.4 mm.

From Tee run to Compressor inlet

For water velocity of 1.68 m/sec and volume flow rate of 0.000024 m3/ sec,

Di
4 QComp


4 0.000024 m 3 sec
0.0135 m or 13.5 mm
water 1.68 m sec

From Refrigeration and air Conditioning by Stocker and Jones, page 136.

Use 15 mm NPS, schedule 40 steel pipe, Di = 15.8 mm &Do = 21.3 mm.

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 SPECIFICATIONS

Cooling Water Piping

Material Steel pipe

Water velocity, Vw .. 1.68 m/sec

Main line 25 mm NPS

Inside diameter, Di 26.6 mm

Outside diameter, Do 33.4 mm

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 Schedule 40

Condenser line 25 mm NPS

Inside diameter, Di 26.6 mm

Outside diameter, Do 33.4 mm

Schedule 40

Compressor line 15 mm NPS

Inside diameter, Di 15.8 mm

Outside diameter, Do 21.3 mm

Schedule 40

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