Hi moideen, this Condensate Rate Calculator comes up with the same solution you calculated, 24 kg/hr.
Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.
www.adicotengineering.com
If I understand your system correctly, you are using the reheat coil as a means to allow the AC system to keep running to satisfy the latent load without overcooling the space. There is a lot of good information in this post - I just came to add this link to a Reheat/Heater Size Calculator...
It sounds like there is an air balance issue. The kitchen should be under negative pressure (more cfm out than in) with respect to the rest of the building. AND, the overall building must be under positive pressure with respect to the outside. Here are two calculators that may help: Air Change...
You have to make sure you evaluate the static pressure. The motor will look for a certain amount of static pressure, if it can't find it, it will keep ramping up until it burns itself out.
Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.
www.adicotengineering.com
Your original post discussed electric reheat - I assume you mean supplemental heat. I design mostly in Florida, and we always provide supplemental heat for heat pumps.
Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.
www.adicotengineering.com
There may be fresh air requirements to satisfy some processes if there are hazardous materials being used necessitating diluting the air below the LEL, TLV, etc. Is the exhaust air to prevent over-pressurization or is the air exhausted for a different reason? It seems a heat exchanger between...
I design for hot climates, so don't have too much to add to what has already been discussed other than this: maximize ventilation air to the dining area to supplement the make-up air. In this way, the amount of air being treated and then immediately exhausted can be reduced, and instead, the...
Hi Ian, the load calculation software I use uses the 1997 CLTD tables. I made a calculator on my website to find the wall and roof numbers. The calculator may be helpful for you to reverse engineer how to use the tables. https://www.adicotengineering.com/ashrae-cltd-roof-and-walls
Note: I...
Hi I do A LOT of multi-family for a national builder and they have me specify Lennox. I assume it's because that's where they get the best price.
Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.
www.adicotengineering.com
I have started adding Demonstration Videos for these calculators if you're interested [peace]
Also, if you find yourself doing the same calculation over and over again. Let me know - maybe I will make a calculator to accomplish that task!
Thanks for checking out my stuff!
Adrienne...
Hi, I am not sure I fully understand your question and I am not familiar with McQuay's software, but I wonder if these calculators may help you.
Mixed Air Calculator: You would use this to calculate the coil entering temperature.
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Outside air: 288 CFM @ Temps: 103/82
Return Air: 2592...
Hi GT-EGR,
I really appreciate any feedback to make these calculators better.
Regarding the Psychrometric Calculator, I agree. I wanted additional input flexibility, but so far I haven't been able to figure out the programming. I will keep working on it :)
Regarding the Air Change Rate...
Hi, HVAC Engineering Community. For years, I have been developing "HVAC Widgets" to perform repetitive calculations. I put them on my webpage so I could easily access them from anywhere and thought I was the only one using them. A few years ago, at an ASHRAE meeting, someone offhandedly said, "I...
How about ducting some fresh air into the return side of the air handler? This will do two things, it will increase the load on the equipment which will reduce short-cycling, and it will maintain a positive pressure in the building so no outdoor air is drawn into the space through any cracks or...
