10. Operation Limits
10.1 Ethylene Glycol Solutions
Water and ethylene glycol solutions used as a thermal vector in the place of water reduce the performance
of the unit. Multiply the performance figures by the values given in the following table.
0
0
cPf
1
cQ
1
cdp
1
cPf: Correction factor of heating/cooling capacity
drop
24
COOLING
C
46
35
20
-5
-
-10
4 5 7
DELIVERY WATER TEMPERATURE
HEATING
C
27
20
7
-3
-15
30
35
DELIVERY WATER TEMPERATURE
Freezing point (°C)
-5
-10
Percentage of ethylene glycol in weight
12%
20%
0.98
0.97
1.02
1.04
1.07
1.11
cQ: Correction factor of flow rate
15
20
C
45
55
C
-15
-20
28%
35%
0.965
0.96
1.075
1.11
1.18
1.22
cdp: Correction factor of pressure
V.2
-25
40%
0.955
1.14
1.24