Hi,
We are developing a hospitality project in Mexico. The HVAC central plant consist in three centrifugal water cooled chillers of 596 Tons each. The efficiency requirements in table 6.8.1C Path B requires a full load efficiency equal or less than 0.600 kW/TR and 0.4 kW/TR at partial load conditions.
The selection of the equipment for AHRI conditions has 0.604 kW/TR full load and 0.3822 kW/TR at partial load. We want to know if this 0.004kW/TR affects in the acceptability of the equipment under 90.1-2010 standard.
Also for the adjusted efficiencies in section 6.4.1.2 for NPLV, the values goes to 0.6424 kW/TR full load and 0.4282 kW/TR partial load. And the NPLV conditions of our equipment are 0.6461 kW/TR full load and 0.3792 kW/TR partial load.
As the difference between the requirements and the actual values is not significant. Are we complying?
Thanks in advance
Tyler Thumma
7GroupLEEDuser Expert
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February 1, 2019 - 12:52 pm
I would recommend verifying compliance with the chiller manufacturer. Based on the efficiencies you provided the chiller does not appear to comply with the full load efficiencies. Since Table 6.8.1C lists the efficiency requirements to three decimal places I would think the rated efficiencies must comply to three decimal places.