10.
7 CAPILLARY TUBES SIZE
During the initial steps of the design of a new cabinet, tables of Chapter 10.7.1 (a-g) can provide guidance
for starting with the selection of the appropriate capillary tube dimensions.
They represent capillaries adopted in practical on systems performing properly and requiring a cooling
capacity indicated on the below tables, corresponding to the Embraco compressor rated cooling capacity,
for the various refrigerants and applications.
The exact size of the capillary must however be determinated according to the
results of laboratory tests performed on prototype cabinets. For this reason the
capillary here indicated are classified as “suggested capillary for preliminary
IMPORTANT
selection”.
The capillary sizing indicated on Tables 10.7.1 (a-g) refers to cabinets adopting a suction line heat exchanger
of minimum length 0.9 m and with 0°C sub-cooling, working within the indicated range of evaporating
temperature.
10.7.1 SUGGESTED CAPILLARY FOR PRELIMINARY SELECTION
Table 10.7.1a R600a LBP applications
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
ARI 540
CECOMAF ASHRAE (*) temperature temperature
(2004) (*)
-30°C to -20°C -20°C to -5°C
40 - 60 60 - 80 50 - 70 0.66 x 4.00 0.66 x 3.45
60 - 75 80 - 105 70 - 90 0.78 x 3.50 0.78 x 3.10
75 - 100 105 - 140 90 - 120 0.78 x 3.20 0.91 x 3.20
100 - 125 140 - 175 120 - 150 0.78 x 3.00 0.91 x 3.00
125 - 150 175 - 210 150 - 180 0.78 x 2.70 0.91 x 2.60
150 - 180 210 - 250 180 - 215 0.91 x 3.60 1.06 x 3.60
(*): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the Cecomaf.
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Table 10.7.1b R600a HBP applications
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
ARI 540
EN12900 (*) ASHRAE temperature temperature
(2004) (*)
-15°C to -5°C -5°C to +10°C
0.78 x 2.50 0.91 x 2.40
250 - 300 275 – 350 250 - 320
0.78 x 2.10 0.91 x 2.00
300 - 400 350 – 450 320 - 400 0.78 x 2.40 0.91 x 2.30
400 - 500 450 – 570 400 - 520 0.78 x 2.30 0.91 x 2.20
500 - 650 570 – 750 520 - 675 0.91 x 2.90 1.06 x 2.70
650 - 750 750 – 850 675 - 775 0.91 x 2.40 1.06 x 2.50
750 - 900 850 – 1000 775 - 900 1.06 x 3.20 1.27 x 3.30
(*): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the Ashrae HBP
Table 10.7.1c R134a LBP applications
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
ARI 540
EN12900 (*) ASHRAE temperature temperature
(2004) (*)
-35°C to -20°C -20°C to -5°C
35 - 45 70 – 90 60 - 75 0.61 x 4.00 0.61 x 3.50
45 - 55 90 – 120 75 - 95 0.78 x 4.00 0.91 x 4.00
55 - 65 110 – 130 95 - 110 0.78 x 3.70 0.91 x 3.70
65 - 80 130 – 160 110 - 135 0.78 x 3.50 0.91 x 3.50
80 - 95 160 – 190 135 - 160 0.78 x 3.30 0.91 x 3.30
95 - 110 190 – 220 160 - 190 0.91 x 4.00 1.06 x 4.00
110 - 150 220 – 300 190 - 255 0.91 x 3.30 1.06 x 3.30
150 - 200 300 – 400 255 - 350 0.91 x 2.90 1.06 x 3.00
200 - 250 400 – 500 350 - 425 1.06 x 3.25 1.06 x 2.50
250 - 345 500 – 680 425 - 610 1.06 x 3.00 1.20 x 3.50
(*): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the EN12900
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Table 10.7.1d R134a HBP Applications
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
ARI 540
EN12900 (*) ASHRAE temperature temperature
(2004) (*)
-15°C to -5°C -5°C to +10°C
0.78 x 2.50 0.91 x 2.40
250 - 300 275 – 350 250 - 320
0.78 x 2.10 0.91 x 2.00
300 - 400 350 – 450 320 - 400 0.78 x 2.40 0.91 x 2.30
400 - 500 450 – 570 400 - 520 0.78 x 2.30 0.91 x 2.20
500 - 650 570 – 750 520 - 675 0.91 x 2.90 1.06 x 2.70
650 - 750 750 – 850 675 - 775 0.91 x 2.40 1.06 x 2.50
750 - 900 850 – 1000 775 - 900 1.06 x 3.20 1.27 x 3.30
900 - 1200 1000 - 1350 900 - 1250 1.24 x 4.00 1.37 x 3.30
1200 - 1500 1350 - 1700 1250 - 1550 1.37 x 3.50 1.50 x 3.30
1500 - 2000 1700 - 2300 1550 - 2100 1.37 x 3.10 1.50 x 2.90
2000 - 2500 2300 - 2850 2100 - 2600 1.63 x 3.60 1.78 x 3.30
2500 - 3000 2850 - 3500 2600 - 3200 2x1.50 x 4.00 2x1.63 x 3.00
(*): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the Ashrae HBP
Table 10.7.1e R290 (**) - R404A - R507A LBP applications
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
ARI 540
EN12900 (*) Ashrae temperature temperature
(2004) (*)
-40°C to -20°C -20°C to -10°C
120 - 145 230 - 280 170 - 210 0.78 x 3.80 0.78 x 2.70
150 - 185 280 - 355 210 - 265 0.91 x 4.00 0.91 x 2.80
185 - 260 335 - 500 250 - 375 0.91 x 3.10 0.91 x 2.20
260 - 340 500 - 650 375 - 480 0.91 x 2.70 1.20 x 2.80
340 - 390 650 - 750 480 - 560 1.20 x 3.40 1.20 x 2.50
390 - 470 750 - 900 560 - 675 1.20 x 3.10 1.20 x 2.20
470 - 550 900 - 1050 675 - 800 1.20 x 2.90 1.40 x 3.00
550 - 640 1050 - 1400 800 - 1050 1.40 x 3.50 1.40 x 2.60
730 - 900 1400 - 1750 1050 - 1300 1.60 x 3.50 1.60 x 2.70
(*): practical experience have demonstrated when changing from R404A to R290, is preferable a length increase
of aprox 10 %
(**): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the Ashrae LBP
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Table 10.7.1f R290 (**) – R404A – R507A – R407C M/HBP application
Compressor
Rated cooling capacity Dimension I.D. (mm) x length (m)
(W)
Evaporating Evaporating
EN12900MBP ARI 540 MBP
Ashrae temperature temperature
(**) (**)
-20°C to -5°C -5°C to +10°C
650 - 750 350 - 400 350 - 400 1.06 x 3.30 1.06 x 2.80
750 - 850 400 - 450 400 - 450 1.06 x 3.10 1.06 x 2.55
850 - 1000 450 - 550 450 - 550 1.06 x 2.80 1.20 x 3.30
1000 - 1200 550 - 650 550 - 650 1.20 x 3.00 1.20 x 2.35
1200 - 1600 650 - 850 650 - 850 1.20 x 2.75 1.27 x 2.45
1600 - 2000 850 - 1050 850 - 1050 1.27 x 2.55 1.27 x 1.80
2000 - 2400 1050 - 1250 1050 - 1250 1.27 x 2.15 1.27 x 1.50
2400 - 2800 1250 - 1500 1250 - 1500 1.37 x 1.90 1.37 x 1.50
2800 - 3300 1500 - 1750 1500 - 1750 1.63 x 2.75 1.63 x 1.60
3300 - 3800 1750 - 2000 1750 - 2000 1.90 x 2.65 2.16 x 2.05
3800 - 4500 2000 - 2400 2000 - 2400 2.16 x 2.45 2x1.63 x 1.70
4500 - 5700 2400 - 4200 2400 - 4200 2.16 x 1.90 2x2.16 x 2.35
(*): practical experience have demonstrated when changing from R404A to R290, is preferable a length increase
of aprox 10 %
(**): Approximate equivalent cooling capacity to the Ashrae M/HBP
Note: Compressor test conditions see in Table 5.5
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