Water (Detailed)
Number of Rows
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Default: 4
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Typical Range: 2 to 6
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Min/Max: 1 to 100
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Units: N/A
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This input is the number of tube rows in the direction of the airflow.
Minimum Face Area
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: 1 to 75 sq ft (0.1 to 7 sq m)
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: sq ft, sq in, sq mm, sq m, sq cm
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The minimum cross sectional area available for air passage.
Coil Height
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: 12 to 60" (30.5 to 152.4 cm)
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The height of the cooling coil.
Coil Depth
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: 12 to 60" (30.5 to 152.4 cm)
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The distance from the front of the coil to the back of the coil in the airflow direction. Also called the fin depth.
Fin
Surface Area
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
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The total surface area of fins attached to the coil.
Thickness
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Default: .007in (.178 mm)
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Typical Range: 0.45 to .08 in
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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Thickness of the airside fins.
Spacing
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Default: .07 in (2.225 mm)
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Typical Range: .06 to .08 in
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The spacing of the fins, centerline to centerline.
Thermal Conductivity
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Default: 117.85 Btu/(hr•ft•F); (204 W/m•K)
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: Btu/(hr•ft•F), W/m•K, W/m•C
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The thermal conductivity of the fin material.
Input Consideration: Default fin thermal conductivity is aluminum at 68 degrees F.
Tube
Inside Diameter
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Default: 0.57 in; (14.478 mm)
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Typical Range: 0.57 to 0.7 in
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The inside diameter of the tubes.
Outside Diameter
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Default: 0.63 in; (16.002 mm)
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Typical Range: 0.63 to 0.75 in
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The outside diameter of the tubes.
Inside Surface Area
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
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The total surface area inside the tubes (water side).
Depth Spacing
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Default: 1.02 in; (25.908 mm)
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Typical Range: 0.87 to 1.5 in
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
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The outside diameter of the tubes.
Input Consideration:
5/8” tubes = 1.5” row spacing
1/2” tubes = 1.0825” row spacing
3/8” tubes = 0.87” row spacing
Exposed Surface Area
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
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The total surface area outside the tubes (i.e. the outside area of the unfinned tubes minus the area of tubes covered by the fins).
Number of Tubes per Row
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Default: Autosized
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: N/A
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The number of tubes per row.
Thermal Conductivity
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Default: 222.99 btu/(hr•ft•F); (386 W/(m•C))
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Typical Range: N/A
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Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
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Units: btu/(hr•ft•F); W/(m•C); W/(m•K)
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The thermal conductivity of the tube material.
Input Consideration: Default tube thermal conductivity is copper at 68 degrees F.