Description

The purpose of this standard is to establish for Remote Mechanical-Draft Evaporatively-Cooled Refrigerant Condensers:

• definitions;
• test requirements;
• rating requirements;
• calculations;
• minimum data requirements for Published Ratings;
• marking and nameplate data; and
• conformance conditions.

This standard is intended for the guidance of the industry, including manufacturers, engineers, installers, contractors and users.

Scope

This Standard applies to Evaporative Condensers as defined in Section 3 of this Standard and is limited to refrigerants chlorodifluoromethane (R-22) and ammonia (R-717), for use with or without external air resistance.

This Standard does not apply to Evaporative Condensers designed primarily for installation within the machinery compartment of a self-contained product or on a factory-assembled condensing unit.

This Standard does not apply to Remote Mechanical-Draft Air-Cooled Refrigerant Condensers as covered by ARI Standard 460.