Pressure Drop Corrections for Glycol in HVAC Systems (Part 2)
Printer Friendly (PDF)
Last week the article covered pressure drop correction calculations. Today we offer you some handy charts to use for second glycol correction pressure drop. Notes: Example: I have calculated the water piping pressure drop through a chilled water system to be 80 feet using the System Syzer. Question: What is the pressure drop if I have 50% Ethylene Glycol/Water with temperatures of 45°F to 55°F? Answer: The average temperature is 50°F, so my factor is 1.47. The piping pressure drop is 80 X 1.47 = 117.6 feet plus equipment losses. Remember, if the equipment was selected using water rather than glycol, you may also need to correct for heat transfer. See the article from 2 weeks ago. Next week we begin correcting the pump curve. * Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company |
![]() |
Disclaimer: R. L. Deppmann and it’s affiliates can not be held liable for issues caused by use of the information on this page. While the information comes from many years of experience and can be a valuable tool, it may not take into account special circumstances in your system and we therefore can not take responsibility for actions that result from this information. Please feel free to contact us if you do have any questions.
Archives – Click here for Past Articles