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Effect of Chilled Water Coil Piped Backwards

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BronYrAur

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Nov 2, 2005
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Anyone know the efficiency loss of a chilled water coil that is piped backwards (i.e. NOT Counterflow to the air)?

I have a 50.6 sqft, 8-row, 11 FPI, double-circuited coil that is piped wrong. Original sizing conditions were:

EWT 42 deg F
LWT 60.79 deg F
EADB 80 deg F
EAWB 67 deg F
LADB 54.48deg F
LAWB 54.28 deg F
Water flow 100 GPM
Air flow 24,000 CFM
Total MBH 940.1
Sensible MBH 669.84
1/2" copper tubes with AL fins

With the flow going the wrong way, any easy to predict what will happen to my heat transfer?

 
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It could be as high as 15 to 20%.

Did a quick google search for "chilled water coils piped backwards"
and couldn't believe the number of hits...... [hammer]

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leaving water and leaving air temps will be close to each other, as a guess the average of what they enter at.
 
lol, you have a low water flow rate, it leaves at the average as it is.
 
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