Heat Load to Refrigeration Tons Conversion
Convert a heat-removal load into refrigeration tons and equivalent kilowatts for early cooling-system planning.
Example starting values are prefilled to demonstrate the calculation. Replace them with your measured, quoted, or job-specific inputs before relying on a result.
Result
Equivalent heat-removal rate (kW)
10.551
Refrigeration capacity equivalent (tons)
3.000
Conversion scope and limits
These are unit equivalents for the entered heat-removal rate only. They do not account for chiller leaving-water temperature, ambient conditions, glycol mixture, fouling, load diversity, pump heat, or the manufacturer's capacity curve; do not treat the converted value alone as a chiller selection.
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