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Pull-Down Time (Cold Room)

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Time to cool a loaded cold room from ambient to set-point, given refrigeration plant duty and thermal load.

Formula

$$ t = \frac{m \cdot c_p \cdot \Delta T}{(\dot Q_\text{plant} - \dot Q_\text{leak}) \cdot 3600} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$m$Goods masskgcargo manifest
$c_p$Specific heatkJ/(kg·K)cargo property
$ΔT$Temperature dropKset-point vs ambient
$\dot Q_\text{plant}$Plant cooling dutykWnameplate
$\dot Q_\text{leak}$Structural heat leakkWinsulation U·A·ΔT

Sources

  • ASHRAE Handbook - Refrigeration.