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2001 STANDARD for RATING AIR-TO- AIR HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATION EQUIPMENT are Senn AIR-CONDITIONING & Standard 1060 INSTITUTE 4301 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE + ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22203 IMPORTANT SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Nis strongly recommended that the product be designed, constructed, assembled and installed in accordance with nationally recognized safety requirements appropriate for products covered by this standard, ARI, asa manufacturers’ trade association, uses its bes efforts to develop siandards employing stale-of-the-artand accepted industry practices. However, ARI does not certify or guarantee safely of any products, components or systems designed, tested, rated, installed or operated in accordance with these standards or that any tests conducted under its standards will be non-hazardous or free from risk. ARI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVISIONS, Scope of the Certification Program ‘The certification program includes air-to-air heat exchangers for use in Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment, rated at or above 50 scfm but below or equal to 5,000 sefin at ARI Standard Rating Conditions. In addition, air-to-air heat exchangers for use in energy recovery ventilation equipment rated above 5,000 scfm are included if the Participant’s Basie Model Group(s) for those models include at feast one model rated at above 50 scfin but below or equal to 5,000 scfm, This certification program does not include heat exchangers joined by circulated heat transfer medium (run-around loop). Certified Ratings The following certification program ratings are verified by test: 1. Airflow, scfm 2. Pressure Drop, in Hg, 3, Sensible and Net Sensible Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated Airflow for heating and cooling conditions) 4, Latent and Net Latent Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated Airflow for heating and cooling conditions) 5, Total and Net Total Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated Airflow for heating and cooling conditions) 6. Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio, Outdoor Air Correction Factor, and Purge Angle or Setting (if applicable) at 0.00 in H,0 [0.0 Pa) and two or more pressure differentials 7. Tilt Angle, °, (at heating and cooling conditions, if applicable) Note: This standard supersedes ARI Standard 1060-2000. Die 100 (N) $2000) < ‘copyright 20, by A Codioig al Regen sine Pintlin USA AR Tht Unt Shes Pts ema ee TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Section 1, Purpose... Section 2. Scope... Section 3, Definitions.. Section 4. Test Requirements. Section 5. Rating Requirements Scction 6. Minimum Data Requirements for Published Ratings Section 7. Marking and Nameplate Data. Scction 8, Conformance Conditions.. ‘TABLES ‘Table 1. Standard Rating Conditions... APPENDICES Appendix A. References - Normative... Appendix B. References - Informative Appendix C. Calculation of Effectiveness - Normative ... ARI STANDARD 1060-2001 RATING AIR-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATION EQUIPMENT Section 1. Purpose 11 Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to establish for air-to-air heat exchangers intended for use in Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment: definitions; test requirements; rating requirements; minimum’ data requirements for Published Ratings; marking and nameplate dla; and conformance conditions. 14.1 Invent, ‘This standard is intended for the guidance of the industry, including manufacturers, engineers, installers, contractors and users. 1.2 Review and Amendment, This standard is suidject to review and amendment as wechnology advances. Section 2. Scope 24 Scope. This standard applies to Factory-mnde airsto~ air heat exchangers for use in Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment as defined in Section 3. 2.2. Exclusions, This standard does not apply (o the rating and {esting of heat exchangers joined by circulated heat transfer medium (run-around loop}. A run-around toop employs liquid-containing coils connected in a closed loop, and placed in each of two or more air streams, Section 3. Definitions Allerms in this document shall follow the standard industry definitions in the current edition of ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, dir Conditioning and Refrigeration and ASHRAE Standard 84, untess otherwise defined in this section, 3.1 Effectiveness. The measured energy recovery Effectiveness not adjusted to account for that portion of the psychrometric change in the Leaving Supply Airflow that is the result of leakage of Entering Exhaust Airflow rather than exchange of heat or moisture between the airstreams, The equation for determining Effectiveness is given in Appendix c. 3.2 Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment. Energy recovery components and packaged energy recovery ventilation units which employ air-to-air heat exchangers to recover energy fom exhaust air for the purpose of pre- conditioning Outdoor Air prior to supplying the conditioned tir to the space, either directly or as part of an ai conditioning (to include air heating, air cooling, air circulating, air cleaning, humidifying and dehumidifying) system, Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger. A device ng tubes charged with » luid forthe purpose oftransferring sensible energy fromone air stream to another. Heat transfer takes place through the vaporization of the fluid exposed to the warmer ait ‘stream and condensation of the fluid in the eooler air stream, 3.22 Plate Heat Exchanger. A device for the purpose of transferring energy (sensible or (otal) from fone air stream to another with no moving pars. This exchanger may inearporate parallel, cross or counter flow construction or a combination of these 10 achieve the energy transfer. 323 Rotary Heat Exchanger. A device incorporating a rotating cylinder or wheel for the purpose of transferring energy (sensible or toal) from fone air stream to the other. It incorporates heat transfer material, a drive mechanism, a casing or frame, and includes any senls which are provided to retard the bypassing and leakage of air from one air ream to the other, 33° Exhaust Airflow. Airflow leaving the conditioned space, 33.1 Entering Exhaust Airflow, The exhaust sir stream before passing through the heat exchanger, also referred to as Return Air, and defined i ASHRAE Standard 84 as Station 3. 33.2 Leaving Exhaust Airflow. The exhaust air stream afer passing through the heat exchanger, also referred to as Exhaust Air (to outside), and defined in ASHRAE Standard 84 as Station 4, 3A Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio (EATR). The tracer gos concentration difference between the Leaving Supply Airflow and the Entering Supply Airflow divided by the tracer gas concentration difference between the Entering Exhaust Airflow and the Entering Supply Airflow at the 100% Rated Airflows, expressed as a percentage. ‘The equation for EATR is given in Appendix €. 3.5 Net Effectiveness. The measured energy recovery Effectiveness adjusted (0 account for that portion of the psychrometrie change in the Leaving Supply Airflow thats the resul of leakage of Entering Exhaust Aieflow rather then 1 ARI STANDARD 1060-2001, ‘exchange of heat or moisture between the airstreams, The derivation of Net Effectiveness is given in Appendix C. 3.6 Net Supply Airflow. ‘That portion of the Leaving Supply Airflow that originated as Entering Supply Airfow. ‘The Net Supply Airflow is determined by subtracting air transferred from the exhaust side of the heat exchanger from the gros airflow measured a the Supply Airflow leaving the heat exehanger and is given by the equation ‘Net Supply Airflow = Leaving Supply Airflow (1-£47R) 3.7 Outdoor Air Correction Factor (ACF). The Entering Supply Airflow divided by the measured (gross) Leaving Supply Airflow. 3.8 Pressure Drop. Pressure Drop through the heat exchanger shall be expressed as the difference in static pressure between the Entering Supply Airflow and the Leaving Supply Airflow. 3.9 Published Rating. A statement ofthe assigned values of those performance characteristics, under stated Rating, Conditions, by which a unit may be chosen for its application, These values apply to all airto-air heat ‘exchangers for use in Enerpy Recovery Ventilation Equipment of ike size and type (identification) produced by the same manuftcturer. As used herein, he term Published Rating includes the rating ofall performance characteristics shown on the unit or published in specifications, advertising or other literature controlled by the manufacturer, at stated rating conditions. 3.9.1 Application Rating, A cating based on tests performed at Application Rating Conditions (other than Standard Rating Conditions). 3.9.2 Standard Rating, A rating based on tests performed at Standard Rating Conditions 3.10 Rating Conditions. Any set of operating conditions under which a single level of performance results, and which cause only that level of performance to occur. 3.10.1 Standard Rating Conditions, Rating Conditions used as the basis of comparison for performance characteristics 3.11 "Shall" or "Should, interpreted as follows: ‘Shall” or “should” shall be BALL Shall, Where “shall” or “shall not” is used {for provision specified, that provision is mandatory if compliance with the standard is claimed, 312 Should. “Should” is used (0 indicae provisions which are not mandatory but whieh are desirable as good practice. 3.12 Standard Air, Air weighing 0.075 Ib/f? (1.2 kom] Which approximates dry oir at 70°F [21°C] and at a ‘barometric pressure of 29.92 in Hg [101.3 kPa 343 Supply Airflow. The outdoor airflow, also referred to 1s Ravee! Airflow 331 Emering Supply Airflow. The Supply Air stream before passing through the heat exchanger, also referred to as Outdoor Air, and defined in ASHRAE Standard 84 as Station 1 3.13.2 Leaving Supply Aicflow, The supply ait stream afler passing through the heat exchanger, also referred to as Supply Air (to bullding), and defined in ASHRAE Standard 84 as Station 2 Section 4. Test Requirements AA Test Requirements, All Standard Ratings shall be verified by tests conducted at Standard Rating Conditions in accordance with the ASHRAE Standard 84, except where ‘modified by this standard, 42 Test Set-Up. 421 Hear Pipe Heat Exchangers, For the purpose of rating, the tilt angle of Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers shall be as specified by the manufacturer. The tilt angle may change between heating and cooling conditions provided that a mechanism to do so is provided by the manufacturer, 42.2 Rotary Heat Exchangers. 42.2.1 General. For the purpose of ating, drive motors used in Re changers shall be placed in the ar stream specified by the manufacturer. All Standard Ratings, under both heating and cooling conditions, shall be measured with the drive ‘motor in the same location. In addition, the hheat exchanger shall rotate at the speed specified by the manufacturer. 4.2.2.2. Adjustable Purge, Forthe purpose of rating, ifan adjustable purge is provided, it shall be set at the manufacturer's specified purge angle or setting. The purge angle or seiting may vary between different tests; however, Standard Ratings of Effectiveness shall be measured using the same purge angle or setting used when measuring Standard Ratings of Exhaust Air Transfer ARI STANDARD 1060-2001 Table 1. Standard Rating Conditions Conditions hem Heating Cooling 1, Entering Supply Airflow Temperature a. Dry-bul> 39°F [1.7°C) 95°F [35°C] b._Wet-bulb 33°F [0.6°C] 78°F [26°C] 2. Emering Exhaust Air Temperature a. Dry-bulb 10°F [21°C] 75°F [24°C] b_Wet-buib 58°F [14°C] 63°F [17°C] 3. Leaving Supply Airflow , scfm [m'V5] 100% of the Rated Airflow(s) 75% of the Rated Airflow(s) 4, Entering Exhaust Airflow (Retwin Ait), sefn [m5] Same rate as Leaving Supply Airflow* 5, Pressure Differential, Leaving Supply Airflow static pressure minus Entering Exhaust (Return) Airflow slatic pressure, for Effectiveness Tests 0 in 4,0 [0 Pa} 6, Pressure Differential, Leaving Supply Airflow siatic pressure minus Entering Exhaust (Return) Airflow static pressure, for Outdoor Air Correction Factor tests and Tracer Gas Tests of Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio (1) 0 in H,0 [0 Pa} and (2) manufacturer's choiee of two oF more ofthe following: 5.00 in Ht 0, 750, 1250 Pal Adjustments to balance the airflows shall be made at the tandard Rating Conditions (i.e. lemperatures), just prior to ata acquisition, Ratio end Outdoor Air Correction Factor at Section 5. Rating Requirements the required zero pressure. ifferential condition (see Table 1) $1 Standard Ratings. Standard Ratings shall be 43° Testing Tolerances, For the purpose of rating, measured airflow shall remain within a tolerance of + 1.5% for #5 scfin [20.002 m/s], whichever is greater, for the duration of the test. For the purpose of rating for a zero pressure differential, measured pressure differentials shall remain within a tolerance stich thatthe pressure differential never exceeds 0.050 in HO [12.5 Pa] and never goes below zero for the duration of the test. For the purpose of rating, for non-zero pressure differentials, measured pressures shall remain within « (olerance of 20,050 in HO [12.5 Pa}. 4A Tracer Gas Test. The tracer gas tests shall be performed at the 100% Rated Airflow listed in Table | and atthe pressure differentials listed in Table 1. The tracer gas used shall be SF. Tests shall be conducted at laboratory ambient temperature conditions with no psychrometric changes. Relative humidity shall be maintained between 20% and 60% for the duration of the test. determined at the Standard Rating Conditions specified in Table 1. All Standard Ratings shall be verified by tests conducted in accordance with Section 4. 5.2 Tolerances. To comply with this standard, Published Ratings shall be based on data obtained in aecordance with the provisions of this section and shall be such that any production unit, when tested, shall meet these ratingsexcept for an allowance 0 cover testing and manufseturing variations. 521 Allowance for Sensible and Total Effectiveness. Test results for sensible and total Effectiveness and net sensible and total Net Effectiveness shall not be less than 95% of the Published Rating, or more than two absolute percontage points below the Published Rating, whichever lolerance is greater, $2.2 Allowance for Latent Effectiveness. Test results for latent and net latent Effectiveness shall not be les than 93% of the Published Rating, or more than two absolute percentage points below the 3 ARI STANDARD 1060-2004 Published Rating, whichever tolerance is greater. 523 Allowance for Pressure Drop. Test resulis, for pressure change shall not be mare than 110% of the Published Rating, with a minimum tolerance of 0.050 in HO [12.5 Pa}. 824 Allowance for Exhoust Air Transfer Ratio. Test results for EATR shall not be more than one (1) percentage point (on an absolute basis) of the Published Rating. 525 Allowance for Outdoor Air Correction Factor. Test results for ACF shall not be less than 90% or more than 110% of the Published Rating. 53 Correction for Aliinude, ‘The rated Pressure Drop sitall be corrected for altitude using the following equation: AP not =AP ted where: Pa = Standard atmospheric pressure, 29.92 in Hig [101.3 kPa] Poy = Measured atmospheric. pressure at test facility, in Hg [kPa] UPpasd = Rated pressure drop, in Hg [kPa] UiPang = Tested pressure drop, in Hg [kPa] Section 6. Minimum Data Requirements for Published Ratings 6.1 Values of Standard Ratings G1 Rated Airflow. ‘The Rated Airflow shall be specified by the manufacturer and shall be expressed in sefin [ms] as indicated: Rated Airflow for Units | Multiples sefin ms sefim |_ ms 250 <0.12 10 | 0.005 2250and | 20.12 and < 500 <024 eee 2500and | 202¢and | = 1000 =048 a 2 1000 20A8 100 | 0.05 61.2 Effectiveness. Sensible, latent and total Effectiveness and net sensible, net latent, and total Nel Effectiveness (see Appendix C) shall be reported and expressed in %, in multiples of 1%, G13 Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio. EATR shall be reported and expressed in %, in multiples of 0.1%, 6.14 Outdoor Air Correction Factor. OACE shall be teported and expressed in multiples of 0.01%. 6.15 Pressure Drop. Pressure Drop through the hheat exchanger shall be reported for all thermal performance tests and expressed in in yO [Pa}, in ‘multiples of 0.050 in H30 [12.5 Pa} 62 Additional Information. in addition, the following nformation shall be reported for the heat exchanger unless ‘iherwise noted: a. Rated rational sped, rpm frev/s] (Rotary only) b. Rated iit angle, °, at heating and cooling conditions (Heat pipe only) The results of the raver gas lest as defined in Section 8.2 of ASHRAE Standard 84 and presented as EATR 4, Seal type and configuration, ifany @. Nef airflow at the 100% Rated Airflow, sefin {ms} f._NeLsensible, latent and total Effectiveness atthe 1% Rated Airflow 8 Purge angle, °, or selling (Rotary only) listed for all tests 63 Application Ratings. Ratings at conditions other than as shown in Table I may be published as Application Ratings and shall be based on data determined by the ‘methods deseribed in Section 4. 64 Minimum Data Requirements for Published Ratings 1m, Published Ratings shall include all Standanl Ratings. All claims to ratings within the scope of this standard shall include the statement “Rated in accordance with ARI Standard 1060”. All claims to ratings outside the scope of this standard shall include the statement “Outside the scope of ARI Standard 1060”. Wherever Application Ratings are published or printed, they shall include a statement of the conditions at which the ratings apply. Section 7. Marking and Nameplate Data 7A Marking ard Nameplate Data, As a miniesum, the fallowing information shall be shown ina conspicuous place on the equipment: a, Name or ade name of manufieturer b. Manufacturer's model number c. Heat transfer fluid (where appropriate) ARI STANDARD 1060-2001 Nameplate volloges for 60 Hertz systems shall include one or more of the equipment nameplate voltage ratings shown in Table 1 of ARI Standard 110, Nameplate voliages for 80 8.1 Conformance. While conformance with tis standard Hertz systems shal include one or more ofthe uilization is voluntary, conformance shall not be claimed or implied vollages shown in Table 1 of IBC Standard Publication 38. for produets or equipment within its Purpose (Section |) and Scope (Section 2) unless such claims meet all of the requirements of the standard Section 8. Conformance Conditions ARI STANDARD 1060-2001 APPENDIX A. REFERENCES - NORMATIVE AL Listed here are all standards, handbooks, and other publications essential to the formation and implementation of this standard. All references in this appendix ace considered as part of this standard. ALI ARIStandard 110-97, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment Nameplate Voltages, 1997, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203, U.S.A. AL2 — ASHRAE Standard 84-1991, Method of Testing Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers, 1991, American Society of Heating, Reffigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, US.A. AL3 ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Vemilotion, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, 1991, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329, U.S.A, Ald IEC Standard Publication 38,/EC Standard Voltages, 1983, International Electrotechnical Commission, 3, ue de Varembe, P.O. Box 131, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. APPENDIX B. REFERENCES - INFORMATIVE None. ARI STANDARD 1060-2001 APPENDIX C. CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVENESS — NORMATIVE C1 Effectiveness. ‘The sensible, latent or total Effectiveness of an air-to-air heat exchanger for use in Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment is described by the following equation: (ig) (Xa) GitminV81=¥3) Gy €2 Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio (EATR). The EATR ofan airto-air heat exchanger for use in Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment is described by the following equation: G-c G-G EA 2 C3 Net Effectiveness, The net Effectiveness is given by the equation: =) (p Saceaely) b) (s (CeaTR) | Gini) =A) 3 C31 Derivation of Net Effectiveness. The formula for Effectiveness is given in Equation Cl. ‘The formula for net Effectiveness is the same except that yy i substituted for X; where Nyy is derived from the mixed air condition at station 2 and the EATRas follows: N= (1 EATR) Nua (EATR)Xz C4 Solving for Xs yields: x aXa=(EATR)X T= EATR) = C4 Symbols ancl Subseripts. The symbols and sulbserip's used in Equations C1 through CS are as follows: Symbols: C= Tracer gas concentration € = Sensible, latent or total Effectiveness Mass flow rate, Ibvhr[ke/s} Dry-bulb temperature (for sensible effectiveness), °F [°C] ily ratio (for tatent HiO/lb dry air [kg Absolute hus effectiveness), HOrkg dry air} Total enthalpy (For taal effectiveness), Bulb [Hk] Subseripts: min = Minimum of the exhaust and supply values Supply Airflow Measurement station | Measurement station 2 Measurement station 3 7 2 3

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