Technical Bulletin

Capacity in kW. Range: -40 – 10 °C.
Opening superheat sh = 4 K
SI units R22
Valve
type
Orice
no.
Cond.
temp.
[°C]
Evap. temp. [°C]
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10
TE 5
0.5 45
4.71 5.98 7.45 9.06 10.6 11.8
01 45 8.62 11.0 13.7 16.67 19.5 21.6
02 45 12.1 15.4 19.3 23.4 27.2 29.8
03 45 15.2 19.3 24.1 29.4 34.5 38.1
04 45 20.0 25.7 32.6 40.1 47.1 51.9
TE 12
05 45 24.2 30.3 37.8 46.6 55.8 63.7
06 45
30.3 38.6 48.9 61.1 74.2 85.3
07 45 38.8 48.4 60.4 75.1 91.7 107
TE 20
08 45
52.6 67.8 86.0 107 127 142
09 45 55.0 71.5 92.1 117 144 165
TE 55
10 45
58.0 78.1 102 132 163 190
11 45 63.2 85.0 112 143 176 205
12 45 67.0 90.4 119 154 191 225
13 45 79.1 107 143 185. 231 271
Subcooling correction factor, f
sub
Subcooling [K] 2 4 10 15 20 25 30
Correction factor 0.98 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.14 1.19 1.23
Capacity in TR. Range: -40 – 50 °F.
Opening superheat sh = 7.2 °F.
US units R22
Valve
type
Orice
no.
Cond.
temp.
[°F]
Evap. temp. [°F]
-40 -20 0 20 40 50
TE 5
0.5 115 1.34 1.74 2.22 2.73 3.21 3.39
01 115 2.45 3.20 4.08 5.03 5.88 6.19
02 115 3.42 4.50 5.74 7.04 8.16 8.53
03 115 4.30 5.61 7.17 8.85 10.4 10.9
04 115
5.65 7.50 9.70 12.1 14.2 14.8
TE 12
05 115 6.85 8.79 11.2 14.0 16.9 18.1
06 115
8.58 11.2 14.5 18.5 22.6 24.3
07 115
11.0 14.0 17.8 22.7 27.9 30.3
TE 20
08 115 14.9 19.7 25.5 32.2 38.4 40.6
09 115
15.5 20.7 27.4 35.5 43.8 47.0
TE 55
10 115 16.3 22.7 30.7 40.1 49.8 53.9
11 115 17.8 24.7 33.3 43.5 53.9 58.3
12 115 18.8 26.2 35.6 46.9 58.7 63.9
13 115 22.2 31.2 42.6 56.4 70.7 76.8
Distributer correction factor, f
p
SI units R22
Pressure drop
[bar]
∆p
Evap. temp. [°C]
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10
Correction factor
0 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.93 0.91
1.5 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.90 0.86
2 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.88 0.86 0.81
Calculated at 32 °C condensing temperature.
Distributer correction factor, f
p
US units R22
Pressure drop
[psi]
∆p
Evap. temp. [°F]
-40 -20 0 20 40 50
Correction factor
0 1 1 1 1 1 1
15 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.92 0.91
25 0.92 0.92 0.91 0.89 0.87 0.84
30 0.91 0.90 0.89 0.87 0.84 0.80
Calculated at 90 °F condensing temperature.
Capacity in kW. Range: -40 – 10 °C.
Opening superheat sh = 4 K
SI units R22
Valve
type
Orice
no.
Cond.
temp.
[°C]
Evap. temp. [°C]
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10
TE 5
0.5 55
4.68 5.92 7.38 9.02 10.74 12.3
01 55
8.55 10.9 13.6 16.7 19.8 22.6
02 55
11.9 15.3 19.2 23.4 27.8 31.4
03 55 14.9 18.9 23.6 29.0 34.6 39.6
04 55 19.4 25.0 31.8 40.0 47.5 54.2
TE 12
05 55 23.5 29.0 35.8 44.0 53.3 62.7
06 55 29.1 36.5 45.9 57.4 70.7 84.2
07 55 37.0 45.0 55.1 68.0 83.5 101
TE 20
08 55 50.5 64.3 81.1 101 123 143
09 55 51.7 66.0 84.1 107 134 161
TE 55
10 55 52.5 71.1 94.3 123 155 187
11 55 56.8 76.9 102 132 167 201
12 55
59.7 81.0 108 141 179 218
13 55 69.1 94.6 127 167 213 260
Capacity in TR. Range: -40 – 50 °F.
Opening superheat sh = 7.2 °F.
US units R22
Valve
type
Orice
no.
Cond.
temp.
[°F]
Evap. temp. [°F]
-40 -20 0 20 40 50
TE 5
0.5 135 1.32 1.72 2.18 2.71 3.25 3.50
01 135 2.42 3.15 4.03 5.01 6.00 6.44
02 135
3.38 4.43 5.68 7.05 8.39 8.94
03 135
4.22 5.47 6.98 8.71 10.5 11.2
04 135 5.48 7.24 9.40 11.9 14.4 15.4
TE 12
05 135 6.61 8.32 10.5 13.1 16.1 17.6
06 135 8.17 10.5 13.5 17.2 21.5 23.6
07 135 10.4 12.8 16.0 20.2 25.2 27.9
TE 20
08 135 14.2 18.5 23.8 30.3 37.2 40.4
09 135 14.5 18.9 24.6 32.0 40.7 45.0
TE 55
10 135 14.5 20.4 27.8 37.0 47.4 52.5
11 135
15.7 22.0 30.0 39.9 50.9 56.4
12 135 16.5 23.1 31.7 42.4 54.7 60.9
13 135
19.0 26.9 37.2 50.2 65.1 72.6
Subcooling correction factor, f
sub
Subcooling [°F] 2 7 10 20 30 40 50
Correction factor 0.97 1.00 1.02 1.07 1.12 1.17 1.22
Data sheet | Thermostatic expansion valves, type TE 5 – TE 55
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