Sunday, November 16, 2014

EER Use In Calculations

Question

When I am calculating the energy consumed by the chiller from the cooling energy provided by the cooling coil, should I use the EER value to make that conversion or the basic unit conversion given? 

Response

EER (or SEER) is a mixed units efficiency rating that allows you to know how many watt-hours of energy will be consumed to produce/move a given number of BTUs.  The Wikipedia definition is worthwhile.

Knowing this definition should help you to address the question posed in the assignment.

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