sania ) UNEARTH Sizing Expansion Sizing the Expansion Tank In dlosedioop sstoms, spansion rks mustbs appropataly sod fore system 0 operas reper For emansion ane the acceptance volume must sutlsenta accommodate wipansion ofthe hea ‘rant uid when tho solr loop goer in stignaton. Prowdd balw aro ne basic sing ules mansion aks utes for potable walerare othe same a hose used for ghool based non-polable \watr Non-polabeeaparsin aks haw bladders designed resis cham cule Spicalyoura in cowed loop applications, Forcoved lop slareytems ti expansion ank mus be aceplale ar use wi, ropyane gel oroternestanstr sé utente collector lop. n addon, te temparaues and assures in closed loop solar ystams can be sgn*canty higher an found in pica myroni sytem. Care must ten hat ne expansion fak selactes willmest he requromens ofthe sola apoio. ‘As yted bel, expansion tanks contain an archon tat saparatd fom te ght by but Blea. The compression and expansion ofthis ar cushion is what regulaas ho pressure isi he ‘osed oop abool syst. The tank solume" fhe al chime of tan, Th acceptance he tank ehon he uid nthe closed loop gts Not and epands. When fui pute into Be expansion ane Ine ir eushion ie compressed and hereto te posaure inthe Ln increases. The pressure athe st ‘ushion am expansion tankregulaas he pressure of ie fis ne ante closed lop. When the ar ‘cushions compressed io hafis orginal wlume, ha abso pressure in hank doubles. lage ‘vpansion ane willmainaina smallpressure swing as the uid epands and cones whl a small ‘pansion ane willed large pressure swings asthe sstom heats up and coos down tine expenson tanks undorsze, he sstom prssure meyincrase sufceny i opon ne prassure ralfvaho, causing loss ofgheol and necessatngro-charging the Syston. +. Expansionank ipcallycome pre-charge a 12 psig tom me factory win the buy bladder pressed ‘mtyagainst the tu opening. 2.when the syst is intlly charge oa pressure nes? 20 psa, he ghol posses agnnatne laser 4.45 ho syst oats up during operation th gel expands into the tank an rages the pressure. hon ‘te loop cols, his aossure wll putt ala backinio se syst. Pressurizing the Expansion Tank Mostner-plaleempanson tanks an he US maka are designed for use in hytonichaating asta ‘and nereore come pe-charged 12 pig Close loop solar syste are Npellycnarged to 3040 5p, connacing nk charged 1298 0 a gel oop at 30 psig wl sulin gheal immediate tng 40% ofthe ark racing me eflecne volume evalabo for adaisonal acceptance. arte ea sie of ‘he epansion tank shoul be pressurand 9 2-5 psi below te insndes systm fill ressure beers htpssunearthine comidosign-resourceslsizing-expansion! Sizing Expansion « Sunearth The omtred cies inpoptere pl calle The Onde CASE STUDIES ‘SEEING IS BELIEVING CUSTOMER CORNER &@ Q 19sania Sizing Expansion « Sunearth ‘and come with a fac precharge o 28 sliinaing the need asdtonalpro-charing Calculating the Volume of Fluid in the System The fststap ns he expansion tank's to calueto ust how much uli inthe dosed soar lop. ‘Once the pipe sass an hota pip un longms hae bsan established, hid capactios canbe ‘aleulatd using he be below.naiion tothe pip un capeciy you should ade mo capaciyot me ‘allcors an the capac tthe hoa oxhange as apecifd inthe SunEarh speciation shocts. This Fire Copeiy (U8 GalTO0) Calculating the Required Acceptance Volume “The acceptance volume ote expansion ark mut be large encigh oe accommodala he emansion of tne phyol under stagnason othe callecors. Fare ploptenegheal betes heal anste id wth temperatures tween a minimum of 350F end maxmnum of 2000.2 ld expansion eighty ‘han 6% ofthe lop lume. Most pansion ane manufacturers and andne celelators assume theta ‘he tid romains in tho liqu'd phase ard oly to volume change dus o fui expansion needs 9 be Sean. To reconmodat the volume afstam, he expansion nk accepance needs include BOTH te solu ofthe caller plus anypiping above te calecors AND te volume change duet expansion. Oy The saags in ost Lid and melnenancecost|ustyihe adltoral epense of llger eeansio ek. wa Vion *.95)+ Volume of collectors + Volume of piping above colactrs For eample:ite expansion anki pre-charge to 28 psig (427 psn) athe pressure relies sot tb alseharge a 75 pig (88,7 psia te requires tank lume woul be: an =Vispnee (0 = (627 1897) Viana * 191 ‘Te ble below es oa vlume,aozeptancsvlume and omer spacioatins for some common ‘opansion ane hpes naib for SonEarh, Allowable volumes fer other lank manufactures can 98 ‘computed with knowledge ofowraltank volume and aecoptace vole. ‘Sizing Example Sav expanaon tank or aystom wih 3XEP-40 colectos; 16 of Type L copper poe on ot ll ips run orth este is 60°. o 4° Type copper ips andthe haat excnangar volume 22 gallons, The Cole capaciy= 3°12 "3.6 gallons Pipe onooteapacty=25" 16/100 04 gallons Steam wlumein stagnation =96 +04=40 gallons ‘Totslntime ofsyston piping =2.5* 80/100 20 gallons Colectorcapacty=3°12=2.6gatons Hestexhangereapasiy= 22 galbos Tolauid ume =20636+22= 78 gallons htpssunearthine comidosign-resourceslsizing-expansion! 29sano Minimum required acceptance volume of ank = 4.0 4039244 Silom minimum absolute pressure Pi Sytem minimum abso pressure Pa nim raquredtanecapacty= 44 (1 =(42:7/1142))=72 gations Select Wats Solr WST3S fom table above htpssunearthine comidosign-resourceslsizing-expansion! 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