In this Issue

• Refrigeration Box Loads Calculations

• New Refrig Basics Video

• Elite Software YouTube Channel

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Refrig ($399) is a Windows program that calculates the maximum refrigeration load in btu's or watts per 24 hour period for all types of refrigeration applications. Refrig is based off the refrigeration load calculation method from the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.

Refrig has provision for all kinds of loads including: roofs, walls, partitions, floors, products, containers, infiltration, lights, equipment, people, defrost, compressor run-time, and more. There is even provision for a safety factor load. Design weather data is built-in, and is automatically looked up for hundreds of cities.

Product loads are unique to refrigeration, as they are not often encountered in HVAC applications. Refrig contains a built-in library of products (fruits, vegetables, meats, medical, etc.). All the designer has to do is enter the product name and quantity to get automatic product cooling, freezing, sub-cooling, and respiration loads. After all loads have been computed, the designer can specify the refrigerant and TD desired so that an appropriate evaporator coil and condensing unit can be selected from the built-in database of coils and condensing units. Refrig comes with over 400 coils and 400 condensing units from various manufacturers such as Carrier, Krack, Bohn, Witt, Russell, and others. Up to 1,000 coils and condensing units can be stored per manufacturer, and the user is able to add his own custom coil and condensing unit data.

You can read more about Refrig here. Elite Software has also created a new Refrig Basics video to help you learn how to use the software.  The video is available on the Elite Software YouTube channel and the Elite Software Instructional Videos page here.

Be sure to check our web site at www.elitesoft.com for even more info. Many programs have received free downloadable updates. Go here to see if there are updates relevant to your software. If you have any questions, please feel free to call 800-648-9523 or 979-690-9420, or send email to info@elitesoft.com.

Sincerely,

Bill Smith
President, Elite Software

Refrigeration Box Loads

Refrig Basics Video 1

Refrig Basics Video 2

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