How to Choose the Right Air-Conditioner
Example: You own a yacht and would like to aircondition a room of 5m (length) x 5m (width) x 2m (height).
Step 1: Define the category of the cabin Determine the category of the cabin . We give an example for a cabin with an average glass area, for example a deck saloon.
Category 2
Step 2: Define the net volume Determine the net volume of the room (5 m x 5 m x 2 m = 50 m 3 ; subtract 20% for furniture in the room; 50 m 3 - 10 m 3 = 40 m 3 ; If you want to air condition the whole boat, please calculate the sum of your rooms .
40 m 3
Step 3: Define your climate region Determine the climate region where you spend most of your time. For example the Mediterrean Sea is a “normal region” in the climate category.
Normal region
Step 4: Identify your cooling requirements Result: You need an air conditioning system with a 20,000 BTU / h cooling capacity .
20,000 BTU / h
Step 5: Decide between a self-contained and chiller system Depending on the demands you can decide on a self-contained or chiller system with a cooling capacity of 20,000 BTU / h.
BlueCool S20
Step 1
Category 1
portlights only, cabin(s) all below deck (400 BTU/m 3 )
Step 3
region: normal
cold
hot
Volume of the rooms L x W x H (m 3 ) 10
4,000 8,000
3,000 6,000 9,000
5,000
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,000 95,000 100,000
12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000 28,000 32,000 36,000 40,000 44,000 48,000 52,000 56,000 60,000 64,000 68,000 72,000 76,000 80,000
12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000 33,000 36,000 39,000 42,000 45,000 48,000 51,000 54,000 57,000 60,000
Step 2
Step 4
100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
For precise BTU calculations, please use our Marine specification and calculation tool, available on the dealer portal at http://dealers.webasto.com
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