13. Refrigeration load in bread freezing
The bread-freezing operation of Example 2.10 is to be carried out in an air-blast freezing tunnel. It is found that the fan motors are rated at a total of 80 horsepower and measurements suggest that they are operating at around 90% of their rating, under which conditions their manufacturer's data claims a motor efficiency of 86%.
If 1 ton of refrigeration is 3.52 kW, estimate the maximum refrigeration load imposed by this freezing installation assuming (a) that fans and motors are all within the freezing tunnel insulation and (b) the fans but not their motors are in the tunnel. The heat-loss rate from the tunnel to the ambient air has been found to be 6.3 kW.