THERMOSTATIC

EXPANSION VALVES
 SELECTION

To dimension a thermostatic expansion valve for a

refrigerating system correctly, the following design
parameters must be available:
* Type of refrigerant
* Evaporator capacity, Qe
* Evaporating temperature/pressure, Te / pe
* Minimum condensing temperature/pressure, Tc / pc
* Liquid refrigerant temperature at valve inlet, Tl
* Pressure drop in the liquid line, distributor and
evaporator, Δp
The following procedure helps
the correct dimensioning of an
expansion valve for a
refrigeration plant
Step 1
Determine the pressure drop across the valve. The
pressure drop is calculated using the equation:

Δ= -( +Δ )

where:
* Pc = condensing pressure
* Pe = evaporating pressure
* Δp = sum of pressure drops in the liquid line,
distributor and evaporator.
Step 2
Determine required valve capacity. Use the evaporator capacity, Qe, to
select the required valve capacity at a given evaporating temperature. If
necessary, correct the evaporator capacity based on the subcooling
value. Subcooling liquid refrigerant entering the evaporator increase the
evaporator capacity such that a smaller valve may be required. The
subcooling is calculated using the equation:

Δ= -
In the subcooling correction factor table, identify the appropriate
correction factor, Fsub, corresponding to the ∆Tsub calculated, and
determine the required valve capacity using the equation:

Δ=
Step 3
Determine the orifice size required: use the
pressure drop across the valve, the evaporating
temperature, and the calculated evaporator
capacity to select the corresponding orifice size
from the capacity table corresponding to the
chosen refrigerant fluid.
Step 4
Select a thermostatic charge. Chose the type of
charge, with or without MOP, and the operating
temperature range, normal temperature or low
temperature.
Step 5
Choose the type of equalizer: if a distributor is
used, or if there is an appreciable difference in
pressure between the valve outlet and the bulb
location, an external equalizer is required.
Determine the type of connections and their
sizes.
Step 6
Order the required components:
If the connections are SAE Flare, the following two
parts must be ordered:
* Body assembly (see Tables 1a and 1b)
* Orifice assembly, including filter (see Table 2)
If ODS connections, you must order the following
three parts:
* Body assembly (see Tables 1a and 1b)
* Orifice assembly, including filter (see Table 2)
* Solder connector (see Table 3)
 TABLE 1: General caracteristics of body assemblies of liquid charge thermostatic expansion valves
Max Risk
Catalogue Number Connections bulb Catego
Evaporating tem- PS TS [°C] TA [°C] ry
Refrigera Temperatur MOP [bar] accord-
perat
internal external SAE Flare ODS [mm] ODS [in] nt e Range ing to
ure PED
equalizer equalizer [°C] [°C] Recast
IN OUT Equal OUT Equal OUT Equal. min max min max
. .

2210/4 1/2" - - -
2210/M12S - - 12 - -
2210/4S 3/8" - - 1/2" - R22
R407C
2210/4E 1/2" 1/4" - -
- 2210/M12SE - 12 6 -

2210/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"

2220/4 1/2" - - -
- - 40 → + 10
2220/M12S - 12 - -
2220/4S 3/8" - - 1/2" - R134a
2220/4E 1/2" 1/4" - - without 100 34 - 60 + 120 - 40 + 50 Art. 4.3
- 2220/M12SE - 12 6 - (1)

2220/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"

2230/4 1/2" - - -
2230/M12S - - 12 - -
2230/4S 3/8" - - 1/2" -
2230/4E 1/2" 1/4" - -
- 2230/M12SE - 12 6 - R404A
R507A
2230/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"
2239/4 1/2" - - -
2239/M12S - - 12 - -
2239/4S - - 1/2" - - 60 → -25
2239/4E 1/2" 1/4" - -
-
 TABLE 2: General caracteristics of body assemblies of MOP charge thermostatic expansion valves
Max Risk
Catalogue Number Connections bulb Categor
tem- PS TS [°C] TA [°C] y
Evaporating
Refrigerant Temperature MOP [bar] accord-
Range [°C] perature
SAE Flare ODS [mm] ODS [in] ing to
internal external [°C] PED
equalizer equalizer Recast
IN OUT Equal. OUT Equal. OUT Equal. min max min max

2211/4 1/2" - - -
-
2211/M12S - 12 - - + 15
3/8" R22 °C
2211/4S - - 1/2" -
R407C (95 psi)
2211/4E 1/2" 1/4" - -
-
2211/M12SE - 12 6 -

2211/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"

2221/4 1/2" - - - - 40 → + 10
-
2221/M12S - 12 - - + 15
2221/4S 3/8" - - 1/2" - R134a °C 100 34 - 60 + 120 - 40 + 50 Art. 4.3
(55 psi) (1)
2221/4E 1/2" 1/4" - -
-
2221/M12SE - 12 6 -

2221/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"

2231/4 1/2" - - -
-
2231/M12S - 12 - - + 15
2231/4S - - 1/2" - °C
(120
2231/4E 1/2" 1/4" - - psi)
- R404A
2231/M12SE - 12 6 -
3/8" R507A

2231/4SE - - 1/2" 1/4"

2234/4 1/2" - - -
-
2234/M12S - 12 - -
- 60 → -25 - 20 °C
2234/4S - - 1/2" -
TABLE 3: Orifice Assemblies - Rated Capacities in kW

Catalogue Number Evaporating Temperature Range [°C]

- 40 → + 10 - 60 → - 25
Valves with SAE Valves with ODS
Flare con- R22 R404A R404A
connections nections R407C R134a R507A R507

220X 220X/S 0,5 0,4 0,38 0,38

2200 2200/S 1,0 0,9 0,7 0,7

2201 2201/S 2,5 1,8 1,6 1,6

2202 2202/S 3,5 2,6 2,1 2,1

2203 2203/S 5,2 4,6 4,2 3,5

2204 2204/S 8,0 6,7 6,0 4,9

2205 2205/S 10,5 8,6 7,7 6,0

2206 2206/S 15,5 10,5 9,1 6,6