Trace 3D Plus
User Guide
 
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Water (Detailed)

 
 
 
Number of Rows
Default: 4
Typical Range: 2 to 6
Min/Max: 1 to 100
Units: N/A
This input is the number of tube rows in the direction of the airflow.
 
Minimum Face Area
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: 1 to 75 sq ft (0.1 to 7 sq m)
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: sq ft, sq in, sq mm, sq m, sq cm
The minimum cross sectional area available for air passage.
 
Coil Height
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: 12 to 60" (30.5 to 152.4 cm)
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The height of the cooling coil.
 
Coil Depth
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: 12 to 60" (30.5 to 152.4 cm)
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The distance from the front of the coil to the back of the coil in the airflow direction. Also called the fin depth.
 
Fin
Surface Area
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
The total surface area of fins attached to the coil.
 
Thickness
Default: .007in (.178 mm)
Typical Range: 0.45 to .08 in
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
Thickness of the airside fins.
 
Spacing
Default: .07 in (2.225 mm)
Typical Range: .06 to .08 in
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The spacing of the fins, centerline to centerline.
 
Thermal Conductivity
Default: 117.85 Btu/(hrftF); (204 W/mK)
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: Btu/(hrftF), W/mK, W/mC
The thermal conductivity of the fin material.
Input Consideration: Default fin thermal conductivity is aluminum at 68 degrees F.
 
Tube
Inside Diameter
Default: 0.57 in; (14.478 mm)
Typical Range: 0.57 to 0.7 in
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The inside diameter of the tubes.
 
Outside Diameter
Default: 0.63 in; (16.002 mm)
Typical Range: 0.63 to 0.75 in
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The outside diameter of the tubes.
 
Inside Surface Area
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
The total surface area inside the tubes (water side).
 
Depth Spacing
Default: 1.02 in; (25.908 mm)
Typical Range: 0.87 to 1.5 in
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: ft, in, cm, mm, m
The outside diameter of the tubes.
Input Consideration:
5/8” tubes = 1.5” row spacing
1/2” tubes = 1.0825” row spacing
3/8” tubes = 0.87” row spacing
 
Exposed Surface Area
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: sq ft, sq in, sq cm, sq mm, sq m
The total surface area outside the tubes (i.e. the outside area of the unfinned tubes minus the area of tubes covered by the fins).
 
Number of Tubes per Row
Default: Autosized
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: N/A
The number of tubes per row.
 
Thermal Conductivity
Default: 222.99 btu/(hrftF); (386 W/(mC))
Typical Range: N/A
Min/Max: 0 to 999,999 (IP and SI)
Units: btu/(hrftF); W/(mC); W/(mK)
The thermal conductivity of the tube material.
Input Consideration: Default tube thermal conductivity is copper at 68 degrees F.