1. The document contains calculations for determining ampacity ratings of conductors in raceways based on temperature, including factors for insulation thickness, diameter, material properties, and number of conductors.
2. Examples are provided for configurations with different conductor sizes, insulation types, and raceway materials, calculating the total thermal resistance and permissible amperage.
3. Additional calculations consider adding external thermal insulation, determining the new total thermal resistance and the effect on ampacity ratings.
1. The document contains calculations for determining ampacity ratings of conductors in raceways based on temperature, including factors for insulation thickness, diameter, material properties, and number of conductors.
2. Examples are provided for configurations with different conductor sizes, insulation types, and raceway materials, calculating the total thermal resistance and permissible amperage.
3. Additional calculations consider adding external thermal insulation, determining the new total thermal resistance and the effect on ampacity ratings.
1. The document contains calculations for determining ampacity ratings of conductors in raceways based on temperature, including factors for insulation thickness, diameter, material properties, and number of conductors.
2. Examples are provided for configurations with different conductor sizes, insulation types, and raceway materials, calculating the total thermal resistance and permissible amperage.
3. Additional calculations consider adding external thermal insulation, determining the new total thermal resistance and the effect on ampacity ratings.
1. The document contains calculations for determining ampacity ratings of conductors in raceways based on temperature, including factors for insulation thickness, diameter, material properties, and number of conductors.
2. Examples are provided for configurations with different conductor sizes, insulation types, and raceway materials, calculating the total thermal resistance and permissible amperage.
3. Additional calculations consider adding external thermal insulation, determining the new total thermal resistance and the effect on ampacity ratings.
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Conductors in Raceway in Free Air
Locked cells are in color Variable cells are white Insulation Thickness from NEC Table 310-13 Conductor Diameter from NEC Table 8 Chapt 9 DI outside conductor Diameter Insulation Degrees C - cm / Watt RI Conductor Insulation Thermal Ohm Feet
Number of Conductors Factor A' from Table VII N-M Factor B' from Table VII N-M Multiplier for Ds from Table VII Notes DI (conductor diameter from above) Ds (multiplier x DI)) Rsd Calculation of Rd for duct wall Thermal Conductivity in W / m-C (71 for iron, 130 for Al, and 0.16 for PVC) t thickness of duct wall Duct wall thermal resistance in C -cm / Watt Outside Diameter of Duct or raceway Rd thermal ohm feet calculation Ds' (conduit O.D.) from manufacture e (emissivity) N (number of conductors) Re
RCA (Sum of Ri + Rsd +Rd+ Re)
Circular mil area for calculating resistance using NM Circular mil ohms per foot at 75 degrees C. (enter 12.9 for copper and 21.2 for aluminum) RDC Calculated using NM for Temperature TC 75 degree C. AC Resistance from NEC Chapter 9 Table 9 Cols 4-6 Reference 75 degree C. DC Resistance from Chapter 9 Table 8 Reference AC/DC Ratio from Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers AC Resistance corrected for temperature
TC (maximum insulation temperature degrees C)
TA (ambient temperature) Ambient derating factor to compare to Table 310-16 - use upper limit Amperes from N-M Calculation Thermal Derating Factor using N-M Equation brought up from below Thermal Derating Factor using R-Value for same insulation
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Recalculation with outside thermal insulation using N-M equations
RCA minus Re from above Thermal thickness in inches (variable) Total insulation addon to outside diameter (2 x thickness) DI'' Raceway O.D. from above DC'' Thermal insulation thermal conductivity BTU - in / hr - ftsqd-degrees F Thermal conductivity in Watts/cm-degrees (above x .00144131) Thermal Resistance (1/conductivity) in degrees-cm/Watt RI'' thermal ohm feet for insulation
Calculation of Re''' for outside thermal insulation
Ds''' outside diameter of thermal barrier e''' emissivity .3 for dull, .95 for foil covered) Re'''
RCA''' (RCA-Re+RI'''+Re''')
New ampacity with thermal insulation
Degrees F Conversion from Degrees F to Degrees C
Degrees C Conversion of degrees C. to degrees F
Thermal Derating Factor using N-M equations
Calculation Below Using R-Value for one inch of insulation
RCA minus Re from above
Thermal thickness in inches (variable) Total insulation addon to outside diameter (2 x thickness) DI'' Raceway O.D. from above DC'' R value for one inch of insulation in BTUth-in / hr-ft*ft-F 693.81 times R-Value to convert to degrees-cm/Watt) RI'' thermal ohm feet for insulation
Calculation of Re''' for outside thermal insulation
Ds''' outside diameter of thermal barrier e''' emissivity .3 for dull, .95 for foil covered) Re'''
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RCA''' (RCA-Re+RI'''+Re''')
New ampacity with thermal insulation using R-Value
Locked cells are in color Variable cells are white Insulation Thickness from NEC Table 310-13 Conductor Diameter from NEC Table 8 Chapt 9 DI outside conductor Diameter Insulation Degrees C - cm / Watt RI Conductor Insulation Thermal Ohm Feet
Number of Conductors Factor A' from Table VII N-M Factor B' from Table VII N-M Multiplier for Ds from Table VII Notes DI (conductor diameter from above) Ds (multiplier x DI)) Rsd Calculation of Rd for duct wall Thermal Conductivity in W / m-C (71 for iron, 130 for Al, and 0.16 for PVC) t thickness of duct wall Duct wall thermal resistance in C -cm / Watt Outside Diameter of Duct or raceway Rd thermal ohm feet calculation Ds' (conduit O.D.) from manufacture e (emissivity) N (number of conductors) Re
RCA (Sum of Ri + Rsd +Rd+ Re)
Circular mil area for calculating resistance using NM Circular mil ohms per foot at 75 degrees C. (enter 12.9 for copper and 21.2 for aluminum) RDC Calculated using NM for Temperature TC 75 degree C. AC Resistance from NEC Chapter 9 Table 9 Cols 4-6 for Reference 75 degree C. DC Resistance from Chapter 9 Table 8 for Reference AC/DC Ratio from Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers AC Resistance corrected for temperature
TC (maximum insulation temperature degrees C)
TA (ambient temperature) Ambient derating factor to compare to Table 310-16 - use upper limit Amperes from N-M Calculation Thermal Derating Factor using N-M Equation brought up from below Thermal Derating Factor using R-Value for same insulation
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Recalculation with outside thermal insulation using N-M equations
RCA minus Re from above Thermal thickness in inches (variable) Total insulation addon to outside diameter (2 x thickness) DI'' Raceway O.D. from above DC'' Thermal insulation thermal conductivity BTU - in / hr - ftsqd-degrees F 0.32 for fiberglass, .17 for polyurethane Thermal conductivity in Watts/cm-degrees (above x .00144131) Thermal Resistance (1/conductivity) in degrees-cm/Watt RI'' thermal ohm feet for insulation
Calculation of Re''' for outside thermal insulation
Ds''' outside diameter of thermal barrier e''' emissivity .3 for dull, .95 for foil covered) Re'''
RCA''' (RCA-Re+RI'''+Re''')
New ampacity with thermal insulation
Degrees F Conversion from Degrees F to Degrees C
Degrees C Conversion of degrees C. to degrees F
Thermal Derating Factor using N-M equations
Calculation Below Using R-Value for one inch of insulation
RCA minus Re from above
Thermal thickness in inches (variable) Total insulation addon to outside diameter (2 x thickness) DI'' Raceway O.D. from above DC'' R value for one inch of insulation in BTUth-in / hr-ft*ft-F 693.81 times R-Value to convert to degrees-cm/Watt) RI'' thermal ohm feet for insulation
Calculation of Re''' for outside thermal insulation
Ds''' outside diameter of thermal barrier e''' emissivity .3 for dull, .95 for foil covered) Re'''
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RCA''' (RCA-Re+RI'''+Re''')
New ampacity with thermal insulation using R-Value
