Help me understand cooling capacity

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The ULTIMATE chiller calculator thread

Hey guys, sup. I have noticed many people on the forums talking about how their chillers don’t preform. Here is a super simple formula you can use to calculate the cooling capacity needed for a project to make sure you aren’t undersizing. Take the specific heat of your solvent in BTU/lb F – you can find it in this link - Butane - Thermophysical Properties (we are using butane in this example which is equal it .39 BTU/lb F) Multiple by pounds of solvent desired to be cooled – here, we use 100 …