scope:

This standard applies to the air-cooled outdoor portions of factory-made commercial and industrial Large Air-Cooled Outdoor Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Equipment greater than 40kW cooling capacity. This equipment is defined in Section 3 of this standard and covered by AHRI Standard 340/360, Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment, ANSI/AHRI Standard 365/366, Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning Condensing Units, ANSI/AHRI Standard 520, Performance Rating of Positive Displacement Condensing Units, ANSI/AHRI Standard 460, Performance Rating of Remote Mechanical-Draft Air-Cooled Refrigerant Condensers, AHRI Standard 490, Remote Mechanical-Draft Evaporatively-Cooled Refrigerant Condensers, and AHRI standard 550/590, Performance Rating of Water Chilling Packages Using the Vapor Compression Cycle.

Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to establish methods for determining the sound ratings of the outdoor portions of factory-made commercial and industrial Large Air-Cooled Outdoor Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Equipment. It establishes definitions; test requirements; rating requirements; minimum data requirements for Published Ratings; and conformance conditions.

Intent. This standard is intended for the guidance of the industry, including manufacturers, engineers, installers, contractors and users.

Review and Amendment. This standard is subject to review and amendment as technology advances.