Definition of Terms The parameters in the above equation are listed in Table 381 below. Table 381: Commercial Clothes Washer Calculation Assumptions Component Type Values Source MEFB, Base Federal Standard Modified Fixed Top loading: 1.6 4 Energy Factor Front loading: 2.0 MEFP, Modified Energy Factor of ENERGY Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering STAR Qualified Washing Machine Default 2.2 4 HET , Per-cycle water heating consumption Variable Calculation Calculation (kWh/cycle) DE , Per-cycle energy consumption for Variable Calculation Calculation removal of moisture i.e. dryer energy consumption (kWh/cycle) MET , Per-cycle machine electrical energy Fixed 0.114 1 consumption (kWh/cycle) Capbase, Capacity of baseline clothes Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering washer (Cu. Ft) Default Front Loading: 2.84 5 Top Loading: 2.95 CapEE, Capacity of efficient clothes washer Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering (Cu. Ft) Default Front Loading: 2.84 5 Top Loading: 2.84 LAF, Load adjustment factor Fixed 0.52 1, 2 DEF, Nominal energy required for clothes Fixed 0.5 1, 2 dryer to remove moisture from clothes (kWh/lb.) DUF, Dryer usage factor, percentage of Fixed 0.84 1, 2 washer loads dried in a clothes dryer WGHT max , Maximum test-load weight Fixed 11.7 1, 2 (lbs./cycle) RMC, Remaining moisture content (lbs.) Variable Calculation Calculation N, Number of cycles per year Fixed Multifamily: 1,241 1, 2 Laundromats: 2,190 UF, Utilization Factor Fixed 0.0002382 3 Sources:
Definition of Terms The parameters in the above equation are listed in Table 381 below. Table 381: Commercial Clothes Washer Calculation Assumptions Component Type Values Source MEFB, Base Federal Standard Modified Energy Factor Fixed Top loading: 1.6 Front loading: 2.0 4 MEFP, Modified Energy Factor of ENERGY STAR Qualified Washing Machine Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering Default 2.2 4 HET , Per-cycle water heating consumption (kWh/cycle) Variable Calculation Calculation DE , Per-cycle energy consumption for removal of moisture i.e. dryer energy consumption (kWh/cycle) Variable Calculation Calculation MET , Per-cycle machine electrical energy consumption (kWh/cycle) Fixed 0.114 1 Capbase, Capacity of baseline clothes washer (Cu. Ft) Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering Default Front Loading: 2.84 Top Loading: 2.95 5 CapEE, Capacity of efficient clothes washer (Cu. Ft) Variable Nameplate EDC Data Gathering Default Front Loading: 2.84 Top Loading: 2.84 5 LAF, Load adjustment factor Fixed 0.52 1, 2 DEF, Nominal energy required for clothes dryer to remove moisture from clothes (kWh/lb.) Fixed 0.5 1, 2 DUF, Dryer usage factor, percentage of washer loads dried in a clothes dryer Fixed 0.84 1, 2 WGHT max , Maximum test-load weight (lbs./cycle) Fixed 11.7 1, 2 RMC, Remaining moisture content (lbs.) Variable Calculation Calculation N, Number of cycles per year Fixed Multifamily: 1,241 Laundromats: 2,190 1, 2 UF, Utilization Factor Fixed 0.0002382 3 Sources: