Prescribes a method of testing the capacity of thermostatic refrigerant expansion valves for use in vapor-compression air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. It is applicable to thermostatic expansion valves, expansion valves of the direct-acting type but not the pilot-operated type, and many currently used refrigerants deemed available and suitable according to ANSI/ASHRAE Standards 15 and 34.
ANSI/ASHRAE 17-1998 history
2022ANSI/ASHRAE 17-2022 Method of Testing Capacity of Electronic and Thermostatic Refrigerant Expansion Valves
2008ANSI/ASHRAE 17-2008 Method of Testing Capacity of Thermostatic Refrigerant Expansion Valves
1998ANSI/ASHRAE 17-1998 Capacity Rating of Thermostatic Refrigerant Expansion Valves, Method of Testing for