There is a huge network of railways spread in the country. Keeping in mind the convenience of passengers, Indian Railways is operating thousands of trains across the country. Crores of passengers travel in these trains every day. Many rules have been made keeping in mind the convenience of passengers on trains. There is a class system in trains. Facilities are provided to passengers based on these class systems. To avail of premium facilities while traveling by train, you can travel in First AC, Second AC, or Third AC. In these coaches, you get cool air of AC along with good facilities. While traveling in AC class, have you ever thought about the question, what are the ACs installed in the trains? How many tons is it? If not, then today we are going to tell you about this through this news.
You should be aware that depending on the category of the bogie, its size, and the number of seats, the cooling capacity of the AC is more or less. The cooling capacity of the AC installed in the first-class coach of the train is 6.7 tonnes. You should know that this is the cooling capacity of the AC of the ICF coach.
Whereas, two ACs of five tonnes each are installed in the second class AC of the train. This is also the cooling capacity of the AC of the ICF coach. Apart from this, two ACs of 7 tons each are installed in the third class coach of trains.
Do you know what is meant by ton in AC? If not, then today we are going to tell you about this.
Ton in AC means how much heat it removes from the room in an hour. The unit for measuring heat is BTU (British Thermal Unit). A 1-ton AC can remove 12000 BTU of heat from the room in an hour.
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