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Specifications
Parabolic Louvers shall be Para-Lite 4 as manufactured by
A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc., and shall be one piece injection molded of
polystyrene or acrylic with all parabolic surfaces prepared with a primary undercoat and a
highly specular vacuum metalized finish. Cell dimensions shall be 3/4" x 3/4" x
1/2" and shall provide 33° shielding with a louver efficiency of not less than 53%.
This louver has a VCP index rating of .92 (specular silver finish). Available in nominal
panel sizes of 1' x 4', 2' x 2' and 2' x 4'.
VISUAL COMFORT PROBABILITY TABLE
100 FC Work Plane Illumination Work Plane FC = 100
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LUMINARIES
LENGTHWISE |
LUMINARIES
CROSSWISE |
| ROOM DIM |
MOUNTING
HEIGHT |
| W |
L |
8.5 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
8.5 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
| 20 |
20 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
92 |
100 |
99 |
92 |
88 |
| 20 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
93 |
100 |
100 |
95 |
90 |
| 20 |
40 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
95 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
93 |
| 20 |
60 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
96 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
| 30 |
20 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
92 |
100 |
100 |
94 |
90 |
| 30 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
91 |
| 30 |
40 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
| 30 |
60 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
| 30 |
80 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
| 40 |
20 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
92 |
| 40 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
93 |
| 40 |
40 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
| 40 |
60 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
| 40 |
80 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
| 40 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
| 60 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
| 60 |
40 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
| 60 |
60 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
| 60 |
80 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
| 60 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
| 100 |
40 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
| 100 |
60 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
| 100 |
80 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
| 100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
TS: TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Lighting Research Laboratories, Inc.
Test Report No. LRL 397-3E, Date 3/5/97.
Description: Commercially Available 2' x
4' Troffer
2/32W T8 Lamps, 1/2" deep Parabolic Specular Silver
Louver.
Luminary Watts = 60.2,
Catalog Number: Louver PL4 24 SPS
Lamp Type: F32T8/TL80, Lumens: 3050, Number of Lamps: 2

* Other testing results available upon request.
| Total Luminaire Efficiency: |
|
53.3% |
| Plane: |
0° |
90° |
| Spacing Criteria: |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| Shielding Angles: |
33 |
33 |
Lighting Fixtures - Panel
will sometimes require additional cutting for proper installation. Louver panels can also
be specified with the Avoida-Notch optional frame - to specify add suffix-AN50 to the base catalog
number. For color designation use B for black, W for white. For specular finish color
designation should follow SP (i.e., G for gold, S for silver).
Lighted Ceilings - Louver panels are
designed to fit any standard 1' x 4', 2' x 2' or 2' x 4' tee bar grid system.
Special Sizes - Special sizes are
available, contact A.L.P.

ZONAL CAVITY COEFFICIENTS OF UTILIZATION
| Ceiling Wall
RCR |
EFFECTIVE
FLOOR CAVITY REFLECTANCE = 20 |
| 80 |
70 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
00 |
| 70 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
70 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
00 |
| 0 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
57 |
57 |
57 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
53 |
| 1 |
60 |
59 |
57 |
56 |
59 |
58 |
56 |
55 |
55 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
| 2 |
57 |
54 |
52 |
50 |
56 |
54 |
51 |
50 |
52 |
50 |
49 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
48 |
47 |
46 |
| 3 |
54 |
51 |
48 |
46 |
53 |
50 |
47 |
45 |
48 |
46 |
45 |
47 |
45 |
44 |
46 |
44 |
43 |
42 |
| 4 |
51 |
47 |
43 |
41 |
50 |
46 |
43 |
41 |
45 |
42 |
40 |
44 |
42 |
40 |
43 |
41 |
39 |
39 |
| 5 |
48 |
43 |
40 |
37 |
47 |
43 |
39 |
37 |
42 |
39 |
37 |
41 |
38 |
36 |
40 |
38 |
36 |
35 |
| 6 |
45 |
40 |
36 |
34 |
44 |
39 |
36 |
34 |
38 |
36 |
33 |
38 |
35 |
33 |
37 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
| 7 |
42 |
36 |
33 |
30 |
41 |
36 |
33 |
30 |
35 |
32 |
30 |
35 |
32 |
30 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
| 8 |
39 |
33 |
30 |
27 |
38 |
33 |
30 |
27 |
32 |
29 |
37 |
32 |
29 |
27 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
26 |
| 9 |
36 |
30 |
27 |
24 |
36 |
30 |
27 |
24 |
29 |
26 |
24 |
29 |
26 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
| 10 |
33 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
32 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
25 |
22 |
20 |
25 |
22 |
20 |
25 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
SPECULAR FINISH
| CATALOG NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
DIMENSION |
| PL4 14SPS |
SPECULAR SILVER |
11-3/4" X 47-3/4" |
| PL4 22SPS |
SPECULAR SILVER |
23-3/4" X 23-3/4" |
| PL4 24SPS |
SPECULAR SILVER |
23-3/4" X 47-3/4" |
Products listed above are polystyrene. For
Acrylic Louvers, add A after catalog number. DURABOLIC
finish available on Specular Silver only. To order, replace SPS with DSPS.
For other finishes replace SPS with SPG for Specular
Gold* or SSS for Semi-Specular Silver.
*DURABOLIC Finish standard on Specular Gold.
ZONAL LUMEN SUMMARY
| ZONE |
LUMENS |
% LAMP |
% FIXT |
| 0-30 |
1319 |
21.6 |
40.5 |
| 0-40 |
2204 |
36.1 |
67.8 |
| 0-60 |
3253 |
53.3 |
100 |
| 0-90 |
3253 |
53.3 |
100 |
| 90-180 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0-180 |
3253 |
53.3 |
100.0 |
LUMINANCE DATA IN FOOTLAMBERTS
ANG.
IN DEG. |
AVG.
0-DEG. |
AVG.
45-DEG. |
AVG.
90-DEG. |
| 45 |
2185 |
2645 |
3043 |
| 55 |
278 |
683 |
411 |
| 65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CANDLE POWER DISTRIBUTION
VER.
ANG. |
HORIZONTAL
ANGLE |
ZONAL
LUMENS |
| 0.0 |
22.5 |
45.0 |
67.5 |
90.0 |
| 0.0 |
1623 |
1623 |
1623 |
1623 |
1623 |
|
| 5.0 |
1615 |
1615 |
1612 |
1613 |
1607 |
154 |
| 15.0 |
1577 |
1581 |
1601 |
1622 |
1643 |
455 |
| 25.0 |
1446 |
1469 |
1531 |
1607 |
1621 |
711 |
| 35.0 |
1250 |
1310 |
1415 |
1508 |
1554 |
885 |
| 45.0 |
950 |
1041 |
1150 |
1274 |
1323 |
891 |
| 55.0 |
98 |
158 |
241 |
184 |
145 |
158 |
| 65.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 75.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 85.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 90.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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