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Heating and Cooling Load Calculations
International Series of Monographs In: Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration
- 1st Edition - May 17, 2014
- Author: P. G. Down
- Editors: N. S. Billington, E. Ower
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 6 3 5 - 1
Heating and Cooling Load Calculations is a handbook that covers various concerns in calculating heating and cooling. The title provides a logical study of the physical and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHeating and Cooling Load Calculations is a handbook that covers various concerns in calculating heating and cooling. The title provides a logical study of the physical and engineering factors that affect the heating and cooling load. The coverage of the text includes heat transfer; heating loads and its reduction; and design temperature conditions. The text also covers the cooling design conditions and the components of cooling load and its reduction. The book will be of great use to both student and professional engineers.
Editor's Preface
Preface
List of Symbols
Chapter 1. Heat Transfer
1.1. Basic Theory
1.2. Application to Building Heat Transfer
1.3. Factors Influencing Conductivity
1.4. Values of Thermal Conductivity
1.5. Surface Conductance and Resistance
1.6. Temperature Gradient and Isothermals
1.7. Air Spaces
1.8. Adding Conductivities and Resistivities
1.9. The Electrical Analogy to Heat Transfer
1.10. Parallel Heat Paths
1.11. Calculation of Intermediate Temperatures
1.12. Surface Temperatures
1.13. Surface and Interstitial Condensation
References
Chapter 2. Heating Loads
2.1. Heat Transmittance Coefficients
2.2. Walls
2.3. Roofs
2.4. Floors
2.5. Air Volume and Infiltration
2.6. Mechanical Ventilation
2.7. Latent Heat Load
2.8. Design Examples
References
Chapter 3. Design Temperature Conditions
3.1. Temperature Difference
3.2. Climatology
3.3. Topography
3.4. Microclimates
3.5. Outside Air Temperatures
3.6. Selection of Design Outside Temperature for Heating
3.7. Selection of Design Inside Temperature for Heating
3.8. Statutory Inside Temperature Standards
3.9. Level of Temperature Measurement
3.10. Internal Temperature Gradient
3.11. Allowance for Height
3.12. Heat—Loss Calculation Sheets
3.13. Design Examples
References
Chapter 4. Reduction of Heating Load
4.1. Thermal Insulation
4.2. Statutory Standards for Insulation
4.3. Selection of Insulating Materials
4.4. The Position of Insulation Within the Structure
4.5. Application of Insulation
4.6. Heat Gains
4.7. Diversity of Load
4.8. Design Examples
References
Chapter 5. Cooling Design Conditions
5.1. Selection of Design Outside Conditions for Cooling
5.2. Selection of Design Outside Conditions for Dehumidification
5.3. Selection of Design Inside Conditions for Cooling
5.4. Cooling Calculation Sheets
5.5. Design Examples
References
Chapter 6. Solar Radiation
6.1. Extraterrestrial Solar Energy Intensity and Distribution
6.2. Surface Solar Energy Intensity and Distribution
6.3. Direct, Diffuse and Ground Radiation
6.4. Standard Solar Radiation Tables
6.5. Variation in Solar Intensity with Solar Altitude Angle and Station Height
6.6. Haze Factors
6.7. Definitions of Solar and Surface Angles
6.8. Derivations of Solar and Surface Angles
6.9. Calculation of Surface Intensity
6.10. Sun Charts
6.11. Effect of Structural Material on the Reception of Solar Radiation
6.12. Solar Heat Gain Through Glass
6.13. Glass Area in Sun
6.14. Solar Heat Gain Through Structures
6.15. Sol-Air Temperature
6.16. Equivalent Temperature Difference
6.17. Design Examples
References
Chapter 7. Components of the Cooling Load
7.1. Temperature Difference
7.2. Lighting
7.3. Occupancy
7.4. Machinery and Equipment
7.5. Process and Produce
7.6. Outside Air
7.7. Design Example
References
Chapter 8. Reduction of Cooling Load
8.1. Solar Shading by Structural Design
8.2. Solar Shading by Blinds, Louvres or Drapes
8.3. Tinted Or Surface-Coated Glass
8.4. Glasses and Shading Devices in Combination
8.5. Shading by Surrounding Buildings
8.6. Use of Spectrally Selective Surfaces
8.7. Reduction in Cooling Load by Building Storage Effect
8.8. Reduction in Cooling Load by Method of Plant Operation
8.9. Reduction in Cooling Load by Allowing Indoor Temperature "Swing"
8.10. Reduction of Solar Heat Gain Due to Cloud
References
Appendix 1. Intermittent Heating
A1.1. Laws of Cooling
Al.2. Law of Heating
A1.3. Successive Heating and Cooling Periods
A1.4. Deriving Heating and Cooling Rates
A1.5. Calculation of Non-Steady Heat Flow
A1.6. Graphical Solution to Temperature Propagation
A1.7. Calculation of Intermittent Heating Load
References
Appendix 2. Connection Between Altitude, Azimuth, Declination, Latitude and Hour Angles
Appendix 3. Derivation of Expression for Solar Intensity Curve
Appendix 4. The Calculation of Monthly and Annual Solar Heat Gain
References
Appendix 5. Simultaneous Heating or Cooling Loads
Appendix 6. Table of Conversion Factors
Index
- No. of pages: 268
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 17, 2014
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483186351
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