Full Description

This chapter discusses common elements of cooling load calculation (e.g., internal heat gain, ventilation and infiltration, moisture migration, fenestration heat gain) and two methods of heating and cooling load estimation: heat balance (HB) and radiant time series(RTS).

Cooling Load Calculation Principles
Internal Heat Gains
Infiltration and Moisture Migration Heat Gains
Fenestration Heat Gain
Heat Balance Method
Radiant Time Series (RTS) Method
Heating Load Calculations
System Heating and Cooling Load Effects
Example Cooling and Heating Load Calculations
Previous Cooling Load Calculation Methods
Building Example Drawings

ISBN: 978-1-939200-58-7 (for SI versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1523-7230 (for SI versions of chapters)

Citation: 2017 ASHRAE Handbook -- Fundamentals: Chapter 18, Nonresidential Cooling and Heating Load Calculations

Product Details

Published: 2017 ISBN(s): 9781939200587 Number of Pages: 66Units of Measure:SIFile Size: 1 file , 16 MB Product Code(s): D-F182017SI