Heat transfer mechanism &
thermal properties of building materials
Building survey
2. Outdoor Design Conditions
Climatic design information
Data from ASHRAE
Heating and wind design conditions
Cooling and dehumidification
design conditions
Other climatic information
3. Indoor Design Criteria
Basic design parameters (for
thermal comfort)
Indoor air quality
Other design parameters
4. Cooling Load Principles
Space loads
Effect of heat storage
Load profiles
Moisture transfer
5. Cooling Load Components
Cooling load calculations
External loads
Internal loads
Cooling coil load
References:
ASHRAE, 2001. ASHRAE Handbook
Fundamentals 2001, Chps. 26-31, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc., Atlanta, GA. [AV
697 A82 H01]
Lam, J. C. and Hui, S. C. M.,
1995. Outdoor design conditions for HVAC system design and energy simulation
for buildings in Hong Kong, Energy and Buildings, 22 (1): 25-43.
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Pedersen, C. O., et al., 1998.
Cooling
and Heating Load Calculation Principles, American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
C77]
Wang, S. K., Lavan, Z. and Norton,
P., 2000. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering, Chp. 6,
CRC Press, Boca Raton. [697.93
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| Created: Aug 2004 | Update:
2 Oct 2004 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |
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