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Heat Load Calculation PDF
ME 425
Air Conditioning System Design
Keith E. Elder, P.E.
Walls
Windows
Exposed Floors
Basement Walls
Infiltration
Duct Loss
Roofs
Doors
Slab-on-Grade Floors
Basement Floors
Ventilation
Building Pickup
No Thermal Storage
Heat Transfer is Instantaneous
R1 + R2 + Rn + ...
Ri
0.17
0.40
11.00
0.56
0.68
Total R =
12.81
Uo = 1/R
= 1/12.81
= 0.078
Btu
Hr-SF-deg F
38
30
12" 9- "
22
21
19
15
13
11
8
5
6- " 5- " 6- " 3- " 3-5/8" 3- " 2- " 1- "
3
"
37
32
27
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-30
26
21
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---20
14
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---21
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---18
13
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----15
----
----13
9.8
6.3
--
----11
-6.0
--
------5.7
--
------5.0
3.2
-------3.0
Through
Insulation
0.17
0.40
Through
16" OC Stud
0.17
0.40
11.0
0.56
0.68
3.50
0.56
0.68
Total R =
12.81
5.31
Uo
0.078
0.188
Uavg
0.100
Btu/(hr-S.F.-F)
Framing
16 in. O.C.
24 in. O.C.
16 in. O.C.
24 in. O.C
Insulation Correction
R-Value Factor, Fc
R-11
0.50
R-11
0.60
R-19
0.40
R-19
0.45
= 1/7.31 =
7.31
0.137
Btu
Hr-SF-deg F
Door U-Factors
Door U-factors
can be found in
Table 4,
05F31.11.
Floors on Grade
qslab = F2 x Perimeter x T
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Infiltration
The uncontrolled inward air leakage
through cracks and interstices in any
building element and around windows
and doors of a building, caused by the
pressure effects of wind and/or the
effect of differences in the
outdoor/indoor air density.
qinfiltration = 0.018QT
Q = air flow due to infiltration, ft3/hr
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Infiltration Estimates
From the 1972 Fundamentals Manual:
Number of Air
Changes Taking
Kind of Room or Building
Place per Hour
Rooms with no windows or exterior doors
1/2
Rooms with windows/exterior doors on one side
1
Rooms with windows/exterior doors on two sides
1-1/2
Rooms with windows/exterior doors on three sides
2
Entrance Halls
2
Note: Values may be reduced by 1/3 if windows & doors
weatherstripped
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50
12
10
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Section Sketch
Outside Air Film
6 Inch Concrete
R-11 Batt Insulation
between mtl studs 16 O.C.
5/8 Inch Sheet Rock
Inside Air Film
Total R =
Uwall
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