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Edited - 2.2.3.A HeatLossGain PDF
Edited - 2.2.3.A HeatLossGain PDF
3 Hea L a d Ga
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When he in er de ign empera re i belo 60 F, he In erna ional Re iden ial
Code req ire a d elling o ha e hea ing facili ie capable of main aining a minim m
room empera re of 68 F in habi able room . Por able pace hea er canno be
ed o mee hi req iremen . A permanen hea ing em m be in alled.
Calc la ion of hea lo are made o de ermine he her a propo ed hea ing (or
cooling) em i adeq a e o ppl and main ain he de ired empera re i hin a
r c re a pecified b code. The e calc la ion are al o ed o e ima e he
ann al hea ing or cooling co of a em.
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Calc la or
A1 E ample U ili Shed Dra ing
Tran mi ion Load Work hee . l
R-Val e Char File
Comp er i h In erne acce
A e e :
For hi e erci e he floor ill be ignored
One do ble door, 72in. 7f
T o ingle-gla ed indo , 2f 4f
De ired in ide empera re of 70 F
Shed loca ion: Bo on, MA
1. R-Val e
Calc la e he o al R- al e for each rface, incl ding he fo r all , he door, he
indo , and he ceiling/roof r c re. U e he R- al e char o find he R- al e for
he indi id al la er i hin he all. Dra ing A1 ho he differen la er ha
compri e he all and ceiling/roof. Incl de an in ide air film la er.
Ca c a A e b R-Va e
R- al e , hich are andard in he con r c ion ind r , iden if he hermal
re i ance of a ma erial. The higher an R- al e, he be er he in la ion again hea
ran fer. A higher R- al e mean ha le hea energ pa e hro gh he ma erial.
U e he R-Val e and Den i ie Char hando o de ermine R- al e for indi id al
componen .
2. Con er R- al e o U-fac or
Con er all R- al e o U-fac or . The U-fac or i he reciprocal of he R- al e.
When R- al e are con er ed o U-fac or , a lea he fir hree decimal place
m be ed. D d e d d . If he R-Val e for a gi en all i 12.70
(1/12.70 = .078740157), he U-fac or ed o ld be .078.
Tran mi ion
U-Fac or Area T
S rface R-Val e Load
1/R Sq are Fee Degree F B /Ho r
We Wall 14.13 .070
3. Area
Comp e he area for each of he rface nder con idera ion and en er he q are
foo age in he appropria e col mn. For all i h opening , be re o b rac he
area of he opening. For he Nor h and So h all , o m add in he riang lar
area a he op of he all. For he roof/ceiling, o m calc la e he ac al area of
he loped roof rface.
5.
1. Si e Uni
If hea lo hro gh he b ilding componen i he onl con idera ion, ha i e
hea ing ni ho ld o pecif for he E ample U ili Shed? No e ha hea ing ni
are of en pecified o he neare 1,000 B /H.
B /H Sa ing : _______________
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1. Where doe he grea e hea lo occ r in hi r c re?