FLORES, EMILIO JOAQUIN C.

ME LAB 3 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

1.) The exterior wall of a single-story office building near Chicago is 3 m high and 15 m
long. The wall consists of 100-mm face brick, 40-mm polystyrene insulating board. 150-
mm lightweight concrete block, and an interior 16-mm gypsum board. The wall contains
three single glass windows 1.5m high by 2m long. Calculate the heat loss through the
wall at design conditions if the inside temperature is 20oC.

Solution: Design Outdoor = -18 degrees celcius for Chicago

Area=( 3 m) ( 15 m )−3 ( 1.5 ) (2 )=36 m2

Resistances: From Stoecker book, Table 4-4
Outside Air Film 0.029
Facebrick, 100 mm 0.076
Polysterene Insulating Board, 40 mm 1.108
Lightweight Concrete board, 150 mm 0.291
Gypsum Board, 16 mm 0.100
Inside Air Film 0.120

Total Resistance 1.724 m2 K /W

Wall:
A 36
q= ∆ t= (−18−20 )=−793.5034803Watts
RTotal 1.724

Glass:

2 W
A=( 3 ) (1.5 )( 2 )=9 m ;Table 4−4 U=6.2 2
K
m
q=UA ∆ t=( 6.2 ) ( 9 ) (−18−20 )=−2,120 .4 Watts
Total Heatloss=−793.5034803−2120 .4=−2193.90348 Watts
 2.) For the wall and conditions stated in Problem 1 determine the percent reduction in heat
loss through the wall if:
(a) The 40 mm of polystyrene insulation is replaced with 55 mm of cellular polyurethane,
(b) the single-glazed windows are replaced with double-glazed windows with a 6-mm air
space.
(c) If you were to choose between modification (a) or (b) to upgrade the thermal
resistance of the wall, which would you choose and why?

Solution:
@ Table 4-4 WF Stoecker and JW Jones:
Resistance:

Material Resistance
Outside Air Film 0.029
Face brick, 100 mm 0.076
Cellular Polyurethane,
2.409
55mm
Lightweight Concrete
0.291
Block
Gypsum Board, 15 mm 0.100
Inside Air Film 0.120
3.025 m2
Total Resistance
K/W

For the Wall:

A 36
q= ∆ t= (−18−20 ) =−452.231405 W
Rtotal 3.025
Heat Loss: Where q’ is the new heat loss:
'
q =−452.231405−2120.4=−2572.631405 W
Percentage Reduction, %:
%Reduction=¿ ¿
For the Glass:
@ Table 4-4: U = 3.3 W/m2 K

q=UA ∆ t=( 3.3 ) ( 9 ) (−18−20 )=1128.6 W

New Heat Loss:
 q=−793.5034803−1128.6=−1922.10348 W
%Reduction=¿ ¿

C.) It would be best to upgrade the thermal insulation of the wall rather than replacing it with
another material with almost the same thermal resistance. It would be efficient for the user to
upgrade to a higher amount of thermal resistance so that the people can be more comfortable
with the temperature of the building.

3.) An office in Houston, Texas, is maintained at 25 C and 55 percent relative humidity. The
average occupancy is five people, and there will be some smoking. Calculate the cooling
load imposed by ventilation requirements at summer design conditions with supply air
conditions set at 15 C and 95 percent relative humidity if:

a.) the recommended rate of outside ventilation air is used and

b.) if a filtration device of E = 70 percent is used.
Solution:
@ Table 4-3:
Summer Design Conditions:
DBT = 35C
WBT = 25C
kg
h1 =76 KJ /kg W 1=0.0163
kg dry air
At DBT = 15C, RH = 0.95
kg
h2 =40.5 KJ /kg W 2=0.010
kg dry air
AT DBT = 25C, RH = 0.55
kg
h3 =53.2 KJ /kg W 3 =0.011
kg dry air

V = Vo
@ Table 4-1: 10L/s per person

( Ls )( 5 People )=50 L/s

V = 10
v 2=( 50−12.5
0.7 )
=53.5714 L/ s

q s=1.23 ( 12.5 ) ( 35−15 )+ ( 1.23 )( 53.5714 )( 25−15 )=966.428 W

q L =3000 ( 12.5 ) ( 0.0163−0.01000 ) +3000(53.5714 )(0.011−0.010)=396.9642

QTotal =966.428+396.9642=1363.3922W =1.363W

4.) A computer room located on the second floor of a five-story office building is 10 by 7 m.
The exterior wall is 3.5 m high and 10 m long; it is a metal curtain wall (steel backed with
10 mm of insulating board), 75 mm of glass-fiber insulation, and 16 mm of gypsum
board. Single-glazed windows make up 30 percent of the exterior wall. The computer
and lights in the room operate 24 h/d and have a combined heat release to the space of
2 KW. The indoor temperature is 20 C.
(a) If the building is located in Columbus, Ohio, determine the heating load at winter design
conditions.
(b) What would be the load if the windows were double-glazed?
Solution:
@ Table 4-3, Colombus, Ohio, Winter Design Temp = -15C
For the Wall:

A=( 3.5 m ) ( 10 m )( 0.7 )=24.5 m 2

Thermal Resistance:

Material Resistance
Outside Air Film 0.029
Insulating Board, 10 mm 0.320
Glass fiber Insulation, 75 2.0775
mm
Gypsum Board, 16 mm 0.100
Inside Air Film 0.120
TOTAL RESISTANCE 2.6465

A 24.5
q w= ∆ t= (−15−20 )=−324.0128472 W
RTotal 2.6465
For the Glass:

q=UA ( ¿−ti )

A=( 3.5 )( 10 )( .30 ) =10.5 m2

Single Glass, U= 6.2 W/m2K
q , glass= ( 6.2 )( 10.5 ) (−15−20 )=−2278.5 W
q ,total=−324.0128472−2278.5=−2602.512847
Heating Load = Qtot-Qspace (Qspace= 2kw)
Heating Load=2602.512847−2000=602.512847W

For Double-Glazed, U=3.3W/m2K

q ,double glass=( 3.3 ) ( 10.5 ) (−15−20 )=−1212.75

q ,total=−324.0128472−1212.75=−1536.76 W
Since QTot < 2KW, no additional Heat load.

5.) Compute the heat gain for a window facing southeast 32o north latitude at 10am central
daylight time on August 21. The window is regular double glass with a 13-mm air space.
The glass and inside draperies have a combined sharing coefficient of 0.45. The indoor
design temperature is 25oC, and the outdoor temperature is 37oC. Window dimensions
are 2m wide and 1.5m high.
Solution:

A=2 ( 1.5 )=3 m 2

W
@Table 4−4 :U =3.5
m2 K
q=UA ( ¿−ti )=¿ ( 3.5 ) ( 3 ) (37−25 )
q=126 W
Solar:

qsg=( SHGFmax )( SC )( CLF ) A

@ Table 4-10, 32 degrees North Latitude, Facing SE
SHGF = 580 W/m2
@ Table 4-12, Facing SE at 10 AM
CLF = 0.79 ; SC = 0.45

qsg=( SHGFmax )( SC )( CLF ) A= (580 )( 0.45 )( 0.79 ) ( 3 )=618.57 W

Heat Gain=126 W +618.57 W =744.57 W