ARE 4740

Mechanical Systems
Design Project
By
Nonso Iwunwa
Lander solon
Content
• Load calculation (method, Assumption and results)
• Energy simulation Results
• HVAC System selection
Heating Load Calculation
• Method • Results
 Conduction Heat Loss  Total Heating Load: 4,102,426 Btu/hr
 Infiltration Heat Loss
 Ventilation Heat Loss

• Assumption
 ACH(air change per hour) = 0.2
 No Internal Gains
 No Solar Gains
 Degree day = 99%
Cooling Load Calculation
• Method Calculate solar
intensities for
each hour for
Calculate solar heat
gain (qSHG) with Eq.
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 Radian Time Series(RTS)

for each window for

Split all heat gains into radiative and convective portions

each exterior
surface each hour
Sum all convective
portions for each hour

Calculate sol–air Using PRF, calculate

conduction heat gain
temperature for

• Assumption
for
each exterior
each exterior surface
surface for for Hourly
each hour each hour Σ cooling

 No exterior heat balance

load

Calculate the
conduction

 No interior surface heat balance heat gain for each

window
for each hour Process all of the radiative

 CTF are replaced with PRF

heat gains with the
appropriate
Determine lighting, radiant time series. The
occupant, and equipment results
heat gains for each hour are hourly cooling loads
due to
the radiative heat gains
Determine infiltration
heat gain for each
hour
 Cooling load Calculation
• Result: Peak Cooling load at 17hr 368159.2 Btu/hr
Cooling Loads Zone Sensible Cooling Load

400000
400000.0
350000
350000.0
300000
300000.0
250000
250000.0

Load (Btu/hr)
200000 Wall(all) Btu/hr
200000.0
Load (Btu/hr)

Roof Btu/hr
150000 150000.0
Lights Btu/hr
100000 100000.0
People Btu/hr
50000.0
50000 Equip. Btu/hr
0.0
0 Infilt Btu/hr 1 6 11 16 21
1 5 9 13 17 21 -50000.0
-50000 Total Btu/hr

-100000 Time (hrs)

Hour
Energy Simulation
HAVC System Selection
• Total Building Supply Air: 13,065 CFM
• Total Building Vent: 3,908 CFM
• Total Heating Required: 498,302 Btuh
• Total Cooling Required: 25.5 Tons
• Air Handler Description: Variable Air Volume
Conclusion
Reference
• Analysis and Design, 6th Edition, F.C. McQuiston, J.D. Parker, and J.D. Spitler, New York: Wiley. 2004.