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COOLING LOAD ESTIMATION
A- External Heat Gain
1-Heat gain from the walls
o
Qwall = A. U. CLTDc Cooling Load Temperature Difference See C
Note (1)
Over all heat transfer coefficient for wall W/ m2 oC Table (6)
Area of wall m2
Heat gain from walls W
Note 1: the values in Table (7) design on the
1. Outside dry blub temperature (35 0C)
2. Daily range (11.6)
3. inside dry bulb temperature (25.5 0C)
CLTDC= (CLTD + LM) . K + (25.5 –Ti) + ( Tav-29.4)
CLTD: Cooling Load Temperature Difference from Table (7)
LM: Is latitude and month applied to walls from Table(9)
K: Correct factor of wall color
K=1 dark wall, K=0.83 medium color wall, K=0.65 light color
Ti : Inside Temperature (Room Temperature) 0C
Tav = Outside Temperature – (Daily Range from Table (3))/2
2-Heat gain from roof
o
Qroof = A . U. CLTDc Cooling Load Temperature Difference See C
Note (2)
Over all heat transfer coefficient for roof W/ m2 oC Table (5)
Area of roof m2
Heat gain from roof W
Note 2: the values in Table (5) design on the
1. Outside dry blub temperature (35 0C)
2. Daily range (11.6)
3. inside dry bulb temperature (25.5 0C)
CLTDC = [ (CLTD + LM) . K + (25.5 –Ti) + (Tav-29.4)]. f
CLTD: Cooling Load Temperature Difference from Table (5)
LM: Is latitude and month applied to walls from Table (9)
K: Correct factor of roof color
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K=1 dark wall, K=0.83 medium color wall, K=0.65 light color
Ti: Inside Temperature (Room Temperature) 0C
Tav = Outside Temperature – (Daily Range from Table (3))/2
f: Is a factor for attic fan and/or ducts above ceiling and is applied
f = 1 (no attic fan and duct)
f = 0.75 (attic fan and duct)
3-Solar radiation through glass
Qsol = A . SC. SHGF.CLF Cooling Load Factor Table (13)
2 Table (11)
Solar Heat Gain W/ m
Shading Coefficient Table (28)
Area of net glasses m2
Heat gain through glass W
4- conduction transmission gain through glass
0
Qtr = A . U. CLTDc Cooling Load Temperature Difference See C
Note (3)
Over all heat transfer coefficient for glass W/ m2 oC 3.46
Area of net glasses m2
Heat gain from window W
Note 3: the values in Table (10) design on the
1. Outside dry blub temperature (35 0C)
2. Daily range (11.6)
3. inside dry bulb temperature (25.5 0C)
CLTDC= CLTD + (25.5 –Ti) + ( Tav-29.4)
CLTD: Cooling Load Temperature Difference from Table (10)
Ti : inside temperature (room temperature) 0C
Tav = outside temperature – (daily range)/2
5-Heat transmission Partition
o
Qpart. = A . U. (Tb- Ti) Temp. of Room No Air- condition & Temp. C
of Room Air- Condition
Over all heat transfer coefficient for partition W/ m2 oC Table (6)
Area of partition between two room m2
Heat gain from partition W
Tb = Ti + 2/3 ( To ـ ـ ـ ـTi )
Ti : Room Temperature or (Inside Temperature) To : Outside Temperature
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B- Internal Heat Gain
6-Heat gain from people
a-Sensible heat gain
Qs= No . (Sensible Heat Gain) . CLF Cooling Load Factor
Sensible heat gain for people W/person Table 18
No. of people in space
Heat gain from people W
b-Latent heat gain
QL= No . (Latent Heat Gain) Latent heat gain for people W/person Table 18
No. of people in space
Heat gain from people W
7-Heat gain from light
Qs = A . q . CLF Cooling Load Factor
Lighting intensity W/ m2 Table 19
Area of floor
Heat gain from light W
8-Heat gain from appliances and motors
a-Sensible heat gain from appliances
Qs= No . (Sensible Heat Gain) . CLF Cooling Load Factor Table(22)&(23)
Sensible heat gain from W/app Table ( 21)
appliances
No. of appliances
Heat gain from appliances W
b-Latent heat gain from appliances
QL= No . (Latent Heat Gain) Latent heat gain from appliances W/app Table (21)
No. of appliances
Heat gain from appliances W
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c-Sensible heat gain from motors
Qs / motor = P Heat gain from motor W
9-Heat gain due to infiltration
a- Sensible heat gain OASH
o
Qs= 1.232 . V . ( To - Ti ) Outdoor & Indoor temperatures C
Volume flow rate of air See Note 4 l/s
Heat lost due Ventilation W
Note 4:
There are three methods commonly used to estimate infiltration
1. Crack length method
2. Air change method
3. Effective leakage – area method
The air change method is easiest
Room Height, width and length m3
n: Air change per hour Table (3.18)
. H .W .L.n.103
V =
3600 Volume flow rate of air l/s
b- Latent heat gain OALH
. Outdoor & Indoor moisture content kg/kg air
Q = 2940.V ( wo − wi )
Volume flow rate of air See Note 4 l/s
Heat lost due Ventilation W
10-Heat gain due to ventilation
a- Sensible heat gain OASH
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Qs= 1.22 . V . ( To - Ti ) Outdoor & Indoor temperatures C
Volume flow rate of air See Note 5 l/s
Heat lost due Ventilation W
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Note 5:
There are three methods commonly used to estimate ventilation
1. Number of occupants (l/s / person) method
2. Volume of the space (m3air / m3space) method
3. Floor area of the space (m3/ square meter of floor) method
The Number of occupants (l/s / person) method is easiest
. Air required per person l/s.per. Table (2.7)
V = No. No. of persons
Volume flow rate of air l/s
b- Latent heat gain OALH
. Outdoor & Indoor moisture content kg/kg air
Qvent. = 2940.V ( wo − wi )
Volume flow rate of air See Note 5 l/s
Heat lost due Ventilation W
ROOM LOAD
11-Room Sensible Heat RSH
• RSH = equs.(1,2,3,4,5,6a,7,8a,8c)
12-Room Latent Heat RLH
• RLH = equs.(6b + 8b)
13-Room Total Heat RTH
• RTH = RSH + RLH
14-Total Sensible Heat TSH
• TSH = RSH + Either equ. 9a & 10 a
15-Total Latent Heat T l H
• TLH = RLH + Either equ. 9b & 10b
16-Grand Total Heat GTH
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• GTH = TSH + TLH
GTH (in watt )
COOLING LOAD in (Ton refrigeration) =
3516.3
