Cooling Load Rules of Thumb ® a Intorior Spaces 0.5-1.5 ctm/sq.t. E. Building Block cfm 1.0-15 etm/sqtt. rR Change Rate 4 ACI. minimum G. Total heat includes ventilation. Room sensible heat does not include ventilation. 5.28 Cooling Load Calculation Procedure A. Obtain Building Characteristics 1, Construction materials 2. Construction material properties: U-values, Rvalues shading coefficients solar heat gain coefficients 5. Size 4 Color, 5. Shape. 6 Location 7. Orientation, N, S, E,W, NE, SE,SW, NW, et 8. Externalfinternal shading. 9. Occupancy type and time of day. B. Select Outdoor Design Weather Conditions 1. Temperature, 2. Wind direction and speed 5. Conditions in selecting outdoor design weather conditions: a. Type of structure, heavy medium, or light b, Isstructure insulated Ihe structures heated or cooled the structure must beinsu- lated by ode. « Isstructure exposed to igh winds? 4. Infiltration or ventilation load, fe Amount of glass. Time of building occupancy. g. Type of building occupancy. fh, Length of reduced indoor temperature. i. What is daily temperature range, minimum/maximum? jj. Are there significant variations from ASHRAE weather data? k, What type of heating devices will be used? 1. Expected cost of fue 4. Soe Part 15 for code restrictions on the selection of outdoor design conditions ° ‘Select the indoor design temperature to be maintained in each space. See Part 15 {or code restrictions on the selection of indoor design conditions. >. Estimate temperatures in un-conditioned spaces. Select and/or compute U-values for walls, root, windows, doors, partitions, otc. Determine the area of walls, windows, floors, doors, partitions, et. pmme 3. Compute the conduction heat gains fo all walls, windows, floors, doors, parti- tons, skylights, et. H. Compute the solar heat gains for skylights, ote. walls, windows, floors, doors, partitions, Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hil (ww cigitalongineeringlibrary.com) ‘Copyright ©2007 The MeGraw-Hil Companies Al ights reserved, ‘Any dee is subject to the Terms of Use as given atthe websiteCooling Load Rules of Thumb ‘Seotng oad Rates of Thamb iF Infiltration heat gains are general ‘humidity tolerance are critical Compute the venti tion heat gain required. K. Compute the internal heat gains from lights, people, and equipment. L. Compute the sum ofall heat gains indicated in items GH, IJ, and K oa thi ist. 'M. Include morning coot-down for buildings with intermittent use and night setup. ‘See Part 15 for code restrictions on the excess HVAC system capacity permitted for morning cool-down. Consider equipment and materials that will be brought into the building above the inside design temperature. Cooling load calculations should be conducted using industry-accepted methods to determine the actual cooling load requirements. . Cooling load calculations are often performed using computer simulation pro- ‘grams. These programs greatly simplify the calculation process; however, the basic procedures and input information required are the same. 5.29 Cooling Load Peak Time Estimate (for Calculating Cooling Loads by Hand) MONTH OF PEAK ROOM COOLING LOAD FOR VARIOUS EXPOSURES cet pan gawk bet aboriginal coin wh eam tog the rom el for south southeast and southwest apne September a ae he tem pak vei Den a Theron wil peat ia ane oa Downloaded from Digital Enginaering Library @ McGraw-Hil (ww dgitalenginecringibxary.com) “Copyright © 2007 The MeGraw- Hil Companies, Al nghts reserved ‘Any use ie subject to the Terms of Use as given a tha website,