Bud's Heat Load Calculator

How to determine Cooling requirement for specific conditions

Supply the typical supply air temp from the Air handler Supply the desired room temperature Supply the typical Occupancy Level Supply the number of T8 Lights in the room Supply any other loads like solar gain or adjoining areas # of people T8 Lamps in room Electrical Load Latent Heat Load Adjoining Walls Other Loads 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = Total Tons Supply Air temp 0.00 Heat Load 0 Actual Room temp Calculate cfm required 0 CFM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watts 0 BTU 0 Delta T 0 Difference from desired room temperature to supply air

Only fill out yellow boxes Calculated answers Electrical Loads Manual Calculation Area calculate for watts 0 watts 120 volts calculate for current 0 watts 120 volts For 3 Phase calcs calculate for watts calculate for current P=E * I* 1.73 0 watts watts

0 amps 0 amps

120 volts 208 volts

amps 0 amps

CFM= Q / ( 1.08 x Delta T )

Adjoining Walls Losses/Gains Calculator Adjoining Area Sqft Wall Deg F North South East West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R-Value 12 12 12 12

q = (A* Delta T) /R 0 0 0 0 Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr

Total Gain(+)/Loss(-) 0 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts

12 Ext wall no Window 19 Ext Wall w/Window 8

Inside wall

Roof Above Room Sqft Roof 0 OA Deg F 0 R-Value 10

q = (A* Delta T) /R

0 Btu/hr

0 Watts

Latent Heat Load Calculation

Room Air Dry Bulb Temp Relative Humidity Absolute Humidity 0.0086 Enthalpy -8.1 6600 Room CuFt 471.429 Weight of air Ql=Ma(Gr-Gs)Hfg Convert kJ/sec to watt/hr Ql= Latent heat gains in kJ/sec 0 0 watts Latent Heat Load Ma= Mass flow rate of supply air in kg per second 0 CFM converted to kg/sec 0 0.0071 -8.1 Room Supply
(F) Rh (kg H20 / kg of air) btu/lb

Fill in

boxes only

CFM Supplied 14 cuft/lb

Gr= Room moisture content kg/kg

0.00000000000 Absolute Humidity

Gs= Supply air moisture content kg/kg Hfg= Latent heat of evaporation kJ/kg

0.00000000000 Absolute Humidity 2260 Constant

Bud's Heat Load Calculator

How to determine Cooling capacity for a specific amount of electrical load under worst case conditions
Supply the typical supply air temp from the Air handler Supply the desired room temperature Supply the typical Occupancy Level Supply the number of T8 Lights in the room Supply any other loads like solar gain or adjoining areas

Only fill out yellow boxes Calculated answers

# of people T8 Lamps in room Electrical Load Solar Gain Other Loads

0 0 0 0

= = = = = Total

0 0 0 0 0 0 Watts 0 BTU

Electrical Loads Manual Calculation Area calculate for watts 0 watts 120 volts calculate for current 0 watts 120 volts For 3 Phase calcs calculate for watts calculate for current P=E * I* 1.73 0 watts watts

0 amps 0 amps

120 volts 208 volts

amps 0 amps

Tons Supply Air temp

0.00 Heat Load 0 Desired Room temp Calculate cfm required

0 Delta T 0 CFM

0 Difference from desired room temperature to supply air 0 With 20% added for final recommended CFM

CFM= Q / ( 1.08 x Delta T )

Exterior Glass Faces North South East West

Square feet of Glass 0 0 0 0

Shade factor SC 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55

Solar Gain Calculator- Worst Case Solar Cooling Load q = A*SC* SCL SCL 35 0 Btu/hr 88 0 Btu/hr 38 0 Btu/hr 156 0 Btu/hr

Total Solar 0 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts

Exterior Wall faces Area (A) Sqft Wall North 0 South 0 East 0 West 0

CLTD 16 34 36 20

U R-19 0.053 0.053 0.053 0.053

q =U*A*CLTD 0 0 0 0 Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr 0 0 0 0 Watts Watts Watts Watts

Roof Above Room Sqft Roof 0 CLTD 46 U R-10 0.100

q =U*A*CLTD

0 Btu/hr

0 Watts

Bud's Heat Load Calculator

How to determine how much electrical load you can cover with a specific amount of air supply
Supply the typical supply air temp from the Air handler Supply the desired room temperature Supply the typical Occupancy Level Supply the number of T8 Lights in the room Supply any other loads like solar gain or adjoining areas Supply Air temp 0 Desired Room temp 0 Delta T Only fill out yellow boxes Calculated answers

0 Difference from desired room temperature to supply air

0 CFM

0 Max Sensible Heat Load based upon air supply 0 Max watts based upon BTU 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watts 0 BTU Electrical Loads P=E * I watts = voltage multiplied by amps calculate for watts 0 watts 120 volts 0 amps

# of people T8 Lamps in room Electrical Load Solar Load Adjoining Walls

= = = = Total

Tons

0.00 Heat Load 1 ton = 12,000 Btu/h

calculate for watts calculate for current 3 Phase calcs calculate for watts calculate for current

Manual Calculation Area 0 watts 120 volts 0 watts 120 volts P=E * I* 1.73 0 watts watts

0 amps 0 amps

208 volts 208 volts

0 amps 0 amps

Exterior Glass Faces North South East West Exterior Wall faces North South East West

Square feet of Glass 0 0 0 0

Shade factor SC 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55

Solar Gain Calculator- Worst Case Solar Cooling Load q = A*SC* SCL SCL 35 0 Btu/hr 88 0 Btu/hr 38 0 Btu/hr 156 0 Btu/hr

Total Solar 0 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts

Area (A) Sqft Wall 0 0 0 0

CLTD 16 34 36 20

U R-19 0.053 0.053 0.053 0.053

q =U*A*CLTD 0 0 0 0 Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr 0 0 0 0 Watts Watts Watts Watts

Roof Above Room Sqft Roof 0 CLTD 46 U R-10 0.100

q =U*A*CLTD

0 Btu/hr

0 Watts

Adjoining Walls Losses/Gains Calculator Square feet Wall Interior Wall North South East West 0 0 0 0 Adjoing Room Temp 0 0 0 0

R-Factor 12 12 12 12

q = (A* Delta T) /R 0 0 0 0 Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr

Total Gain(+)/Loss(-) 0 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts 0 Watts

These calculators can help you check room cooling design/performance and perform limited design. This does not take in requirements per square foot, percentage of outside air, or heating, but basic cooling. If you have any questions on the use, interpreting results and formulas, please contact me Bud Edwards at whisperinghill@gmail.com. There are four spreadsheets in the calculator. They all serve different functions. Only the yellow boxes can have the data changed the rest are calculated results and are protected.

Actual: When given an actual set of conditions; occupancy, lighting, electrical load, and you
provide it with the actual room temp and the supply air temp, it can show you how much air you need to supply to handle the loads.

This sheet provides you the opportunity to see the heat gains and losses thru the walls and ceiling, if you plug in the numbers. These dont amount to much heat gain or loss when the rooms are very close in temperatures. But if you have an exterior wall, can have a significant difference. If one of your selections is an exterior wall, use the outside air temperature for the room temp.

Latent: This sheet was added when I could not get the actual sheet to provide me the
amount of air, I was using in the room. My research shows that total heat is a combination of sensible heat and latent heat. Sensible heat is the energy input which causes an increase or decrease in temperature. Latent heat is the energy required to change a substance from one state to another. I can calculate latent heat by subtracting the sensible heat from the total heat load from the amount of air I provide, but the calculator is a confirmation that Latent heat exists and is measureable. Latent heat for our needs is the difference in the dewpoint of the air, the amount of water. We need to make these water levels equal, before we can make a change in temperature. So part of the air flow may be used to dry the air. This can work both ways, If the room has a higher water vapor content then the supply air, you will end up using more supply air to dry the water. If the supply air is higher dewpoint, you get bonus cooling, not really, but you will need less supply air. Some of the heat in the room is used to dry the supply air, so it may show up as a negative. To use this sheet you need to get the Relative Humidity and the Temperature from the room and from the air handler discharge. Guessing does not work. The sensor should be in the area for a minimum of 5 minutes preferably 10 minutes prior to gathering your data. Remember that the point you choose is one of and infinite possibilities for the room.

Requirement: This sheet is mainly a variation of the Actual sheet. It contains a solar Gain
calculator for worst case. It helps you determine the extra loading from the sun baking on the walls and thru the windows on the worst day of the year. If you dont have an exterior wall or roof above you, the section is not used.

Capacity: This sheet will provide you how many amps and watts of electrical load you can
support with a given amount of air and at a specific supply air temperature at a specific room temperature. Lighting, occupancy levels and Solar and heat gains thru walls can have some affect. Just like in the Requirement Sheet, if you dont have an exterior wall or roof above you, the Solar Gains section is not used. But the Adjoining wall section can still be used. Remember that when the rooms are very close in temperatures, these dont amount to much heat gain or loss.