MET 465 Cooling Load Calculation Example

Given: Single story, slab-on-grade office building located in Bozeman Montana.

Floor plan as shon belo.
Flat roof, eight ! "# lb$ft
%
, color ! light
&nfiltration rate ! #.'# air changes per hour ()*+,
-oof . value ! #.//% B0.$hr-ft
%
-'F
1all . value ! #./%2 B0.$hr-ft
%
-'F, heavyeight, dar3 color
1indo . value ! #.'2# B0.$hr-ft
%
-'F
4oor . value ! #."5# B0.$hr-ft
%
-'F
Room Dimensions
Design
Occupancy #
6ffice / %%7 8 %%7 %
6ffice % %%7 8 %'7 %
6ffice 9 %%7 8 %'7 %
6ffice " %%7 8 %'7 %
*onference -oom %%7 8 '#7 %#
+alls :7 8 ;57 #
4etermine the cooling load for this building
Heating Load Calculation !ocess"
/. Select outdoor design eather conditions.
Bozeman, M0.: 4B ! 25F, 1B ! :%F, (1 ! #.##2: lbm$lba,
%. Select indoor design conditions.
*omfort <evel: 4B ! 5:F, -+ ! 9#= (1 ! #.##:; lbm$lba,
9. 4evelop zoning plan for the building.
". Select or compute heat transfer coefficients for outside alls, roof, doors, indos, etc.
(Given in problem statement,
Component # $%T#&'!()t
*
(+,
1alls #./%2
-oof #.//%
4oors #."5#
1indos #.'2#
'. 4etermine corresponding areas for outside alls, roofs, doors, indos, etc.
*omponent 6ffice >/ (ft
%
, 6ffice >% (ft
%
, 6ffice >9 (ft
%
, 6ffice >" (ft
%
, *onf. -m. (ft
%
, +alls (ft
%
,
-oof "2" ''# ''# ''# //## '2%
?. 1all /5# # # # "## /2
@. 1all /5# /5# # # # /2
S. 1all # %## %## %## # #
1. 1all # # # /5# /5# :#
?. 1indo '# # # # /## #
@. 1indo '# '# # # # #
S. 1indo # '# '# '# # #
1. 1indo # # # '# '# #
?. 4oor # # # # # "%
@. 4oor # # # # # "%
S. 4oor # # # # # #
1. 4oor # # # # # #
:. 4etermine building location, orientation, and e8ternal shading.
Aer site plans
Bone -ooms
/ /
% %,9
9 "
" *onf. , halls
5. 6btain schedule of lighting, occupants, internal eCuipment, appliances, and processes that ould
contribute to the internal loads.
Aer oner $ occupancy information
2. *alculate peak cooling load due to conductive and solar effects (rooms /
st
, zones %
nd
, total last, .
*alculate conductive heat gains through alls, roof, glazing, etc.
*alculate solar gains through glazing (indos,.
*omponent @Cuation
-oof D ! .roof E )roof E @04t
1alls D ! .all E )all E @04t
1indos D ! .indo E )indo E 04 (conductive,
D ! S* E )glass E SF (solar,
4oors D ! .door E )door E 04
0hese loads must be calculated for each hour of occupancy in order to determine the pea3 load for the building. See
spreadsheet (M@0 ":' *ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations
;. *ompute heat gain due to air e8change (infiltration $ ventilation,.
&nfiltration: Dsensible ! #.;/ E cfm E 04 here cfm ! (Folume E )*+, $ :#
Dlatent ! #.:2 E cfm E G4 here G4 ! (1in G 1out, E 5###
Fentilation: Dsensible ! #.;/ E cfm E 04 here cfm ! (Folume E )*+, $ :#
Dlatent ! #.:2 E cfm E G4 here G4 ! (1in G 1out, E 5###
?ote: .se largest of these to values (reference pg. %#9 of te8t,.
See spreadsheet (M@0 ":' *ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations
/#. *alculate internal heat gains due to people, eCuipment, lights, etc.
-ain E.uation
Aeople Dsensible ! > 6ccupants E B0.+ for activity level (p. %/:,
Dlatent ! > 6ccupants E B0.+ for activity level (p. %/:,
@Cuipment Aer manufacturers specifications
<ights Aer building plans or
@stimate per table on page %/: of te8t
See spreadsheet (M@0 ":' *ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations
//. Sum all heat gains for peak zone loads.
/one Room ea0
Time
1ensi2le Load
$%T#&'!,
Latent Load
$%T#&'!,
Total Load
$%T#&'!,
/ / 2:## am /9/'/ :%: /9552
% %,9 /#:##am %:#:5 /9"% %5"#;
9 " ":## pm /:%2# :5/ /:;'/
" *onf.,
hall
":## pm 9''"% :%95 "/55;
0hese loads represent the pea3 loads for each zone. ?otice that the pea3 time varies. See spreadsheet (M@0 ":'
*ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations.
/%. 4etermine the building peak load.
Time 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00
Component 3sensi2le
$%T#&'!,
3sensi2le
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3sensi2le
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3sensi2le
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3sensi2le
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3sensi2le
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3sensi2le
$%T#&'!,
-oof /%2% :"// //'"# /'92: /'92: //'"# /:%
1alls %5:' %2:# %2'; 9/"; 9#%/ 9#%/ %5:'
4oors "9" "9" "9" "9" "9" "9" "9"
1indos
(conductive,
9/;# 9/;# 9/;# 9/;# 9/;# 9/;# 9/;#
1indos (solar, %'5;2 %'"9: %/2:: %':2# %"#25 /:/'# #
&nfiltration$Fentilation %;"2 %;"2 %;"2 %;"2 %;"2 %;"2 %;"2
Aeople 5### 5### 5### 5### 5### 5### 5###
<ights /2#%9 /2#%9 /2#%9 /2#%9 /2#%9 /2#%9 /2#%9
@Cuipment //## //## //## //## //## //## //##
Total 1ensi2le Load :%'"# :5"#% :2;:# 5:;/% 5'/;# :9"#5 9':%9
Latent Loads 225: 225: 225: 225: 225: 225: 225:
Total Building Load 5/"/: 5:%52 55295 2'522 2"#:: 5%%2% """;;
Aea3 building cooling load ! 2'522 B0.$hr at %:## pm
See spreadsheet (M@0 ":' *ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations.
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