MET 465 Cooling Load Calculation Example

Given: Single story, slab-on-grade office building located in Bozeman Montana. Floor plan as sho n belo . Flat roof, eight ! "# lb$ft%, color ! light &nfiltration rate ! #.'# air changes per hour ()*+, -oof . value ! #.//% B0.$hr-ft%-'F 1all . value ! #./%2 B0.$hr-ft%-'F, heavy eight, dar3 color 1indo . value ! #.'2# B0.$hr-ft%-'F 4oor . value ! #."5# B0.$hr-ft%-'F Room 6ffice / 6ffice % 6ffice 9 6ffice " *onference -oom +alls Dimensions %%7 8 %%7 %%7 8 %'7 %%7 8 %'7 %%7 8 %'7 %%7 8 '#7 :7 8 ;57 Design Occupancy # % % % % %# #

4etermine the cooling load for this building

Heating Load Calculation !ocess" /. Select outdoor design eather conditions.

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4evelop zoning plan for the building.

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Select or compute heat transfer coefficients for outside alls, roof, doors, indo s, etc. (Given in problem statement, Component 1alls -oof 4oors 1indo s # $%T#&'!()t*(+, #./%2 #.//% #."5# #.'2#

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4etermine corresponding areas for outside alls, roofs, doors, indo s, etc. 6ffice >/ (ft%, "2" /5# /5# # # '# '# # # # # # # 6ffice >% (ft%, ''# # /5# %## # # '# '# # # # # # 6ffice >9 (ft%, ''# # # %## # # # '# # # # # # 6ffice >" (ft%, ''# # # %## /5# # # '# '# # # # # *onf. -m. (ft%, //## "## # # /5# /## # # '# # # # # +alls (ft%, '2% /2 /2 # :# # # # # "% "% # #

4etermine building location, orientation, and e8ternal shading.

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6btain schedule of lighting, occupants, internal eCuipment, appliances, and processes that ould contribute to the internal loads.

Aer o ner $ 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 ( indo s,. *omponent -oof 1alls 1indo s 4oors @Cuation D ! .roof E )roof E @04t D ! . all E ) all E @04t D ! . indo E ) indo E 04 (conductive, D ! S* E )glass E SF (solar, 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 ;. &nfiltration: *ompute heat gain due to air e8change (infiltration $ ventilation,. Dsensible ! #.;/ E cfm E 04 Dlatent ! #.:2 E cfm E G4 Fentilation: Dsensible ! #.;/ E cfm E 04 Dlatent ! #.:2 E cfm E G4 here cfm ! (Folume E )*+, $ :# here G4 ! (1in G 1out, E 5### here cfm ! (Folume E )*+, $ :# here G4 ! (1in G 1out, E 5###

?ote: .se largest of these t o 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 Aeople @Cuipment <ights E.uation Dsensible ! > 6ccupants E B0.+ for activity level (p. %/:, Dlatent ! > 6ccupants E B0.+ for activity level (p. %/:, Aer manufacturers specifications 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 / % 9 " Room / %,9 " *onf., hall ea0 Time 2:## am /#:##am ":## pm ":## pm 1ensi2le Load $%T#&'!, /9/'/ %:#:5 /:%2# 9''"% Latent Load $%T#&'!, :%: /9"% :5/ :%95 Total Load $%T#&'!, /9552 %5"#; /:;'/ "/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 Component -oof 1alls 4oors 1indo s (conductive, 1indo s (solar, &nfiltration$Fentilation Aeople <ights @Cuipment Total 1ensi2le Load Latent Loads Total Building Load 8:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, /%2% %5:' "9" 9/;# %'5;2 %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## :%'"# 225: 5/"/: 10:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, :"// %2:# "9" 9/;# %'"9: %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## :5"#% 225: 5:%52 12:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, //'"# %2'; "9" 9/;# %/2:: %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## :2;:# 225: 55295 2:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, /'92: 9/"; "9" 9/;# %':2# %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## 5:;/% 225: 2'522 4:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, /'92: 9#%/ "9" 9/;# %"#25 %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## 5'/;# 225: 2"#:: 6:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, //'"# 9#%/ "9" 9/;# /:/'# %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## :9"#5 225: 5%%2% 8:00 3sensi2le $%T#&'!, /:% %5:' "9" 9/;# # %;"2 5### /2#%9 //## 9':%9 225: """;;

Aea3 building cooling load ! 2'522 B0.$hr at %:## pm See spreadsheet (M@0 ":' *ool <oad @8ample *alcs., for summary of calculations. /9. )dHust as necessary to account for building diversity, setbac3 recovery, etc. Should e adHustI