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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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387Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings
© 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Combined thermal resistance for the studs and insulation (R
comb
) is found as
11
R
A
R
A
RAA
comb
stud
stud
insulation
insulation stud insu
=+
+
llation
Assume that the studs occupy 15% of the wall area
1015
077
085
194R
comb
=+
.
.
.
.
or
R
comb
158
2
.mC/W
TABLE 7.7
Heating Load Calculations for Buildings
Heating Load Component Equations 7.67 through 7.70 Descriptions/References
Walls, roof, ceilings, glass
qUAT T
io
=−·( )
(7.67)
T
i
, T
o
are inside and outside air
temperatures, respectively. U values of
composite section are calculated from the
thermal properties of components given in
the tables ...
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