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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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A method of calculating the cooling load is presented in detail in [18].
The steps in calculating the cooling load of a building are as follows:
1. Specify the building characteristics: wall area, type of construction, and surface
characteristics; roof area, type of construction, and surface characteristics; window
area, setback, and glass type; and building location and orientation.
2. Specify the outside and inside wet- and dry-bulb temperatures.
3. Specify the solar heat load and wind speed.
4. Calculate building cooling load resulting from the following: heat ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966