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4-1

The exterior wall of a single-story office building near Chicago is 3 m high and 15 m long. The wall consists
of 100-mm facebrick, 40-mm polystyrene insulating board. 150-mm lightweight concrete block, and an
interior 16-mm gypsum board. The wall contains three single-glass windows 1.5 n high by 2 m long.
Calculate the heat loss through the wall at design conditions if the inside temperature is 20 C.

Solution:
Table 4-3, Design Outdoor is -18 C for Chicago.

For the wall:

2
Area, A = (3 m)(15 m) - (3)(1.5 m)(2 m) = 36 m .
Resistance:

Table 4-4.

Outside Air Film

Facebrick, 100 mm
Polystyrene Insulating Board, 40 mm
Lightweight Concrete Block, 150 mm
Gypsum Board, 16 mm
Inside Air Film
Rtot =

0.029
0.076
1.108
0.291
0.100
0.120
====
2
1.724 m .K/ W

Wall:

q=

A
36
t =
( 18 20)
Rtot
1.724

q = -794 Watts
For the glass:
2
Area A = (3)(1.5 m0(2 m) = 9 m
2
Table 4-4, U = 6.2 W/m .K
q = UAt = (6.2)(9)(-18 - 20)
q = -2,120 Watts
Total Heat Loss Thru the Wall
.
4-2.

= -794 W -2,120 W
= -2,194 Watts - - - Ans

For the wall and conditions stated in Prob. 4-1 determine the percent reduction in heat loss through the wall if
(a) the 40 mm of polystyrene insulation is replaced with 55 mm of cellular polyurethane, (b) the single-glazed
windows are replaced with double-glazed windows with a 6-mm air space. (c) If you were to choose between
modification (a) or (b) to upgrade the thermal resistance of the wall, which would you choose and why?

Solution
(a)

Resistance: Table 4-4

Outside Air Film
Facebrick, 100 mm
Cellular Polyurethane, 55 mm
Lightweight Concrete Block, 150 mm
Gypsum Board, 16 mm
Inside Air Film
Rtot =

0.029
0.076

0.291
0.100
0.120
=====
2
3.025 m .K/W
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Wall:

q=

A
36
t =
( 18 20)
Rtot
3.025

q = - 452 Watts
New Total Heat Loss Thru Wall
q = - 452 W - 2,120 W
q = - 2,572 W

%Reduction =

( 2,914 W ) ( 2,572 W ) (100 % )

2,914 W

% Reduction = 11.74 %- - - Ans.

(b)

For the glass: (Double-Glazed)

2
Table 4-4, U = 3.3 W/m .K

q = UAt = (3.3)(9)(-18 - 20)

q = -1,129 Watts
New Total Heat Loss Thru Wall
q = - 794 W - 1,129 W

%Reduction =

( 2,914 W ) ( 1,923 W ) (100 % )

2,914 W

% Reduction = 34 %- - - Ans.

(c)

Choose letter b --- Ans.

4-3

An office in Houston, Texas, is maintained at 25 C and 55 percent relative humidity. The average occupancy
is five people, and there will be some smoking. Calculate the cooling load imposed by ventilation
requirements at summer design conditions with supply air conditions set at 15 C and 95 percent relative
humidity if (a) the recommended rate of outside ventilation air is used and (b) if a filtration device of E = 70
precent is used.

Solution:
Table 4-3, Houston Texas
Summer Deisgn Conditions
Dry-Bulb = 34 C
Wet-Bulb = 25 C
At 34 C Dry-Bulb, 24 C Wet-Bulb
ho = 76 kJ/kg. Wo = 0.0163 kg/kg
At 15 C Dry-Bulb, 95 percent relative humidity
hs = 40.5 kJ/kg, Ws = 0.010 kg/kg
At 25 C, 55 percent relative humidity
hi = 53.2 kJ/kg, Wi = 0.011 kg/kg
(a)

V = Vo
Table 4-1, 10 L/s per person
V = (10 L/s)(5) = 50 L/s
qs = 1.23V(to - ts)
qs = 1.23(50)(34- 15)
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qs = 1,168.5 W
qL = 3000V(Wo - Wi)
qL = 3000(50)(0.0163 - 0.010)
qL = 945 W

qt = qs + qL
qt = 1,168.5 W + 945 W
qt = 2,113.5 W
qt = 2.1 kw - - - Ans.
(a)

V1 = Vm
Table 4-1, 2.5 L/s per person
V1 = (2.5 L/s)(5) = 12.5 L/s

Vo Vm
E
50 12.5
V2 =
0.7
V2 = Vr =

V2 = 53.5714 L/s
qs = 1.23V1(to - ts) + 1.23V2(ti - ts)
qs = 1.23(12.5)(34 - 15) + 1.23(53.5714)(25 - 15)
qs = 951 W
qL = 3000V1(Wo - Ws) + 3000V2(Wi - Ws)
qL = 3000(12.5)(0.0163 - 0.010) + 3000(53.5714)(0.011 - 0.010)
qL = 397 W
qt = qs + qL
qt = 951 W + 397 W
qt = 1,348 W
qt = 1.35 kw - - - Ans.

4-4

A computer room located on the second floor of a five-story office building is 10 by 7 m. The exterior wall is
3.5 m high and 10 m long; it is a metal curtain wall (steel backed with 10 mm of insulating board), 75 mm of
glass-fiber insulation, and 16 mm of gypsum board. Single-glazed windows make up 30 percent of the
exterior wall. The computer and lights in the room operate 24 h/d and have a combined heat release to the
space of 2 kw. The indoor temperature is 20 C.
(a) If the building is located in Columbus, Ohio, determine the heating load at winter design conditions.
(b) What would be the load if the windows were double-glazed?

Solution:
(a) Table 4-3, Columbus, Ohio, Winter Design Temperature = -15 C.
Thermal Transmission:
Wall:

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Thermal Transmission:
q1 = UA(to -ti)
q1 = (3.3)(40)(4 - 20)
q1 =-2,112 W

Solar:
qsg = (SHGFmax)(SC)(CLF)A
o

Table 4-10, 32 North Latitude, Facing South, December

2
SHGF = 795 W/m
Table 4-12, Facing South at 12 Noon.
CLF = 0.83

and SC = 0.7
qsg = (795)(0.7)(0.83)(40)
qsg = 18,476 W
qt = q1 + qsg
qt = -2,112 W + 18,476 W
qt = 16,364 W - - - Ans.

4-9.

Compute the instantaneous heat gain for the south wall of a building at 32 north latitude on July 21. The
time is 4 p.m. sun time. The wall is brick veneer and frame with an overall heat-transfer coefficient of 0.35
2
W/m .K. The wall is 2.5 by 6 m with a 1- x 2-m window.

Solution:
Wall:

A = (2.5 m)(5 m ) - (1 m)(2 m) = 10.5 m

2
U = 0.35 W/m .K

qw = UA(CLTD)
Table 4-11, South, Type F, 4 P.M.
CLTD = 22
qw = (0.35)(10.5)(22)
qw = 80.85 Watts. - - - Ans
4-10.

Compute the peak instantaneous heat gain per square meter of area for a brick west wall similar to that in
o
Example 4-3. Assume that the wall is located at 40 north latitude. The date is July. What time of the day
does the peak occur? The outdoor daily average temperature of 30 C and indoor design temperature is 25 C.

Solution:
2

Ex. 4-3, U = 0.356 W/m .K

Table 4-15, Type F, West Wall
CLTDmax = 33 at 1900 h or 7 P.M.
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CLTDadj = CLTD + (25 - Ti) + (Tav - 29)

CLTDadj = 33 + (30 - 29) = 34 C
qmax / A = U(CLTD)
qmax / A = (0.356)(34)
2

qmax / A = 12.1 W/m at 7 P.M. - - - - Ans.

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