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VENTILATING, AIR
CONDITIONING
NATURE OF HEAT FLOW
LICAO, GABRIEL BRYAN
CONDUCTION
CONDUCTANCE (C)
-Conductance is preferred to if it is in a homogenous
material but they only differ in the thickness of material
THERMAL RESISTANCE
- it is the reciprocal of conductivity
AIR SPACES
Air Spaces may be introduced into the structure to reduce the U-coefficient
and to aid retarding heat from the building.
Thickness of air space are generally evaluated for 0.5 and 0.75 inch.
Effects of Air Motion
When a wall or roof is in place to enclose a room under conditions resulting
in HEAT LOSS from the space.
GENTLE
MOTION
AIR
ACTIVE
MOTION WIND
Gentle motion of the still air within the room and the high
temperature of the inside surface temperature of the room
will transfer to the exterior surfaces and the active motion
of the wind outside of the room both act to increase the
rate of the HEAT LOSS.
RESIDENTIAL HEAT GAIN
For heat gain, the process of calculation is the same as for the heat loss. It
begins with areas, linear footage (edges), and cubic feet per minute (for
infiltration). These values are multiplied by the heat transfer factors for the
corresponding items.
Summer
HEAT GAIN
100-75= 25
Winter
HEAT LOSS
75 (+5) = 70
SOLAR ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
- The ACTIVE System require expensive and energy consuming
equipment to operate Electric Water Heater and air conditioners.
Solar Heating System
Solar heating systems use solar energy to heat a fluid - either liquid
or air and then transfer the solar heat directly to the interior space or to
a storage system for later use. Liquid systems are more often used when
storage is included, and are well suited forradiant heating systems,
boilers with hot water radiators, and evenabsorption heat pumpsand
coolers.
Glass easily transmit short-
wave radiation, which
means that it possess little
interference to incoming
solar energy.
Absorber plate
made of copper,
aluminum, steel
coated with a
substance black
paint that will
help it absorb the
heat
Solar Panels