- Author
- Burch, D. M. | Fanney, A. H. | Licitra, B. A.
- Title
- Simplified Model for Predicting Cumulative Sensible Cooling Loads. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Journal
- ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 94, No. Part 2, 151-172, 1988
- Report
- No. 3156,
- Keywords
- buildings; environmental engineering; air conditioning; computerized simulation; forecasting; temperature control; reprints | thermal analysis
- Identifiers
- cooling load
- Abstract
- The paper presents the development and use of a simplified model for predicting the cumulative sensible cooling load for a single-zone building. Cooling load predictions are compared to results obtained using the detailed Thermal Analysis Research Program (TARP), a sophisticated computer model previously developed at the National Bureau of Standards. Weekly sensible cooling loads, predicted by the simplified model, agreed to within 3 percent of the values predicted by TARP. The investigation described within the paper reveals that the effect of thermal mass could not be incorporated within a simplified model due to complex interactions between the structure of a building, furnishings within the building, and climatic conditions.