- Author
- Walton, G. N.
- Title
- Thermal Analysis Research Program Reference Manual.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 83-2655, February 1983,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- residential buildings; heating load; cooling load; thermal analysis; heat transfer; heat balance; temperature control; computer programs; FORTRAN | thermal analysis
- Identifiers
- energy conservation; TARP computer program; FORTRAN 77 programming language
- Abstract
- The Thermal Analysis Research Program (TARP) has been developed as a research tool for the thermal analysis of buildings. It especially aims to study the interactions of many complex heat transfer phenomena. TARP uses the detailed heat balance method for the simultaneous calculation of the energy requirements of multiple rooms. Interroom conductive and convective processes are simulated in detail. This program reference manual describes the algorithms, input, output, and program structure of TARP. The program is written to be portable and modifiable. It is written in FORTRAN 77 and has run on CDC and UNIVAC computers. Future expansions of the program are anticipated, particularly for the simultaneous simulation of equipment performance and building thermal response.