- Author
- Walton, G. N. | Petersen, S. R.
- Title
- Thermal and Economic Analysis of Three HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) System Types in a Typical VA (Veterans Administration) Patient Facility.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Veterans Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 87-3619, August 1987, 59 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- thermal analysis; economic analysis; hospitals; military facilities; computerized simulation; radiant heating; environmental engineering; tables (data)
- Identifiers
- energy analysis; HVAC systems; energy demand; variable air volume systems; fan coil systems; life cycle costs
- Abstract
- Thermal and economic analyses were performed for three different types of heating, ventilating, and cooling systems for a patient room in a typical VA patient facility in each of four locations. Thermal analysis was done with the U.S. Army's Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics (BLAST) energy analysis program. Radiant panel, variable air volume (VAV), and fan coil systems were simulated. Some subroutines were developed and added to the BLAST program in order to simulate the radiant panel system. The predicted energy requirements, energy cost projections, and system costs were then evaluated using the NBS Federal Building Life-Cycle Cost (FBLCC) program to determine the 20-year life-cycle cost of each system in each location.