ASEAM2.1. Simplified Building Energy Analysis
- W.S. Fleming and Associates, Inc., Burke, VA (United States)
- ACEC Research & Management Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
ASEAM2.1 is a modified bin temperature program for calculating the energy consumption of residential and simple commercial buildings. It can be used to evaluate the individual or combined effects of various energy design strategies. Algorithms include heating and cooling load calculations based on a methodology documented by the ASHRAE Technical Committee on Energy Calculation (TC4.7) and HVAC system and plant calculation routines with options to size heating and cooling equipment and air flows. HVAC systems are configured by selecting among the various available system types, control options, heating plants, and cooling plants. ASEAM2.1 primarily employs ASHRAE (WYEC) bin weather data; however, it is capable of alternatively using the DOD (AF88) or Battelle (TRY) bin weather data. The user can also supply as input bin weather data from other sources, if desired. Basic system types included are: a double duct or multizone unit, a terminal reheat unit, a variable air volume (VAV) system, a ceiling bypass VAV system, a variable temperature single zone system, a 2 pipe or 4 pipe fan coil system, a water/air heat pump system, and a packaged terminal air conditioner unit. In addition, ASEAM2.1 contains: baseboard heaters, a furnace system, unitary heater, and a heating and ventilation unit. Available cooling plant types are: direct expansion, centrifugal chiller, absorption chiller, district chilled water, double bundle chiller, cooling tower and reciprocating chiller. Five heating plant types are available: electric resistance, hot water or steam boiler, district steam or hot water from a central plant system, forced hot air furnace, and an air to air heat pump or double bundle chiller. Two life cycle cost programs, FBLCC and NBSLCC, developed by the National Bureau of Standards, are integrated into ASEAM2.1.
- Research Organization:
- W.S.F. and Associates, Burke, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 139348
- Report Number(s):
- ESTSC-000137IBMPC00; NESC-9737
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: ASEAM2.1 will not run in the BASIC interpreted mode; a BASIC compiler is required.; PBD: 1 Oct 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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