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Proposed simplified energy calculation procedure for use in energy conservation standards activities

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6327629
In order to circumvent various difficulties involved in using the computer simulation-based building energy analysis procedure, TC4.7 developed a simplified manual procedure suitable for commercial buildings (internal and solar heat gain dominating over the envelope conduction heat transfer). The procedure is a modified bin method originally developed by Carrier Corporation and has been compared favorably with seven computer simulation-based procedures, at least for a typical office building analysis, for Washington, DC climate. This report describes the basic principle of the proposed procedure, sample building data, and the results of parallel calculations with seven computer simulation-based energy analysis programs.
Research Organization:
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., New York
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-78CS20057
OSTI ID:
6327629
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/20057-T6; ON: DE81027190
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English