Is the actual heat loss factor substantially smaller than you calculated? Conference Paper

abstract

• Measured values of the conductive heat loss factor are often significantly smaller than the calculated design value. This study shows that the coheating method generally underestimates the heat loss factor due to neglect of heat gains from thermal masses during the night, while the classic calculation (UAcl = UA0 + MCp) generally overestimates the heat loss factor due to neglect of air infiltration heat recovery.

authors

• Claridge, David

published proceedings

• ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 1995, VOL 101, PT 2

author list (cited authors)

• Liu, M. S., & Claridge, D. E.

complete list of authors

• Liu, MS||Claridge, DE

publication date

• January 1995

published in

• ASHRAE Transactions  Journal

start page

• 3

end page

• 13

volume

• 101

issue

• Pt 2