Fundamentals of building heat transfer

Abstract

Basic proble ms and unique features of building heat tran sfer a re described in rela tion to th e heating and cooling load calcu lation, whi c h is a sta rting point for building e ne rgy cons umption analysis a nd eq uipme nt s izing. De tailed discussion is given of the rela ti o nship between heat loss (heat ga in) a nd heating load (cooling load ). Al so outlined is a discussion of the multi-space heat tra nsfe r proble m in whic h th e a ir a nd heat exc ha nge equation s among adjacent spaces in a building are solved simultaneous ly with th e radi a nt heat exchange equ a ti o ns for the s urfaces of each room.