Description

A simple calculation makes it possible to determine the maximum rate of below-grade heat loss from a basement and the total heat loss over the heating season. The procedure accounts for the variation of below-grade heat loss during the year. This is a significant factor in the house heat balance. Analytical as well as experimental data are used to develop a set of factors that are then used in the calculation of below-grade heat loss. This note is a revised and extended version of an ASHRAE paper (Mitalas 1983). This revision extends the full basement calculation procedure to include slab-on-grade and shallow basement heat loss calculations.

Units: SI

Citation: Symposium, ASHRAE Transactions, 1987, vol. 93, pt. 1, New York, NY

Product Details

Published:

1987

Number of Pages:

41

File Size:

1 file , 2 MB

Product Code(s):

D-NY-87-03-1