The built-up of a data base for cooling load computation for typical building envelopes in Taiwan

Y. C. Liu, Y. K. Chuah, Y. C. Chang

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Abstract

A data base of thermal physical properties for typical walls and roofs found in Taiwan was collected and studied. Then the periodic response factors (PRF) of radiant time series (RTS) method for cooling load calculation were computed based on the thermal properties of these building materials. A computer program RTS-2 was developed with a built-in data base of PRF and RTSF (radiant time series factors) consisting of 29 types of walls, and 20 types of roofs often found in buildings in Taiwan. Amodel building was used as the base case so to study the impacts of weather data, external wall structures, roof structures, and length of window shading. The results show that with other factors unchanged, the best combination of wall and roof when compared with the typical model building, the summer peak load can be reduced by 28.45%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication6th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, ACRA 2012
PublisherChinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR)
Pages747-755
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781632660152
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event6th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, ACRA 2012 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 26 08 201228 08 2012

Publication series

Name6th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, ACRA 2012

Conference

Conference6th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, ACRA 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period26/08/1228/08/12

Keywords

  • Building envelopes
  • Cooling load
  • Radiant time series

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