Practice - Combined Load (Total Heat)
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Practice Questions
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What two components make up the combined load?
💡 Hint: Think about what influences air temperature and humidity.
Define sensible heat.
💡 Hint: Remember, it’s all about temperature.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What makes up the total heat in an air-conditioning system?
💡 Hint: Consider all aspects of heat in the air.
Is latent heat responsible for temperature changes in air?
💡 Hint: Think about what affects humidity.
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Challenge Problems
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A conference room has a sensible heat load of 1200 BTU/hr and a latent heat load of 600 BTU/hr. Determine the total heat load for this room and discuss the implications for air conditioning sizing.
💡 Hint: Add the two heat components to find the total requirement.
Using a psychrometric chart, if the dry bulb temperature is 25°C and the relative humidity is 50%, explain how you would find the total heat content and what values you would look for.
💡 Hint: Identify where the humidity and temperature cross on the chart.
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