Practice - Cooling and Heating Load Estimation
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Practice Questions
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What is a cooling load?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when it gets too warm inside.
List two factors that affect heating load.
💡 Hint: Consider the elements that would lower the temperature inside.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary factor contributing to cooling load?
💡 Hint: Consider what naturally occurs during hot sunny days.
True or False: The heating load is solely dependent on external temperatures.
💡 Hint: Reflect on what generates heat inside buildings.
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Challenge Problems
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A school building has an area of 3000 sq. ft., and it's located in a hot climate with a cooling factor of 30. There are 20 occupants, each contributing 300 BTU, and lighting contributes another 2000 BTU. Calculate the total cooling load.
💡 Hint: Start by breaking down each element according to the formula you've learned.
Consider a residential building whose heating load calculation resulted in 25,000 BTU/hr based on a dynamic method. If the building has improved insulation reducing transmission losses by 20%, calculate the new heating load.
💡 Hint: Apply the percentage reduction directly to the original heating load.
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