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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MOISTURE MASS BALANCE MODEL FOR PREDICTING RESIDENTIAL COOLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

Author(s) : MILLER J. D.

Summary

LATENT LOADS ON COOLING EQUIPMENT ARE USUALLY APPROXIMATED BY ASSUMING A CONSTANT INDOOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE VARIATIONS IN LATENT LOADS. TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTIMATE THE CONDITIONS OF INTERIOR HUMIDITY UNDER WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OPERATES. TO SIMULATE TIME-DEPENDENT INTERIOR HUMIDITY, A MOISTURE MASS BALANCE IS APPLIED TO THE CONTROL VOLUME OF THE ENVELOPPE OF A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. EQUATIONS AND ALGORITHMS ARE PRESENTED. COMPARISONS OF MODEL PREDICTIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA DEMONSTRATE ACCEPTABLE ACCURACY. DETAILS ARE GIVEN ON THE APPLICATION OF THE MODEL.

Details

  • Original title: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MOISTURE MASS BALANCE MODEL FOR PREDICTING RESIDENTIAL COOLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
  • Record ID : 1986-0322
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 90; n. 2B; 275-293; 10 fig.; 3 tabl.; 10 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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