F C E P H L W F L A: Part 1. Load Estimating - Chapter 7. Internal and System Heat Gain

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Part 1. Load Estimating | Chapter 7.

Internal And System Heat Gain

FIG. 31-CONVERSION OF ELECTRIC POWER TO


HEAT AND LIGHT WITH FLUORESCENT LIGHTS,
APPROXIMATE
FIG. 30-CONVERSION OF ELECTRIC POWER TO dissipated by conduction and convection. In addition to
HEAT AND LIGHT WITH INCANDESCENT LIGHTS, this, approximately 25% more heat is generated as heat
APPROXIMATE in the ballast of the fluorescent lamp, Fig. 31.
Fluorescent lights convert about 25% of the power Table 49 indicates the basis for arriving at the gross
input into light, with about 25% being dissipated by heat gain from fluorescent or incandescent lights.
radiation to the surrounding surfaces. The other 50% is
TABLE 48-HEAT GAIN FROM PEOPLE
Aver-
age
Met- Ad-
DEGREE OF TYPICAL abolic justed ROOM DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE
ACTIVITY APPLICATION Rate Met-
(Adult abolic 82 F 80 F 78 F 75 F 70 F
Male) Rate* Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr But/hr Btu/hr
Btu/hr Btu/hr Sensible Latent Sensible Latent Sensible Latent Sensible Latent Sensible Latent
Seated at rest Theater,
Grade School 390 350 175 175 195 155 210 140 230 120 260 90
Seated, very light
work High School 450 400 180 220 195 205 215 185 240 160 275 125
Office worker Offices, Hotels,
Apts., College 475
450 180 270 200 250 215 235 245 205 285 165
Standing, walking Dept., Retail, or
slowly Variety Store 550
Walking, seated Drug Store 550
500 180 320 200 300 220 280 255 245 290 210
Standing, walking
slowly Bank 550
Sedentary work Restaurant† 500 550 190 360 220 330 240 310 280 270 320 230
Light bench work Factory, light
work 800 750 190 560 220 530 245 505 295 455 365 385
Moderate dancing Dance Hall 900 850 220 630 245 605 275 575 325 525 400 450
Walking, 3 mph Factory, fairly
heavy work 1000 1000 270 730 300 700 330 670 380 620 460 540
Heavy work Bowling Alley‡
Factory 1500 1450 450 1000 465 985 485 965 525 925 605 845
*Adjusted Metabolic Rate is the metabolic rate to be applied to a †Restaurant-Values for this application include 60 Bu per hr for food
mixed group of people with a typical percent composition based on per Individual (30 Btu sensible and 30 Btu latent heat per hr).
the following factors: ‡Bowling-Assume one person per alley actually bowling and all others
Metabolic rate, adult female=Metabolic rate, adult male×0.85 sitting, metabolic rate 400 Btu per hr; or standing, 550 Btu per hr.
Metabolic rate, children =Metabolic rate, adult male×0.75

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