AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLATION

Project Name : NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING

Owner :

Design Conditions:

1.0 Centralized Air Conditioning System for Hospital Operation Area using the Earth-Air Heat
Exchanger/Groundwater Source Heat Pump Technology

2.0 Cooling Load Design Criteria:

Room Temperature Design : 750F (23.890C) DB/50% RH

Outdoor Temperature Design : 95.360F (35.20C) DB/ 81.320F (27.40C) WB

Design Month : July

Peak Load Time : 1500H

Structure Load : Refer to Table 01 re: U (Heat Transfer

Coefficient, reciprocal of R), Data extracted
from ASHRAE 1997, Chapter 24 & ASHRAE
2001, Chapter 25

Wall Construction : 200 mm CHB, Plaster Finish on both sides for

Exterior Wall
150 mm CHB, Plaster Finish on both sides for
Interior/Partition Wall

Roof Construction : 150 mm thk Light weight Concrete Slab for 1st
and 2nd floor
100 mm thk Light weight Concrete Slab for 3rd
floor

Glass Window : 14 " (6.35 mm) thk glass on powder-coated

aluminum frame
 Occupancy : 0.7 Person/m2
Outdoor Air Requirement : 15 – 30 CFM/person (25.5 – 51 CMH)
(Ventilation Rate) Appendix E, Table E-1, ASHRAE Std. 62-1-2004

People Sensible Heat Load : 55 Kcal/Hr

People Latent Heat Load : 48 Kcal/Hr

(Please Refer to Table 07, Data Extracted
from ASHRAE 1997, Chapter 28)

Lighting Load : 20 Kcal/Hr-m2(Refer to Table 05 as

extracted from ASHRAE 1997, Chapter 28)

13 Kcal/Hr-m2, average
Machine/Equipment Load : (Refer to ASHRAE 1997 Chapter 28, for Office
Appliances)

Cooling Load Calculation:

1.0 General Heat Transfer Load (Heat Transmission, Sensible heat from structure)
The general heat transfer equation for the rate of heat flow for any material,
conduction & convection heat transfer through any surfaces is given by:
Qss = A x U x (to – ti)
Where: Qss: heat gain through wall, roof, glass, etc.. Kcal/Hr
A : area net of wall or roof m2
0
to : outdoor air temperature C
0
ti : indoor air temperature C

U : overall heat transfer coefficient Kcal/Hr-m2-0C

The overall heat transfer coefficient U of a material is determined
by adding the individual resistance & conductance of each
component of the structure. By using table of “Thermal Properties
of common Construction Material” Table 01, U = the reciprocal of
the thermal resistance which is the R value.
Calculation for U Values using Table 01.
a. Roof Structure (1st & 2nd Floor)
Outside Surface Resistance 0.059 m2-0C/W
150 mm light weight concrete 0.880
Ceiling Air space resistance 0.176
Gypsum board 0.026
Inside surface resistance 0.121
Total R = 1.262 m2-0C/W
Thus, U = 1/R
1 W
U=
1.262 m −℃
2

U =0.7924
J
2
3600 sec
m −℃−s 1 Hr [k
1000 ][ ][ 0.252 Kcal
1.055 kJ ]
U = 0.681 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C

Roof Structure (3rd Floor)

Outside Surface Resistance 0.059 m2-0C/W
100 mm light weight concrete 0.587
Ceiling Air space resistance 0.176
Gypsum board 0.026
Inside surface resistance 0.121
Total R = 0.969 m2-0C/W
Thus, U = 1/R

1 W
U=
0.969 m −℃
2

U =1.0320
J
2
3600 sec
m −℃−s 1 Hr
k
[ ][ ][
0.252 Kcal
1000 1.055 kJ ]
 U = 0.887 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C

b. Exterior Wall
Outside surface resistance 0.059 m2-0C/W
Outside finish 0.031
Light weight concrete block 0.352
Inside finish 0.031
Inside surface resistance 0.121
Total R = 0.594 m2 - °C/W

U =1.6835 2
J
m −℃−s 1 Hr[
3600 sec
][ ][
k 0.252 Kcal
1000 1.055 kJ ]
U = 1.45 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C

c. Partition Wall
Outside surface resistance 0.121 m2-0C/W
Outside finish 0.031
Light weight concrete block 0.352
Inside finish 0.031
Inside surface resistance 0.121
Total R = 0.656 m2-0C/W

U =1.5244 2
J 3600 sec
m −℃−s 1 Hr [ ][ ][
k 0.252 Kcal
1000 1.055 kJ ]
U = 1.31 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C

d. Glass Window
For solar heat gain at 240C indoor temperature, use table 02
For ordinary glass w/ 5 mm thk, use 5.6 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C, table 06
U = 5.6 Kcal/Hr – m2 – 0C
Note:
1. The wall exposure used in ETD (Equivalent Temperature Difference) are based
on true direction. (to – ti) is replaced by using Table 03 depending on wall
direction or use higher value.
2. ETD for roof please refer to Table 04.