01529nas a2200157   4500008004100000245009000041210006900131300001000200490000600210520097900216100002001195700002501215700002301240700001801263856009001281       2000                        eng d00aQualitative Comparison of North American and U.K. Cooling Load Calculation Procedures0 aQualitative Comparison of North American and UK Cooling Load Cal  a75-990 v63 a<p>A qualitative comparison is presented between three current North American and U.K. design cooling load calculation methods. The methods compared are the ASHRAE Heat Balance Method, the Radiant Time Series Method and the Admittance Method, used in the U.K. The methods are compared and contrasted in terms of their overall structure. In order to generate the values of the 24 hourly cooling loads, comparison was also made in terms of the processing of the input data and the solution of the equations required. Specific comparisons are made between the approximations used by the three calculation methods to model some of the principal heat transfer mechanisms. Conclusions are drawn regarding the ability of the simplified methods to correctly predict peak-cooling loads compared to the Heat Balance Method predictions. Comment is also made on the potential for developing similar approaches to cooling load calculation in the U.K. and North America in the future.</p>1 aRees, Simon, J.1 aSpitler, Jeffrey, D.1 aDavies, Morris, G.1 aHaves, Philip  uhttps://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/publications/qualitative-comparison-north-american