Description

This paper describes use of Interzone Temperature Profile Estimation (ITPE), an analytical calculation procedure for predicting time-varying heat transfer to the ground from three commonu nderground structures: slabs, basements, and earth-sheltered buildings. The procedure accepts continuously variable values of geometric dimensions, insulation levels, and soil thermal characteristics and considers the presence of a finite water table level. The method is based on two-dimensional analytical solutions to the heat conduction equation, so it does not require any correlation coefficients. An example is given to facilitate implementation of the method on microcomputers.

Units: Dual

Citation: Symposium, ASHRAE Transactions, 1988, vol. 94, pt. 2, Ottawa

Product Details

Published:

1988

Number of Pages:

17

File Size:

1 file , 900 KB

Product Code(s):

D-OT-88-02-5