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
