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Building Thermal Analysis
Building Thermal Analysis, written by Professor Andreas Athienitis
of the Centre for Building Studies at Concordia University, covers the
major field of heat transfer in building design. It can be used as a tool
for self-study, an aid for college course work, and an on-line design
assistant for engineers and architects. It is a compendium of relevant,
real-life examples stressing the theoretical, while never losing sight
of the practical engineering aspects. Common design problems in building
thermal design are solved, such as: sizing of a window overhang for summer
shading, determining thermal comfort used on air temperature, wind and
humidity, and computation of heat and solar radiation transfer through
various media. Because it uses Mathcad, every number and formula is ÒliveÓ
so you can change parameters and plots and watch Mathcad calculate answers
right there in the book.
The documents in this electronic book are filled with worked examples.
Often a user will want to change constants to more accurately model his
own problem. For this reason an appendix of material properties listing
thermal conductivity, density, specific heat, U factor, and emissivity
for a number of substances and building materials is included. |
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