Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
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Good morning, I am trying to calculate the thermal load of a room where there is an exterior door (2mm thick) where the material is metallic, I would like to know what transmittance value I put and what ashrae group I put in the master data.
Best regards
Best regards
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
those simple metal doors have a lot of thermal bridging. The 1.124 (assuming IP units) you have selected sounds right.
There are some specially insulated and thermally broken metal doors. But they are not common. I think 0.6 may be the best you can get in metal doors if the frame also is thermally broken. The very best door I ever saw is a fiberglass door with maybe 0.35. But that really is a specialty door.
I'm just saying that since ASHRAE has some rule-of-thumb values that IMHO are overly optimistic. In design, you want to be conservative.
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
Regardless.
Metal is a poor insulator, so this shouldn't be surprising.
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
For a container the door likely is the same as the wall and roof.
And yes, the load will be high.
If that is insulated, investigate thermal bridges for that specific type of construction.
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
RE: Thermal load calculation using chvac elite
The default values a software has likely don't assume someone heats a sheetmetal box.
Most load software is not good accounting for thermal bridges. So even for a normal stud wall with insulation, you need to account for thermal bridges.
I'd look into insulating. Besides waste of energy, it will be uncomfortable due to radiant losses of humans. and you will have condensation.