Aug 14, 2006 #1 buffer72 Mechanical Jul 7, 2005 19 Can someone tell me heating and cooling load rules of thumb for Fort Mcmurray Alberta Canada? This would be greatly appreciated. Buffer72
Can someone tell me heating and cooling load rules of thumb for Fort Mcmurray Alberta Canada? This would be greatly appreciated. Buffer72
Aug 14, 2006 #2 imok2 Mechanical Oct 21, 2003 1,311 If your asking for heating degree days = 6529 Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 15, 2006 #3 ChrisConley Mechanical May 13, 2002 975 Rule of thumb - heating lots. Cooling, not quite so much. Type of building makes a big difference, but for intial oversizing 50 Btu/hr ft2 for heating and 35 Btu/hr ft2 for cooling will give you an idea of the order of magnitude. Upvote 0 Downvote
Rule of thumb - heating lots. Cooling, not quite so much. Type of building makes a big difference, but for intial oversizing 50 Btu/hr ft2 for heating and 35 Btu/hr ft2 for cooling will give you an idea of the order of magnitude.
Aug 15, 2006 1 Thread starter #4 buffer72 Mechanical Jul 7, 2005 19 Thanks for the number people. Buffer72 Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 17, 2006 #5 willard3 Mechanical Jan 14, 2006 1,437 Rules of thumb are the cause of lots of lawsuits against professionals..... Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 17, 2006 Thread starter #6 buffer72 Mechanical Jul 7, 2005 19 Yes I understand rules of thumb are cause of lawsuits. I’ve only used it to give me a direction. I will be doing a CLTD calculation Thanks again you guys are grate. Upvote 0 Downvote
Yes I understand rules of thumb are cause of lawsuits. I’ve only used it to give me a direction. I will be doing a CLTD calculation Thanks again you guys are grate.
