Date of Award

Spring 2023

Document Type

Thesis

Terms of Use

© 2023 Jonathan Odim. All rights reserved. This work is freely available courtesy of the author. It may only be used for non-commercial, educational, and research purposes. For all other uses, including reproduction and distribution, please contact the copyright holder.

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Engineering Department

First Advisor

E. Carr Everbach

Abstract

Following the protocol set forth in the ASHRAE 2021 Fundamentals Handbook, this project modeled the heating load of the house for a design season (winter). This project reports the heating load calculation for a 1960 residential dwelling used as student housing in Swarthmore, PA. The infiltration, window, door, attic, 1st-3rd floor, and basement loads were found to be 5641 kW, 3239 kW, 273 kW, 262 kW, 4073 kW, and 514 kW respectively: resulting in a total design season heat load of 14001 kW. The three biggest contributors to the seasonal heat load were Infiltration, Window, and Wall load (40.3%, 29.1%, and 23.1% of total heat load respectively). Window and insulation replacement were the two most feasible reduction methods, with estimated installation costs of $16800 and ~$2,000 respectively. The following sections of this report include details on the methods used as well as a discussion of the load calculation and suggestion for heat load reduction.

Download

Included in

Engineering Commons

Share

COinS