The present work is an attempt to develop design data for an Iraqi roof and wall constructions using the latest ASHRAE Radiant Time Series (RTS) cooling load calculation method. The work involves calculation of cooling load theoretically by introducing the design data for Iraq, and verifies the results experimentally by field measurements. Technical specifications of Iraqi construction materials are used to derive the conduction time factors that needed in RTS method calculations. Special software published by Oklahoma state university is used to extract the conduction factors according to the technical specifications of Iraqi construction materials. Good agreement between the average theoretical and measured cooling load is obtained and the difference between them does not exceed 9.3%.
Increasing use of solar energy as a clean and free solution for energy demand necessitates proper use of its equipment, enhanced spatial planning and distribution of solar collectors, optimum directional facing and tilt angle to ensure maximum solar radiation falling, and decreasing as possible as the shading effects of panel arrays. Most existing references lack comprehensive data about shading effects that varied along the year and design of solar array. In the present work, enhanced theoretical design data of solar collector arrays were tabulated for each month in Baghdad. MATLAB program was used to calculate the maximum clear sky solar radiation per unit area per day. The tabulated data yields an economically saved design of solar field or rooftop collector systems. The results indicated that, the shading effect on panel arrays almost vanishes when the distance between two panel rows to panel height ratio is greater than 1 in summer and greater than 2 in winter.
This work involves the calculation of the cooling load in Iraqi building constructions taking in account the effect of the convective heat transfer inside the buildings. ASHRAE assumptions are compared with the Fisher and Pedersen model of estimation of internal convective heat transfer coefficient when the high rate of ventilation from ceiling inlet configuration is used. Theoretical calculation of cooling load using the Radiant Time Series Method (RTSM) is implemented on the actual tested spaces. Also the theoretical calculated cooling loads are experimentally compared by measuring the cooling load in these tested spaces. The comparison appears that using the modified Fisher and Pedersen model when large ventilation rate is used; modify the results accuracy to about 10%.
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