Cooling Load Estimation to Determine the Proper Capacity of Air Conditioners in the Engineering Building at Engineering Academy of Soroako

Abstract:

The comfort of a workspace for some people is a thing which is not negotiable. It is believed to raise the motivation of people who work in it. A room which is too hot or too cold may cause people working in it unable to concentrate in a manner that their work performance will not be optimal or will cause some of their work delayed and eventually lead to the depression of the workers themselves. From an economic standpoint, this analysis is important because the greater the capacity of the air conditioning system, the greater the power consumption. The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of heat, which is caused by external and internal factors, that arise in the Engineering building at Engineering Academy of Soroako, and to determine the proper capacity of air conditioners which should be installed in the building. To determine the amount of air conditioning capacity needed in the building, an analysis of the cooling load that occurs in the building is necessary. Geographical position, direction of the wall, and building materials are very influential in the absorption of heat from the outside, while the activities of the occupants, lighting loads, and loads of other electrical equipment affects the amount of heat that arise. CLTD / CLF / SCL methods are used in the calculation, and the data required is measured at the peak of the dry season, which occurs in October. Our analysis and calculations obtained that, according to its function, the number of lamps needed in the building are 26 type PL lamps with a power of 23 watts per lamp. The conduction heat gains and maximum daily infiltration occurred at 2pm with a value of 7.51 kW and 1.98 kW, respectively, while the internal heat gains and maximum daily radiation occurred at 3pm with a value of 1.94 kW and 15.41 kW, respectively. It is concluded that the total maximum daily heat gains that arises is 26.50 kW so the capacity of the air conditioner needed is 6.61 kW or rounded to 8.9 PK.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 836)
• Pages: 90-95
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.836.90
• Online since: June 2016
• Authors: Mukhlis A. Hamarung, Harman Harman, Jasman Jasman
• Keywords: Air Conditioner, Cooling, Heat, HVAC, Load

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