Cooling load

Cooling load is the rate at which sensible and latent heat must be removed from the space to maintain a constant space dry-bulb air temperature and humidity.[1][2] Sensible heat into the space causes its air temperature to rise while latent heat is associated with the rise of the moisture content in the space. The building design, internal equipment, occupants, and outdoor weather conditions may affect the cooling load in a building using different heat transfer mechanisms.[1] The SI units are watts.

  1. ^ a b ASHRAE (June 1, 2013). Chapter 18: Nonresidential cooling and heating load calculations (2013 ed.). Atlanta, GA: ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.
  2. ^ Kreider, Jan F.; Curtiss, Peter S.; Rabl, Ari (2010). Heating and cooling of buildings : design for efficiency (Rev. 2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-4398-1151-1.