ASHRAE 140 : 2017
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METHOD OF TEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS COMPUTER PROGRAMS
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11-06-2021
English
01-01-2017
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Foreword
1 Purpose
2 Scope
3 Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
4 Methods of Testing
5 Class I Test Procedures
6 Class I Output Requirements
7 Class II Test Procedures
8 Class II Output Requirements
Normative Annexes
Annex A1 - Weather Data
Annex A2 - Standard Output Reports
Informative Annexes
Annex B1 - Tabular Summary of Test Cases
Annex B2 - About Typical Meteorological Year (TMY)
Weather Data
Annex B3 - Infiltration and Fan Adjustments for Altitude
Annex B4 - Exterior Combined Radiative and Convective
Surface Coefficients
Annex B5 - Infrared Portion of Film Coefficients
Annex B6 - Incident-Angle-Dependent Window Optical
Property Calculations
Annex B7 - Detailed Calculation of Solar Fractions
Annex B8 - Example Results for Building Thermal Envelope
and Fabric Load and Ground-Coupled Slab-on-Grade
Tests of Section 5.2
Annex B9 - Diagnosing the Results Using the Flow Diagrams
Annex B10 - Instructions for Working with Results Spreadsheets
Provided with the Standard
Annex B11 - Production of Example Results for Building Thermal
Envelope and Fabric Load and Ground-Coupled
Slab-on-Grade Tests of Section 5.2
Annex B12 - Temperature Bin Conversion Program
Annex B13 - COP Degradation Factor (CDF) as a Function of
Part-Load Ratio (PLR)
Annex B14 - Cooling-Coil Bypass Factor
Annex B15 - Indoor Fan Data Equivalence
Annex B16 - Analytical and Quasi-Analytical Solution Results
and Example Simulation Results for HVAC Equipment
Performance Tests of Sections 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5
Annex B17 - Production of Analytical and Quasi-Analytical
Solution Results and Example Simulation Results
for HVAC Equipment Performance Tests of Sections
5.3, 5.4, and 5.5
Annex B18 - Alternative Section 7 Ground Coupling Analysis
Case Descriptions for Developing Additional
Example Results for Cases L302B, L304B, L322B,
and L324B
Annex B19 - Distribution of Solar Radiation in the Section 7
Passive Solar Base Case (P100A)
Annex B20 - Example Results for Section 7 Test Procedures
Annex B21 - Production of Example Results for Section 7 Test
Procedures
Annex B22 - Example Procedures for Developing Acceptance-Range
Criteria for Section 7 Test Cases
Annex B23 - Validation Methodologies and Other Research Relevant
to Standard 140
Annex B24 - Informative References
Annex C - Addenda Description Information
Describes a standard method of test for evaluating the technical capabilities and applicability of software used in calculating the thermal performance of buildings and their HVAC systems.
| Committee |
TC 4.7
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
356
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| PublisherName |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| ASHRAE 152 : 2014 | METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINING THE DESIGN AND SEASONAL EFFICIENCIES OF RESIDENTIAL THERMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS |
| ASHRAE 189.1 : 2014 | DESIGN OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS |
| ASHRAE 51 : 2016 | LABORATORY METHODS OF TESTING FANS FOR CERTIFIED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE RATING |
| ASHRAE HDBK FUNDAMENTALS : 2013 | ASHRAE HANDBOOK - FUNDAMENTALS |
| AMCA 210 : 2016 | LABORATORY METHODS OF TESTING FANS FOR CERTIFIED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE RATING |
| ASHRAE HDBK HVAC SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT : 2012 | ASHRAE HANDBOOK - HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT |
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