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CHAPTER 20
1949 Guide
Table 1. Average Monthly and' Yearly Degree-Days for Cities in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland a (Concluded)
State Station .
Years
Pa-__ Erie
98/99-45/46
Harrisburg____ l 98/99-45/46
PFlhtfialahdnerlgphh.ia....._.
98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46
Heading , _____ 12/13-45/46
if. i._-
Scranton______ Block Island____
00/01-45/46 98/99-45/46
S. C_
PNraorrvaidgaenrwsett Pier. Charleston., CohtmbiA
98/99-17/18 04/05-45/46 98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46
Doe West
21/22-31/32
S.DTM.
HGureroennville____ A
17/18-45/46 98/99-45/46
No. of Sea sons
July Aug. Sept.
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb.
Mar
Apr
May June
Yearly Total
48 48 48; 48 34. 46 48 20 42 48 48 11 29
8 17 101 367 692 1049 1159 1105 922 591 284 68 6363
1 6 67 314 637 9SK 107; 97; 757 425 146 2; 5412
< : 36 235 544 S& 96: 881 685 371 115 17 4739
,i 6
: 69 5 69 2: 117
322 651 98; 104; 9ft 751 444 166 30! 606 9.5; 1031 925 736 42; 144 40( 717 107< 1162 1071 862 523 213
29 2c 51
5430 5232
1( ]
li 79 26 121
31! 596 919 1030 984 875 366 691 ion 111! 1074 916
618 354 108 622 342 113
5897 6397
6 (
16 (
101 1
35! 668 um 1106 1021 847 41 225 421 452 334 239
531 231 83 7
0
5984 1866
C ( 6 95 327 56( 561 48; 305 126 1! 1 2488
( C
( 1
9 13
141 393 121 410
5SM 651 491 411 65( 684 551 403
15! 179
39 40
2 2890 1 3059
48 10 20 159 502 962 1409 1572 1353 1039 573 271 70 7940
Rapid City_____
42/43-15/46 98/99-45/46
Chattanooga_TM. Knoxville-----__A Memphis.... A Nashville........
98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46
Abilene_______A 98/99-45/46
Amarillo
K
Austin...... ..........A
98/99-45/46 26/27-45/46
Brownsville___ Jl
Corpus Chmti.__
Dart**
a
Dei Rift
08/09-45/46 98/99-45/46 13/14-45/46 05/06-45/46
El Paso.. ...... A 93/99-45/46
Port Worth....._A Galveston____ _ Houston............. Palestine .......
98/99-45/46 98/99-45/46 09/10-45/46 98/99-45/46
Point Arthur___ 17/18-45/46
San Antonio___A 98/99-45/46
Utah',,
laylor.... Modena._
01/02-40/41 00/01-45/46
Salt Lake City__ 98/9945/46
Burlington_____ 06/0745/46
Northneld.. .... 98/9942/43
Cape Henry-__ 98/9945/46
Lynchburg.____A 98/9945/46
Norfolk . .. Richmond__ ___
98/9945/46 98/9945/46
Wash..
Wytheville North Head Seattle----j____
02/03-40/41 02/0345/46 98/9945/46
STtptiovkimane______A
98/9945/46 98/9945/46
Tatoosh IslandTM. Walla Walla
98/9945/46 98/9945/46 *
. Yakima........... . 09/1045/46
Elkins ..
A 98/9945/46
Parkersburg____ 98/9945/46
Green Bay____ 98/9940/41
LU&urCfiornm*i
98/994S/46 04/0545/46 '
Wyo_
- ,.
Milwaukee!TMTMTM Wausau--__ CTjnhedywenne... A
98/9945/46 15/1640/41 98/9945/46' 98/9945/46
YellowstonePark. 04/0540/41'
47 48 48 48 48 48 4848 20 38 48 33 41 48 48 48 37 48 29 48 40 46 48 40 45 48 48 48 48 39 44 48 48 48 48 48 37 48 . 48 48 48 42 48 26 48 48 37
4 11 136 438 887 1317 1460 1253 97! 516 238 52 7283
15 2! 192 495 842 1171 128C 114( 981 59! 33$ 10$ 7197
( ( 13 15C 432 691 711 604 412 185 3$ 1 3238
C ( 20 189 498 756 774 666 470 226
3 3658
C ( 14 126 387 67C 716 60C 386 151 33 1 3090
C ( 20 17C 469 74! 78! 675 467 21!
3 5613
(]
0 10 96 332 602 615 483 296 110 23 1 2573 2 42 221 548 854 861 715 546 284 107 11 4196
0 2 31 227 41C 45f 315 185 46 5 t. 1679
C ( 0 8 65 176 191 111 65 11 1 0 628
G ( 0 11 102 255 282 204 93 17 1 0 965
0 C 6 7C 293 574 60C 437 281 91 15 G 2367
0 C 2 35 203 413 413 262 139 31 3 C 1501
G ( 6 88 366 615 615 432 291 104 14
2532
0 0 0
( C C
5 01
79 285 553 586 463 270 14 123 29G 334 255 130 27 160 331 361 247 150
97 27
16j
36 1
1 2355 G 1174 0 1315
0 C 4 67 261 496 512 401 236 80 11 0 2068
0 G 1 27 177 328 375 254 151 37 2 0 1352
0 0 1 31 171 366 390 287 148 37 4 0 1435
0 C 2 56 234 462 494 375 214 64 8 0 1909
6 11 156 499 832 114? 1190 944 816 567 338 97 6598
3 5 98 23 51 209 62 112 283 00 7
371 712 1033 1093 871 716
530 870 1313 1467 1338 1111
602 947 1389 1524 1384 1176
125 398
731 682 526
446 236 66 694 339 106 754 405 166 301 86 6
5650 8051 8804 3538
l 2 37 230 $21 799 829 732 537 287 81 17 4068
0 0 7
C]
9 . 27
13 82
129 392 668 712 650 483 254 62
196 486 3.5? 662
780 814 722 538 916 945 836 677
278 72 410 168
S 8 35
3364 3922 5103
251 229 255 350 491 642 697 597 610 505 428 312 5367
67 69 170 365 554 704 759 637 595 436 299 160 4815
20 37 184 480 817 1061 1139 931 756 490 285 118 6318
71 75 190 390 581 737 786 6SR 612
313 171 S039
301 295 325 421 534 654 716 627 643 537 454 350 5857
5 10 90 315 662 910 981 770 571 354 186 56 4910
8 17 124 595 778 1050 1125 837 624 374 193 60 5585
15
1
23 115 3 56
403 286
722 617
1003 1033 930 977
89487?
763 660
489 229 369 129
58 18
5800 4928
17 38 179 494 889 1329 1493 1329 1087 658 327 91 7951
7 22 157 454 864 1339 1492 1281 990 531 232 52 7421
8 20 145 452 857 1296 1451 1246 1002 588 274 66 7405
13 17 124 411 786 1203 1329 1177 959 617 341 1C2 7079
26 58 216 568 982 1427 1594 1381 1147 680 315 100 8494
40 27
46 251 43 265
587 623
1807216
1144 1400
1187 1427
1064 1197
996 1006
720 460 165 669 410 155
7536 8243
125 173 424 759 1079 1386 1464 1252 1165 841 603 334 9605
AltaTM. CaJprir B.CTM.
9.650 5^573
l,06i
N.B Raint. Jnhn
N.S^
Ont.
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1271 1417 1266 1132 792 505 261 8^578
WtndoAr
PAL.
P. 0-- Mnnti-ml
Y.T_ Dawson.-.
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17* 43 276 651 1050 1534 1696 1481 1311 849 428 102 9,m 167 322 687 1209 1908 2440 2666 2159 1879 1092 580 246 15JS5
Estimating Fuel Consumption for Space Heating
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Values of N depend on the particular building for-which-the.estimate is being prepared and must be found by surveying plans, by observation, or by measurement of the building. Values of U for use in this equation are the unit fuel consumptions per degree-day and are obtained as a result of the collection of operating information. Certain of this information is presented later, but before referring to these data attention is directed to the nature of the unit.
Unit Fuel Consumptions per. Degree-Day
The quantity of fuel used per degree-day in a given heating plant can be reduced to a unit basis in terms of quantity of fuel or steam per degree-day per square foot of radiation, cubic foot of heated building space, or thousand Btu hourly heat loss at design conditions. A less frequently used basis is quantity of fuel per (degree-day) (square foot of floor area). In fact any convenient unit can be used to relate the consumption to the degree-day and to the building.
The choice of these units requires explanation, and some discrimination
and judgment. * If the volume basis is used, the net heated space is prefer
able to the gross building cubage since gross cubage includes outer walls
and certain portions of attic and basement space which are .usually uh-'
heated. In the absence of data on net heated volume a figure of 80 per
cent of the gross volume may be used to obtain the estimated net heatedi
volume. The volume basis has been rather widely used primarily because.,
of its facility in application. In industrial buildings it is usually easier to
obtain the correct volume of a given building than to measure and evaluate!.'
the heating capacity of its heating system or calculate its maximum hourly -
Btu loss. The comparison of buildings on a straight volume basis does -not
allow for variation in exposure, type of construction, ratio of exposed area;
to cubical contents, and type of occupancy. It is considered inaccurate!
for purposes of estimating fuel consumption unless the buildings are of very
similar nature.
.
. . .
The calculated heat loss or its equivalent square feet of calculated radia-; tor surface may. be used as the unit. The use of the unit equivalent direct; radiation is of questionable value when referring to heat transfer surfacesused in warm air furnace or central air conditioning systems. Where steam; or hot water radiation is already installed, care should be exercised, in using
the unit equivalent direct radiation basis for estimating,. since; actual in-, stalled radiation may differ considerably from the exact radiation require ments. In view of all these considerations it is believed that the unit based on thousands of Btu of hourly calculated heat loss for the design hour is prob ably the most desirable, although the one most widely used seems to be units offuel per degree-day per square foot of equivalent direct radiator surface. The equivalent heating load for the hot water supply is not included in the latter unit, but it generally includes the piping load.
Since this unit is the one most widely used at present the unit fuel con-" sumptions given in succeeding paragraphs of this chapter make use of this unit to a considerable extent, although it should be understood that most of these units of consumption can be transposed as desired.
Estimating Gas Consumption
Values of the Unit Fuel Consumption Constant ( U) for gas are given in. Table 2 for various gas heating values, and different- types and sizes- of. heating plants. They are based on an inside design temperature of 70 F . and an outside design temperature of 0 F, and apply only to these condi-