Question: It is desired to air - condition a small one - room store located on the first floor of a building several stories in height.

It is desired to air-condition a small one-room store located on
the first floor of a building several stories in height. The store
is 20' wide and 40' deep, and the ceiling height is 12'.The front
wall, which faces north, may be condidered as 100% glass. The
partitions between this store and the stores on either side are 4"
cinder tile, platered on both sides; and the rear wall, which
contains 40 sq ft of glass, is of 4" brickbacked by 8" concrete
blocks with furred metal lath and plaster on the inside surface.
The floor construction consists of a 6" concrete slab with 1/8"
asphalt tile flooring laid directly on the conconcrete. There is no
ceiling in the basement. The store ceiling constructin consists of
a 3" concrete slab with a suspended metal-lath and plaster ceiling
below the supporting steel joist, and a double wood floor on
sleepers above the slab. The store is to be kept at 80F and 50%
relative humidity when the outside temperature is 95F and the
relative humidity is 50%. The stores on either side are not
airconditioned, nor are the offices on the floor above. The
temperature in the basement may be assumed to be 71/2 deg warmer
than the store. Assume that there will be an average of 20 persons
in the store and that about 2,000 watts of fluorescent lighting
will be used.What are the coefficients of heat transmission for walls,
ceiling, floor, and partitions?Calculate the sensible heat gain of the store described . Do not
include infiltration.For the same store, find the number of pounds of fresh air
needed per minute if 75% of the air is recirculated and 25% is
fresh air.Compute the number of tons of refrigeration required to
air-condition the store.

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