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ASHRAE 140 : 2017

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METHOD OF TEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

06-11-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

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
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
356
PublisherName
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
Status
Superseded
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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