Approximate chiller cooling capacity, supply air volume, and space sizes for a plant and fan rooms that would be required for 100,000 ft2 building for the following two different building types. Provide your calculations.
1. Approximate chiller cooling capacity, supply air volume, and space sizes for a plant and fan
rooms that would be required for 100,000 ft2 building for the following two different building
types. Provide your calculations.
1-1. Laboratory building (2 points)
Chiller cooling capacity = tons
= sq.ft. of building floor area/tons
Cooling supply air = cfm
= cfm/sq.ft. of building floor area
Total space for plant = ft2
= % of total building floor area
Total space for fan rooms = ft2
= % of total building floor area
1-2. Office building (2 points)
Chiller cooling capacity = tons
= sq.ft. of building floor area/tons
Cooling supply air = cfm
= cfm/sq.ft. of building floor area
Total space for plant = ft2
= % of total building floor area
Total space for fan rooms = ft2
= % of total building floor area
1-3. Discuss your results of 1-1 and 1-2 (2 points).
1-4. Discuss what logic you would use to locate the room in your schematic design (2 points).
1-5. Find an energy-efficient chiller for the office building based on your cooling capacity
calculations from 1-2. You will need to look at the major manufacturers: Trane, Carrier, York and
McQuay. What is the model and efficiency (i.e., kW/ton)? What key design strategies did the
manufacturer use to achieve the low kW/ton? (2 points).